Staff Software Engineer, Plaid
Security Engineering
$222.1-328.1k
1-5 days a week in office
Data network powering the tools millions of people rely on to live a healthier financial life
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Data network powering the tools millions of people rely on to live a healthier financial life
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$222.1-328.1k
1-5 days a week in office
1001+ employees
Company mission
To unlock financial freedom for everyone.
Role
Who you are
- Experience building scalable systems and services
- Experience architecting software systems to meet security, privacy, usability, scalability and cost requirements
- Some type of leadership experience like TL
- While these experience and characteristics are not prerequisites, candidates who possess them would be well-suited for the role:
- Passionate about educating others on security and privacy
- 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!
Desirable
- Experience building systems or services related to data encryption, key management, secret management, certificate management, transport security, user authentication, device authentication, service authentication, permission management, authorization systems, and security policy enforcement
- Experience with securing critical and sensitive information assets
- Experience with data platforms and data infrastructure
- Experience with threat modeling, security architecture reviews, or incident response
What the job involves
- Security Engineering is the engineering function inside the Plaid security org that focuses on developing the industry-leading security systems and infrastructure
- Security Engineering owns most of Plaid’s security-related infrastructure: secure data storage, key management systems, internal identity platform, internal authentication systems, internal permission management, and internal authorization service
- We develop solutions across data encryption, key management, access control, and data loss prevention to protect sensitive consumer data
- We believe in the Zero Trust security model and are always looking for ways to improve our authentication and access control platforms
- You will develop security capabilities to secure Plaid infrastructure and sensitive data access
- You will lead the team’s strategic planning in collaboration with the manager and other senior engineers
- You will own, maintain, and build Plaid’s security infrastructure and services like IAM Gateway, Key Management System and Network Firewall
- You will consult with product engineers to ensure Plaid services meet security standards
- You will help educate and support other engineering teams to improve security in their own products and services
- You will assist with Plaid’s incident response and security awareness programs
- Develop maintainable and secure software to enhance Plaid's infrastructure and protect sensitive data
- Collaborate with team leaders to develop and execute team strategy in the short and long term
- Communicate effectively with managers and team members regarding project deliverables and progress
- Design and implement technical solutions that align with the evolving needs of the business
- Actively participate in incident response and security awareness initiatives
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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