# Software Engineer, Infrastructure

**Company:** [Chime](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/chime)
**Location:** Remote
**Role:** DevOps / SRE
**Salary:** $133k – $184k/yr
**Experience:** 2+ years
**Skills:** Terraform, Kubernetes, AWS, DynamoDB, Rds, Python, Airflow, Flink, Infrastructure As Code, ETL
**Posted:** 2026-06-12

> Build and operate foundational data infrastructure including Airflow, Flink, DynamoDB, and RDS using Terraform and Kubernetes. Requires 2-4 years of infrastructure/platform experience and strong Python skills.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Build and maintain deployment infrastructure for Data Engineering workflows, including Airflow, Flink, and chalk.ai environments
- Own and operate Chime's core storage technologies — DynamoDB and RDS — serving both data engineering and platform teams
- Write infrastructure-as-code using Terraform and manage workloads on Kubernetes in production
- Partner closely with Data Engineering to translate their needs into scalable, reliable infrastructure solutions
- Drive reliability improvements across the platform — observability, capacity planning, and operational hygiene
- Participate in the full lifecycle of infrastructure changes: design, build, test, and ship
- Help shape how the Data Infra team scales its practices as Chime grows

## Requirements
- 2–4 years of software engineering experience with a focus on infrastructure, platform, or backend systems
- Hands-on production experience with Terraform and Kubernetes
- Familiarity with AWS, particularly managed database services like DynamoDB and RDS
- Strong programming skills in Python or a similar language
- A systems-thinking mindset — you design for reliability, scalability, and maintainability from the start
- The ability to work autonomously on ambiguous problems and communicate clearly across teams

## Nice-to-Haves
- Experience with data ingestion and ETL pipelines

## Compensation & Benefits
- Base salary: $133,000 – $184,000
- Eligible for bonus, competitive equity package, and benefits
- 401k match plus medical, dental, vision, life, and disability benefits
- Generous vacation policy and company-wide paid days off
- Up to 24 weeks of paid parental leave for birthing parents and 12 weeks for non-birthing parents
- Annual wellness stipend
- 1% of time off to support local community organizations

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