Plaid · 3 hours ago
Senior Software Engineer - Backend
San Francisco, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$180K/yr - $270K/yr
5+ years expPlaid is a company dedicated to empowering financial transformation by building tools and experiences for developers. The Senior Software Engineer - Backend will design and maintain backend services, collaborate with product managers, and ensure code quality and reliability.
BankingFinancial ServicesFinTech
Responsibilities
Build and maintain backend services with a focus on performance, reliability and scalability
Work closely with product managers and other stakeholders to define and implement new features that meet product and customer needs
Write clean, maintainable and efficient code
Develop automated tests to ensure the quality and reliability of the codebase. Troubleshoot and resolve issues
Engage in hands-on coding and architectural design, setting and maintaining high technical standards for a high performing team
Grow the team via mentorship and leadership, reviewing technical documents and code changes
Qualification
Required
5+ years of experience with extensive experience in software engineering with a proven track record of shipping successful projects
Experience with MySQL or other relational databases
Experience working with microservices
Excellent coding, testing, and system design skills
Prior experience with cross functional collaboration, communication and project management skills
Demonstrated leadership skills and the ability to mentor and guide junior engineers
Ability to work with operations, product, design, and data science
Benefits
Medical
Dental
Vision
401(k)
Company
Plaid
Plaid develops financial technology infrastructure that enables applications to connect with users' bank accounts and financial data.
501-1000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$1.31BKey Investors
Franklin TempletonAltimeter CapitalGoldman Sachs Investment Partners
2025-04-03Series Unknown· $575M
2025-04-03Secondary Market
2023-10-19Series Unknown
Leadership Team
Zachary Perret
Co-Founder & CEO
Eric Sager
COO
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