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Software Engineer, Backend

Plaid· Engineering
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San Francisco$176.4k - $226.8kFull-timePosted 5mo ago

About the role

We build simple yet innovative consumer products and developer APIs that shape how everybody interacts with money and the financial system. Plaid engineers design and build systems powering how millions connect to their finances, collaborating across backend services, APIs, and user-facing applications to improve financial access and transparency.

Responsibilities

  • 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.

Qualifications

  • 2-4 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.

Skills

Required:Software engineeringSystem designCollaborationTesting

Benefits

  • Plaid provides a comprehensive benefit plan, including medical, dental, vision, and 401(k).
Last updated Oct 21, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

About Plaid

Enabling all companies to build fintech solutions

Plaid helps all companies build fintech solutions by making it easy, safe and reliable for people to connect their financial data to apps and services.

fintechbankingpaymentsfraudcreditopen financefinancial data
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