Engineering Manager
Plaid is a financial data network and fintech infrastructure company that helps people securely connect financial accounts to digital financial services.
Maintainer signals as of 9/25/2026
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About Plaid Inc.
Plaid provides developer infrastructure and financial tools for account connectivity, financial data access, bank payments, identity verification, AML monitoring, credit and underwriting, and fraud prevention. Its network supports thousands of fintech companies and more than 12,000 financial institutions across the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Europe.
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About the Role
You will lead and coach a team of seven engineers, set its long-term direction with Product, and guide technical design and execution. You will drive customer problems through launch and improvement, work with customers and go-to-market partners, and balance new capabilities with reliability, data quality, and scale.
Requirements
- 8+ years of software engineering experience
- Experience as a Staff-level engineer before moving into management
- 1+ years of engineering management experience
- Experience designing and operating reliable backend systems and APIs at scale
- Track record of building and growing high-performing engineering teams
- Strong product judgment for roadmap development and foundational investments
Responsibilities
- Lead and coach a team of seven engineers
- Define the team's long-term direction with Product
- Guide technical design and execution across the product suite
- Drive projects from customer problems through launch, adoption, and improvement
- Work with customers and go-to-market partners to shape solutions and commitments
- Build a team that owns customer outcomes and system health
Benefits
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- 401(k)