Plaid
The Experienced Engineering Manager, Payments leads Plaid's Payments engineering organization, overseeing three teams focused on account verification, payment risk, and money movement. This role involves setting technical strategy, managing engineering managers, and partnering with product, data science, and compliance teams to drive the growth and reliability of Plaid's payment infrastructure. The position requires a strong background in high-reliability systems and cross-functional leadership to ensure financial accuracy and operational excellence.
Headquarters
San Francisco, California, United States
Company Size
501-1000 employees
Founded
2013
Plaid is a fintech infrastructure company that helps developers and businesses connect consumers’ bank accounts and financial data to apps and services via easy-to-integrate APIs and Plaid Link. Its product suite (Auth, Transactions, Identity, Assets, Investments, Liabilities, payment initiation and risk/verification tools) supports account verification, ACH payments, balance checks, transaction feeds, and underwriting. Companies in payments, lending, investing and personal finance rely on Plaid for developer-friendly SDKs, strong security controls, and compliance support to build reliable, data-driven fintech experiences.
Headquarters
San Francisco, CA
Company Size
201-500 employees
Founded
2018
Industry
Technology
Glassdoor Rating
4.2 / 5
Sarah Johnson
Chief Executive Officer
Michael Chen
Chief Technology Officer
Emily Williams
VP of Engineering
David Rodriguez
VP of Product
Jessica Thompson
Chief Financial Officer
Andrew Park
VP of Sales
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