Staff 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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Candidate Availability
Required and preferred rules are kept separate and reflect the wording in the original posting.
About the Role
Develop security capabilities for infrastructure and sensitive data access, lead strategic planning, build security infrastructure such as IAM Gateway and Network Firewall, advise product engineers, educate engineering teams, and support incident response and security awareness.
Requirements
- Experience building scalable systems and services
- Experience architecting systems meeting security, privacy, usability, scalability, and cost requirements
- Leadership experience such as technical leadership
- Experience securing critical and sensitive information assets
- Experience with data platforms and data infrastructure
- Passion for educating others about security and privacy
Responsibilities
- Develop maintainable and secure software to enhance infrastructure and protect sensitive data
- Collaborate with team leaders to develop and execute team strategy
- Communicate project deliverables and progress
- Design and implement technical solutions aligned with business needs
- Participate in incident response and security awareness initiatives
Benefits
- Equity
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- 401(k)