Plaid
Plaid is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to lead the technical direction of its Protect Core team, building real-time fraud intelligence systems that deliver Trust Index scores and attributes. The role involves hands‑on architecture, production code, data investigation, and collaboration with data science, product, and fraud researchers to turn fraud insights into reliable, customer‑facing solutions.
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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