Staff Software Engineer - Consumer

Posted:
12/10/2025, 1:11:30 AM

Location(s):
San Francisco, California, United States ⋅ California, United States

Experience Level(s):
Expert or higher ⋅ Senior

Field(s):
Software Engineering

Workplace Type:
Hybrid

Pay:
$255/hr or $530,400 total comp

The Consumer team is responsible for building Plaid’s first direct to consumer products, starting with a security focused experience that helps people protect and manage their financial identity. We focus on creating intuitive, high trust experiences that give users more control over their financial data and strengthen their confidence in using Plaid.

This is a small, fast moving team working from zero to one on Plaid’s first consumer app. Engineers here shape the product, architecture, and long term strategy from the ground up while collaborating closely with product, design, and research.

As a member of the Consumer team, you will help design and build the systems that power Plaid’s first consumer app. You will collaborate with product, design, and infrastructure partners to deliver features that help people manage their financial identity and feel secure in their financial lives.

As a senior technical leader, you will guide architectural decisions, scale backend systems, and shape the long term technical direction of Plaid’s consumer platform. You will also mentor other engineers and help define best practices as we grow the team and expand Plaid’s consumer offerings.

Plaid

Website: https://www.plaid.com/

Headquarter Location: San Francisco, California, United States

Employee Count: 501-1000

Year Founded: 2013

IPO Status: Private

Last Funding Type: Series D

Industries: Banking ⋅ Finance ⋅ Financial Services ⋅ FinTech ⋅ InsurTech ⋅ Wealth Management