Senior Full Stack Software Engineer, Plaid
GenSWE
$190.8-286.8k
+ Equity
1-5 days a week in office
Data network powering the tools millions of people rely on to live a healthier financial life
Be an early applicant
Data network powering the tools millions of people rely on to live a healthier financial life
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$190.8-286.8k
+ Equity
1-5 days a week in office
1001+ employees
Company mission
To unlock financial freedom for everyone.
Role
Who you are
- 5+ years of software engineering experience with a track record of shipping production systems or features
- Experience building backend services using relational databases such as MySQL, and working with microservices or service-oriented architectures
- Strong working knowledge of HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and modern frontend frameworks or libraries, with comfort building user-facing experiences
- Solid system design, coding, and testing skills across both frontend and backend
- Proven ability to collaborate effectively with product, design, and other engineering partners
- Experience mentoring or supporting the growth of other engineers through reviews, guidance, or leadership
- Comfortable working across product, operations, and data teams to deliver end-to-end solutions
- We encourage you to apply to a role even if your experience doesn't fully match the job description. We are always looking for team members that will bring something unique to Plaid!
What the job involves
- As a Fullstack Software Engineer, you will design and build the systems and experiences that power how millions of people connect to their finances
- You will work across the stack, building scalable backend services and APIs while also crafting intuitive, high-quality frontend experiences that bring those systems to life. This role is ideal for engineers who enjoy switching between backend problem-solving and frontend user experience work, and who are excited to grow their impact across both
- You will collaborate closely with product managers, designers, and other engineers to ship products that are reliable, secure, and delightful to use. At Plaid, engineers take ownership early, contribute to architectural decisions, and see their work reach millions of users
- Build across the stack. Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend services and APIs, as well as intuitive, high-quality frontend applications that bring those systems to life
- Collaborate cross-functionally. Partner closely with product managers and designers to define requirements and deliver features that solve real customer problems
- Maintain high code quality. Write clean, maintainable, and well-tested code, and participate in code reviews and technical design discussions
- Test and debug. Build automated tests, monitor system performance, and troubleshoot issues in production environments
- Contribute to system design. Engage in hands-on coding and architectural decisions to ensure reliability, security, and scalability
- Grow the team. Support a strong engineering culture through mentorship, thoughtful reviews, and shared ownership of technical standards
Our take
Plaid builds infrastructure that allows consumers to interact with their bank account on the web through a number of third-party applications, like Venmo, Robinhood, Coinbase, Acorns and LendingClub.
Plaid has integrated with over 12,000 financial institutions in the US, Canada, the UK and Europe. And about a quarter of people living in North America with bank accounts have linked with Plaid through at least one of the hundreds of apps that leverage Plaid’s application program interfaces (APIs).
The platform allows companies to create financial services applications without having to hire their own team of engineers to build out a tool that connects apps to its users’ bank accounts. This is very valuable in a world where there are increasing number of fintechs, so the demand for Plaid's services are only going to grow.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
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Company
Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)
Apr 2025
$575m
LATE VC
Apr 2021
$425m
SERIES D
Total funding: $1.3bn
Company benefits
- Vibrant offices in SF, NYC, and Raleigh-Durham—with catered meals, happy hours, and clubs to keep you connected
- Competitive pay, comprehensive health benefits, and support for fertility, mental health, and parental leave
- Lifestyle perks including home office stipends, daycare support, and commuting benefits like CitiBike and Lyft
Company HQ
SoMa, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Zach Perret
(Co-Founder & CEO)Previously, Zach was a Consultant at Bain and a Research Fellow and Trustee at Duke before co-founding Plaid ion 2012.
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