Experienced Software Engineer - Network Enablement (SF and NYC)
Plaid
Responsibilities
- Owning problems end‑to‑end, from ambiguous regulatory text to a production system serving millions.
- Balancing rapid product iteration with platform thinking—building abstractions that scale from a single fintech to tier‑1 banks.
- Working at the intersection of backend scale, data infrastructure, and ML, where decisions ripple through Plaid’s entire network.
- Seeing your designs shape emerging open‑finance standards and industry best practices.
- Being the advocate of AI/ML in engineer daily work and product roadmap.
Qualifications
- 10 + years designing distributed systems
- 3 + years leading multiple teams
- Deep proficiency in Golang (or similar), Kafka, SQL + NoSQL stores, Feature Stores, ML training/serving pipelines, and cloud‑native architectures
- Track record of building data‑intensive products (ETL, streaming, ML‑serving)
- Strong product sense; comfortable partnering directly with PMs, Counsel, and external regulators
- Passion for mentoring and creating inclusive, high‑agency teams