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Software Engineer, Infrastructure
Chime Financial INC · 🇺🇸 Chicago, IL, USA; New York, NY, USA; San Francisco, CA, USA
Sponsorship verdict
Sponsorship possible
One solid signal, not two — worth applying, and worth asking about sponsorship early.
- Employer is on a government sponsor recordThe US Department of Labor certified 81 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 20 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
- The posting doesn’t mention sponsorshipSilence isn’t a refusal — ask the recruiter before investing much time.
- No salary bar for this routeH-1B has no fixed salary bar: the employer must pay at least the prevailing wage for the role and area. Cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level. Source: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/29/2025-23853/weighted-selection-process-for-registrants-and-petitioners-seeking-to-file-cap-subject-h-1b, rules effective 2026-02-27.
- What Chime Financial INC paid sponsored hires in similar roles1 certified filing for “Software Engineer” (Software Developers) in IL: $160k–$160k, median $160k. Most were filed at wage level III (100%) — 3 lottery entries, ≈46% projected selection odds for cap-subject employers. Source: US Department of Labor LCA disclosure data (Oct 2025 – Jun 2026).
- Confirmed live todayWhen a source last listed this job as open.
US H-1B: cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level — Level I gets 1 entry, Level IV gets 4 (DHS projected selection odds ≈15% at Level I to ≈61% at Level IV). Universities and non-profit research employers are cap-exempt. The $100,000 fee for new petitions from abroad is currently blocked by a court order (appeal pending).
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Sponsor Radar — Chime Financial INC
The US Department of Labor certified 81 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 20 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
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About the role
About the role The Infrastructure Engineering organization comprises three sub-teams: Core Infrastructure (which manages the infrastructure systems that power Chime, including AWS, Networking, Kubernetes, Terraform, and Observability), Infra Platform , and Data Infra (which provides infrastructure support for the Data Engineering organization). This role is on the Core Infrastructure team , where we manage the Infrastructure components that power Chime and make sure our members are able to use Chime products reliably. This includes our Cloud operations, Observability layer and Compute layer. In this role, you can expect to • Automate everything, including scaling, monitoring, and operations. • Build tools to enable self-service both within the team and across all of Chime engineering. Tooling is written in Ruby on Rails and Go Lang. • Design, build, and support Chime's cloud infrastructure using automation and infrastructure-as-code. • Adapt new technologies to make Chime run as efficiently and reliably as possible. • Partner with product development engineers to build services according to modern design patterns; for example, the 12 Factor App methodology. • Develop strong relationships with engineers, managers, and other colleagues based on trust, empathy, and technical expertise. • Be a constant advocate and adopter of AI tools and evangelize agentic AI workflows in a way that is safe and reliable. To thrive in this role, you have • More than 2 years of cloud and Infrastructure experience • Strong development experience in Ruby on Rails and Go Lang. • Previous professional experience in a DevOps/SRE/ProdEng role supporting customer-facing web services. • Previous success in enabling effective partnerships and strong communication with other engineers and teams. • Experience managing Kubernetes clusters cloud hosted or self hosted. • Experience building and managing highly-available public cloud infrastructure and services, with an emphasis on stability, scalability, and security. • Experience using configuration management and infrastructure-as-code tools, including maintaining Terraform modules. • Experience supporting relational or no-SQL databases, message buses, caching services, and other common service components. • Familiarity with common monitoring, logging, and observability platforms. • A positive attitude, a collaborative mindset, and a focus on the customer. • Experience with some of this tech - AWS services, Kubernetes, ArgoCD, Datadog, Terraform #LI-WW1 #LI-Remote Below is the base salary offered for this role and level of experience. Full-time employees may also be eligible for bonus(es), competitive equity, and benefits. For commissioned roles, the base salary listed in this job description does not include incentive/variable pay. The actual base salary offered may be higher, depending on your location, skills, qualifications, and experience. Wage Notice $133,000 — $184,000 USD A little about us At Chime, we believe that everyone can achieve financial progress. We created Chime—a financial technology company, not a bank*—on the premise that core banking services should be helpful, easy, and free. Through our user-friendly tools and intuitive platforms, we empower our members to take control of their finances and work towards their goals. Whether it's starting a savings account, purchasing a first car or home, launching a business, or pursuing higher education, we're proud to have helped millions unlock their financial potential. We're a team of problem solvers, dreamers, and builders with one shared obsession: our members. From day one, Chimers have worked tirelessly to out-hustle and out-execute competitors to bring our mission to life. Their grit and determination inspire us to work