Software Engineer, Plaid

Intelligent Tooling

$180-270k

Senior and Expert level

New York

San Francisco Bay Area

2 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

FintechB2BBankingInternal toolsSaaSAPI

Be an early applicant

$180-270k

Senior and Expert level

New York

San Francisco Bay Area

2 days a week in office

1001+ employees

FintechB2BBankingInternal toolsSaaSAPI

Company mission

To unlock financial freedom for everyone.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

5+ years of professional software engineering experience
Experience building and operating production systems
Hands-on experience using AI-powered developer tools
Strong problem-solving and collaboration skills
[Nice to have] Experience with developer tooling, internal platforms, or infrastructure
[Nice to have] Exposure developing AI systems, automation, or agentic workflows
[Nice to have] Familiarity with CI/CD, cloud infrastructure, or observability tooling
[Nice to have] Strong interest and excitement in leveraging AI to meaningfully improve developer productivity and engineering velocity for a broader engineering organization

What the job involves

As a Senior Software Engineer on the Intelligent Tooling team, you will build and operate internal systems that directly impact how engineers across Plaid do their work
This is a hands-on role with significant ownership, where success is measured by real adoption, reliability, and improvements to developer experience
You will work on AI-powered tooling, internal platforms, and developer workflows, collaborating closely with other engineers and cross-functional partners to ship durable, high-leverage systems
Design, build, and operate internal tools and services used by Plaid’s engineers
Integrate AI-powered tools and workflows into core engineering processes
Improve reliability, usability, and performance of existing internal platforms
Own systems end-to-end, including production support and iterative improvement
Collaborate with teammates and stakeholders to deliver practical, high-impact solutions

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

Insights

Top investors

40% female employees

-15% employee growth in 12 months

Glassdoor (4.1)

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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