Backend Software Engineer, Plaid
$176.4-243.6k
1-5 days a week in office
Data network powering the tools millions of people rely on to live a healthier financial life
Open for applications
Data network powering the tools millions of people rely on to live a healthier financial life
1001+ employees
Open for applications
$176.4-243.6k
1-5 days a week in office
1001+ employees
Company mission
To unlock financial freedom for everyone.
Role
Who you are
- 1-4 years of software engineering experience (post-internship)
- Proven ability to ship reliable systems or features at scale
- Strong problem-solving skills. You turn ideas into practical, maintainable solutions
- High ownership. You are excited to roll up your sleeves and figure things out that don’t have precedent at Plaid
- Collaborative mindset. You thrive in a fast-paced environment and enjoy working with others to deliver results
- Growth oriented. You seek feedback, learn quickly, and take pride in improving your craft
What the job involves
- Plaid’s mission is to unlock financial freedom for everyone by making money movement and access to financial data simple and secure
- As a Software Engineer, you will design and build the systems that power how millions of people connect to their finances
- You will work across the stack, from reliable backend services and APIs to intuitive applications that bring those systems to life
- You will collaborate with engineers, product managers, and designers to ship products that make financial services more accessible and transparent
- At Plaid, engineers take ownership early, grow quickly, and see their work reach millions of users
- System Design & Development: Build and maintain scalable, reliable backend or fullstack systems and APIs that power Plaid’s products
- Collaboration: Work closely with product managers, designers, and other engineers to define and deliver features that solve real customer problems
- Code Quality: Write clean, efficient, and well-tested code. Participate in reviews to maintain high engineering standards
- Testing & Debugging: Build automated tests, monitor system performance, and troubleshoot issues in production environments
- Continuous Improvement: Contribute to technical design discussions, share best practices, and help improve how we build at Plaid
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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