Software Engineer - Security Engineering
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 9/2/2026
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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
Develop security capabilities for infrastructure and sensitive data access, including key management and secure token services. Advise product engineers on security standards, educate engineering teams, and support incident response and security awareness programs.
Requirements
- Experience building scalable systems and services
- Experience architecting software systems to meet security, privacy, usability, scalability, and cost requirements
- Experience securing critical and sensitive information assets
- Experience with data platforms and data infrastructure
- Passion for educating others about security and privacy
- Experience with encryption, key management, secret management, certificate management, transport security, authentication, permission management, authorization, or security policy enforcement
- Experience with threat modeling, security architecture reviews, or incident response
Responsibilities
- Develop maintainable and secure software to enhance infrastructure and protect sensitive data
- Own, maintain, and build security infrastructure and services such as Key Management System and Secure Token Service
- Consult with product engineers to ensure services meet security standards
- Educate and support engineering teams on product and service security
- Communicate project deliverables and progress
- Design and implement technical solutions
- Participate in incident response and security awareness initiatives
Benefits
- Equity
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- 401(k)