Plaid · 1 month ago
Staff Software Engineer - Consumer
San Francisco
Full-time
Hybrid
Lead/Staff
$203K/yr - $330K/yr
8+ years expPlaid is a company focused on building consumer products that enhance financial identity security. The role involves designing and building systems for Plaid’s first consumer app while mentoring engineers and guiding architectural decisions.
BankingFinancial ServicesFinTech
Responsibilities
Design and build backend systems that power our consumer-facing experiences
Drive technical execution on major features by collaborating closely with product, design, and infrastructure teams
Run experiments and use data to iterate on user-facing features and improve adoption
Mentor engineers and contribute to a strong, inclusive team culture
Influence the long-term technical direction of Plaid’s consumer platform
Qualification
Required
8+ years of experience in software engineering, with a proven track record of delivering successful projects
2+ years of experience as a project lead, working with other engineers, and other functions (product, design, data science) to drive execution
Familiarity with running experiments and using data to inform product and technical decisions
Strong user empathy and ability to balance technical tradeoffs with product outcomes
Demonstrated leadership skills, including mentoring junior engineers
Benefits
Medical
Dental
Vision
401(k)
Company
Plaid
Plaid develops financial technology infrastructure that enables applications to connect with users' bank accounts and financial data.
501-1000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2025 (41)
2024 (41)
2023 (42)
2022 (53)
2021 (30)
2020 (11)
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$1.31BKey Investors
Franklin TempletonAltimeter CapitalGoldman Sachs Investment Partners
2025-04-03Series Unknown· $575M
2025-04-03Secondary Market
2023-10-19Series Unknown
Leadership Team
Zachary Perret
Co-Founder & CEO
Eric Sager
COO
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