Software Engineer, Backend (IDV)
Plaid
Software Engineering
San Francisco, CA, USA
Posted on Jun 25, 2025
We believe that the way people interact with their finances will drastically improve in the next few years. We’re dedicated to empowering this transformation by building the tools and experiences that thousands of developers use to create their own products. Plaid powers the tools millions of people rely on to live a healthier financial life. We work with thousands of companies like Venmo, SoFi, several of the Fortune 500, and many of the largest banks to make it easy for people to connect their financial accounts to the apps and services they want to use. Plaid’s network covers 12,000 financial institutions across the US, Canada, UK and Europe. Founded in 2013, the company is headquartered in San Francisco with offices in New York, Washington D.C., London and Amsterdam.
Responsibilities
- Design & Development: Build and maintain backend services with a focus on performance, reliability, and scalability.
- Collaboration: Work closely with product managers and other stakeholders to define and implement new features that meet product and customer needs.
- Code Quality: Champion code quality and disciplined execution while moving with urgency.
- Testing & Debugging: Develop automated tests to ensure the quality and reliability of the codebase.
- Troubleshoot and resolve issues.
Qualifications
- 2-4 years as a backend engineer.
- Working knowledge of one or more programming languages such as Go, Python, Java, Ruby, or Node.js
- Experience with MySQL or other relational databases.
- Experience working with microservices.
- Excellent coding and testing skills.
- High ownership.
- You are excited to roll up your sleeves and figure out things that don’t have precedent at Plaid.
- Customer empathy.
- You want to be face-to-face with customers (internal or external) to understand their needs and design products together.
- Nice to have: Experience in fraud, risk, or identity verification.
Our mission at Plaid is to unlock financial freedom for everyone. To support that mission, we seek to build a diverse team of driven individuals who care deeply about making the financial ecosystem more equitable. We recognize that strong qualifications can come from both prior work experiences and lived experiences. We encourage you to apply to a role even if your experience doesn't fully match the job description. We are always looking for team members that will bring something unique to Plaid!
Plaid is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and values diversity at our company. We do not discriminate based on race, color, national origin, ethnicity, religion or religious belief, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, sexual stereotypes, age, military or veteran status, disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state, and local laws. Plaid is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities in our recruiting process. If you need any assistance with your application or interviews due to a disability, please let us know at accommodations@plaid.com.