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Plaid · 3 months ago

Senior Software Engineer - Security Engineering

positionNew York
timeFull-time
remoteHybrid
senioritySenior Level
money$208K/yr - $311K/yr

Plaid is a company dedicated to empowering financial transformation by building tools for developers. In this role, you will develop security capabilities for Plaid's infrastructure and sensitive data access, maintain essential security infrastructure, and consult with product engineers to ensure adherence to security standards.

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Responsibilities

Develop maintainable and secure software to enhance Plaid's infrastructure and protect sensitive data
Communicate effectively with managers and team members regarding project deliverables and progress
Design and implement technical solutions that align with the evolving needs of the business
Proactively identify and address security vulnerabilities in products and services
Actively participate in incident response and security awareness initiatives

Qualification

Security architectureData encryptionKey managementIncident responseScalable systemsThreat modelingEducating othersCollaboration

Required

Experience building scalable systems and services
Ability architecting software systems to meet security, privacy, usability, scalability and cost requirements

Preferred

Experience building systems or services related to data encryption, key management, secret management, certificate management, transport security, user authentication, device authentication, service authentication, permission management, authorization systems, and security policy enforcement
Experience with securing critical and sensitive information assets
Experience with data platforms and data infrastructure
Experience with threat modeling, security architecture reviews, or incident response
Passionate about educating others on security and privacy

Benefits

Medical
Dental
Vision
401(k)

Company

Plaid

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Plaid develops financial technology infrastructure that enables applications to connect with users' bank accounts and financial data.
dateFounded in 2013
location
San Francisco, California, USA
people-size501-1000 employees
web-link
https://plaid.com

H1B Sponsorship

Plaid has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (41)
2024 (41)
2023 (42)
2022 (53)
2021 (30)
2020 (11)

Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage
Total Funding
$1.31B
Key Investors
Franklin TempletonAltimeter CapitalGoldman Sachs Investment Partners
2025-04-03Series Unknown· $575M
2025-04-03Secondary Market
2023-10-19Series Unknown

Leadership Team

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Zachary Perret
Co-Founder & CEO
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Eric Sager
COO
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