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Plaid · 2 weeks ago

Senior Software Engineer - AI & Intelligent Tooling

positionNew York, NY
timeFull-time
remoteHybrid
senioritySenior Level
money$180K/yr - $270K/yr
date5+ years exp

Plaid is evolving into an AI-first company, and Intelligent Tooling sits at the center of that transformation. As a Senior Software Engineer on the Intelligent Tooling team, you will build and operate internal systems that directly impact how engineers across Plaid do their work, focusing on AI-powered tooling and improving developer workflows.

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Responsibilities

Design, build, and operate internal tools and services used by Plaid’s engineers
Integrate AI-powered tools and workflows into core engineering processes
Improve reliability, usability, and performance of existing internal platforms
Own systems end-to-end, including production support and iterative improvement
Collaborate with teammates and stakeholders to deliver practical, high-impact solutions

Qualification

AI-powered developer toolsProduction systemsDeveloper toolingCloud infrastructureCI/CDObservability toolingAutomationAgentic workflowsProblem-solvingCollaboration skills

Required

5+ years of professional software engineering experience
Experience building and operating production systems
Hands-on experience using AI-powered developer tools
Strong problem-solving and collaboration skills

Preferred

Experience with developer tooling, internal platforms, or infrastructure
Exposure developing AI systems, automation, or agentic workflows
Familiarity with CI/CD, cloud infrastructure, or observability tooling
Strong interest and excitement in leveraging AI to meaningfully improve developer productivity and engineering velocity for a broader engineering organization

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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Recent News

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Fintech Plaid Reports Growth in Open Banking Adoption, Improves Platform Security
2026-01-25
Financial IT
SEPA Instant Payments Set to Surpass Traditional Transfers by 2030
2026-01-24
Crunchbase News
Capital One To Buy Fintech Startup Brex At Less Than Half Its Peak Valuation In $5.15B Deal
2026-01-23
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