Senior Systems Engineer
Chime Financial, Inc
External ApplicationChicago, ILOn SiteFull Time
$152,000 - $210,000 / year
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About the Role
Chime is seeking an experienced Senior Systems Engineer to own the macOS platform and drive endpoint management and device trust standards across Chime's IT ecosystem. The engineer will drive multi-system initiatives across IT domains — endpoint management, identity, and security tooling — with a primary focus on macOS and Jamf Pro. The role establishes technical standards other engineers work to, and partners cross-functionally on programs affecting IT Support, Security, and every employee. Onsite 4 days/week in Chicago IL, New York NY, or San Francisco CA. Salary: $152,000–$210,000 USD. Posted 2026-09-21.
Requirements
• 8+ years of hands-on experience managing macOS at scale with enterprise MDM (Jamf Pro, Kandji, Mosyle) and/or open-source tooling (Munki, Puppet, Chef).
• Production experience building and operating AutoPkg recipes, overrides, trust controls, and automated promotion into an enterprise MDM environment (required).
• In-depth understanding of Apple's MDM protocol and Configuration Profile specifications, including Declarative Device Management.
• In-depth understanding of installers and packages, LaunchDaemons and LaunchAgents, the preferences subsystem, system extensions, macOS built-in security tooling (Endpoint Security Framework, SIP, XProtect, Gatekeeper, openBSM), and unified logs.
• Proficiency in at least one general-purpose or scripting language (Python, Swift, Bash, Go) for API interaction and automation.
• Solid understanding of Zero Trust / BeyondCorp concepts and how endpoint posture feeds identity-based access decisions.
• Track record of decisions spanning multiple systems, balancing scalability, compliance, cost, and long-term maintainability.