Staff Software Engineer - Consumer

Plaid(1 month ago)

San Francisco, CAOnsiteFull TimeSenior$170,721 - $227,477 (estimated)Engineering

About this role

This role is a senior backend engineering position on Plaid’s Consumer team, building the company’s first direct-to-consumer app focused on financial identity security. The engineer will help shape the product and platform from the ground up, influencing architecture and long-term technical strategy. The position involves close collaboration with product, design, research, and infrastructure. It also includes leadership responsibilities in setting best practices and growing the team as Plaid expands its consumer offerings.

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Required Skills

Backend Development
System Design
Technical Leadership
Feature Delivery
Cross Functional Collaboration
Data Driven Decisions
Experimentation Design
User Empathy
Architecture Planning
Platform Scalability

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About Plaid

plaid.com

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.