Software Engineer, Plaid
Machine Learning Infrastructure
$157.1-197.6k
Infrastructure and APIs for FinTech
Job no longer available
Infrastructure and APIs for FinTech
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
$157.1-197.6k
1001+ employees
Company mission
Plaid's mission is to unlock financial freedom for everyone.
Role
Who you are
- 3+ years of Software Engineering Experience
- 1+ years with Machine learning or developing machine learning platforms
- Strong communication and architecture skills
- Python experience and k8s experience
What the job involves
- As a Software Engineer on the Machine Learning (ML) Platforms team at Plaid, you will contribute significantly to developing the core infrastructure that powers Plaid's machine learning initiatives
- Your work will support the innovation and effectiveness of ML products in areas such as transaction enrichment, credit evaluation, and risk assessment
- Developing Scalable ML Infrastructure: You will assist in designing and developing scalable, efficient, and robust machine learning infrastructure that supports the lifecycle of ML models—from data ingestion and processing to training, evaluation, and deployment. You will contribute to ensuring this infrastructure can handle large-scale data and complex computations with high reliability and performance
- Improving ML Operations (MLOps): You will innovate and implement best practices in MLOps to streamline the development, deployment, and monitoring of ML models. This includes automating pipelines, ensuring model reproducibility, and facilitating seamless model versioning and rollout
- Collaborating with Cross-Functional Teams: You will work closely with product managers, data scientists, and other engineering teams to understand their needs and help translate them into ML platform capabilities. Your collaborative efforts will ensure that the ML infrastructure effectively supports product features and business objectives
- Technical Guidance and Support: You will provide guidance and support to junior engineers and peers, sharing your knowledge and expertise to promote a culture of technical excellence. Your contributions will help develop the team's skills and foster innovation
- Staying Updated with Industry Trends: You will stay informed about the latest developments in machine learning, data engineering, and cloud technologies. By keeping up with industry trends and challenges, you will help ensure that the ML platform remains up-to-date and competitive
Our take
Plaid builds infrastructure that allows a consumer 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 12,000 financial institutions in the US, Canada, the UK and Europe. 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. Despite its strong position, it has not been immune to the difficult global economic situtation and was forced to restructure at the end of 2022, laying off some of its workforce. However it is still experiencing growth and is well-positioned to weather the current economic uncertainty.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
Company
Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)
Apr 2025
$575m
LATE VC
Apr 2021
$425m
SERIES D
Total funding: $1.3bn
Company benefits
- Monthly wellness stipend (gym on us)
- We offer breakfast, lunch, and dinner to keep you well-fed and healthy (when working from the office)
- From medical, life, dental and pension schemes, we’re here to support your physical, mental, and financial wellbeing
- We want everyone to feel ownership over their work - literally, which is why we offer equity to full-time Plaids
- Every Plaid is in control of their career development with our learning stipends, tools, and trainings
- We give Plaids the freedom and flexibility to choose where they work - whether that is in a Plaid office, at home in any supported location, or a mix of both!
- Two weeks of synchronous, company-wide vacation
- We want to make sure you have time to meet your personal needs with unlimited PTO
Company HQ
SoMa, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Zach Perret
(CEO)He was a Consultant at Bain and previously a Research Fellow and Trustee at Duke before co-founding Plaid
William Hockey
(Board Director)He was previously an associate at Bain and has since moved on from Plaid to become Co-CEO at Column
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