Plaid
This role focuses on leading security architecture and design reviews for high-priority products, ensuring secure development and delivery while minimizing ecosystem risk. The position involves conducting threat modeling, assessing complex applications and APIs, and leveraging AI-assisted tools to identify and mitigate security vulnerabilities. The ideal candidate will collaborate closely with engineering teams to influence secure design and maintain strong security standards as software development accelerates.
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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