Lead Technical Recruiter

About the role

We’re hiring a Lead Technical Recruiter to help hire exceptional engineers at Chime. In this role, you’ll work closely with engineering leaders and hiring teams to run thoughtful, high-quality searches and deliver a strong candidate experience from first conversation through close. You’ll own the full recruiting lifecycle—from sourcing through offer—and help ensure our hiring processes run smoothly and efficiently as we continue building the team.

The base salary offered for this role and level of experience will begin at $130,000.00 and up to $180,000.00. Full-time employees are also eligible for a bonus, competitive equity package, and benefits. The actual base salary offered may be higher, depending on your location, skills, qualifications, and experience.

In this role, you can expect to

• Own full-cycle recruiting for technical roles from sourcing through offer acceptance
• Deliver a thoughtful and high-quality candidate experience throughout the hiring process
• Build strong technical talent pipelines through proactive sourcing and outreach
• Work closely with hiring teams to run structured, efficient interview processes
• Track pipeline health and recruiting metrics to ensure consistent progress across searches
• Partner cross-functionally with recruiting and People team members—including recruiting coordinators, sourcers, and people partners—to support smooth and effective hiring processes
• Identify opportunities to improve recruiting workflows and experiment with emerging tools, including AI-enabled recruiting technology

To thrive in this role, you have

• 7+ years of full-cycle technical recruiting experience
• Experience recruiting for engineering or other technical roles
• Ability to own searches end-to-end including sourcing, screening, and closing
• Strong understanding of technical terminology, languages, and engineering stacks
• Experience sourcing and engaging technical talent through multiple channels
• Strong communication and candidate management skills
• Curiosity about emerging recruiting technologies, including experience experimenting with AI recruiting tools

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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, purc