Life at Chime
Chime’s story is best told by those writing it—Chimers themselves. Our Life at Chime blog takes a look behind the scenes at the work Chimers do and the people they are.
Displaying posts from 2020
It’s a Chimed Life®: Meet Marco Rodriguez Montiel, Senior Program Manager
Marco shares how his personal story—rooted in generational progress and access to opportunity—inspires his work on Chime’s OMX team. From translating regulations into scalable processes to improving GenAI chat support, Marco’s goal is simple but powerful: to help our members thrive.
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It's a Chimed Life®: Meet Aurora Zenith, Senior Program Manager
As a former full-time musician and teacher, Aurora never imagined her path would lead to tech—but today, she’s helping shape how millions of members experience Chime. In celebration of Pride Month, Aurora shares how embracing her boldest self helped her find fulfillment in her work.
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It’s a Chimed Life®: Meet Alex Fiolek, Analyst, Fraud Investigations
Meet Alex, a fraud analyst at Chime, whose journey from the music industry to preventing scams and fraud rings is anything but expected—and deeply inspiring. From SQL upskilling to scam typology deep dives, Alex shares how she found purpose in protecting people, one pattern at a time.
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It’s a Chimed Life®: Meet Marissa Lara, Scholar Success Manager at the Chime Scholars Foundation
Marissa's journey from community college student and nonprofit volunteer to Scholar Success Manager is a testament to her passion for education and progress. In her role at CSF, she’s committed to empowering students with not just scholarships, but also career readiness, mentorship, and more.
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5 Questions with Chime’s VP of Community, Sara El-Amine
Meet Sara El-Amine, Chime's VP of Community, who's redefining what it means to innovate and make a difference at scale. We sat down with Sara to get insights into her career journey, the importance of mastering the basics to drive innovation, and her advice for the next generation of professionals.
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How we upgraded our core database with just 5 minutes of downtime
Upgrading CoreDB—our largest and most critical MySQL cluster—was no small task. With over 40 TB of data and 30,000 connections, it powers the services our members rely on daily. Facing an imminent end-of-life for MySQL 5, we set out to upgrade to MySQL 8 without disrupting the member experience.
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Chimetacular: Celebrating our values in action
Our values aren't just something we talk about—they guide everything we do. At our annual Chimetacular event, we celebrate the Chimers who live our values every day and make a lasting impact on our members and on the company culture we’re building together.
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Chimers’ stories of career growth and change: A Women's History Month feature
Sarah Lin Baxter, Cathy Su, and Gaby Perez prove that career paths aren't linear. They share how embracing discomfort, advocating for themselves, and finding the right support system helped them navigate career pivots and break new ground.
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Black History Month: Three Chimers’ stories of brilliance in action
This Black History Month, we're spotlighting Chimers Nicolette, Kristen, and Jennifer, whose journeys prove that brilliance isn't something you're born with—it's about being curious, taking risks, and staying open to learning.
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From redundancy to efficiency: Transforming machine learning operations at Chime
Scaling machine learning at Chime meant rethinking how we build, deploy, and maintain our models. MLKit—our internally developed ML framework—has fundamentally reshaped the way our data science and engineering teams collaborate.
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It's a Chimed Life™: Meet Kira Traore, Director of Social Impact
From sharing meals in Mali as a Peace Corps volunteer to driving social impact at Chime, Kira Traore proves that community-first thinking belongs in fintech. Learn how she's transforming corporate social responsibility through authentic engagement and innovative financial education programs.
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Changing the way Chime® members file their taxes: The story behind delivering 100% free in-app tax filing
Just before the whirlwind of tax season in 2024—with its daunting paperwork and calculations—we introduced a new feature to make the expensive and often stressful tax filing experience simple, fast, and free for our members.
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It’s a Chimed Life™: Meet Jonathan Kurup, Social Impact Partnerships Manager
From his own experiences receiving nonprofit support to serving in the Army Reserve and now leading social impact at Chime, Jonathan's path shows how your background can fuel your passion for helping others. Read Jonathan's story and his advice for those interested in social impact work.
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It’s a Chimed Life™: Meet Dion Bullock, Senior Manager, Diversity, Equity, & Belonging
Meet Dion Bullock, our Senior Manager of Diversity, Equity & Belonging, whose journey isn't just about changing careers—it's about changing perspectives. Discover how Dion is transforming DEI and why he believes true change starts with focusing on "what" we want to achieve, not just "how".
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Chimers Chime In: What I learned during my summer internship at Chime
This summer, Chime welcomed 38 interns from 10 fields of study to contribute to impactful projects, helping us deliver on our mission. We're sharing key learnings from three of our outstanding interns—takeaways we think are important whether you're an intern, a director, or a founder.
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