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From the employer's careers site First seen 27 Oct 2026

Senior Software Engineer, Backend

Plaid New York City Hybrid senior Full time

Salary

$190.8K - $262.8K

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Description

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.

As a Senior Software Engineer, Backend, you will design and build the systems that power how millions of people connect to their finances. You will work across the stack, from reliable backend services and APIs to intuitive applications that bring those systems to life. You will collaborate with engineers, product managers, and designers to ship products that make financial services more accessible and transparent.

Responsibilities:

  • Design and develop backend services with a focus on performance, reliability, and scalability.
  • Collaborate with product managers and stakeholders to define and implement new features.
  • Write clean, maintainable, and efficient code.
  • Develop automated tests to ensure code quality and reliability.
  • Troubleshoot and resolve issues.
  • Engage in hands-on coding and architectural design, setting high technical standards for the team.
  • Mentor and lead junior engineers, reviewing technical documents and code changes.

Qualifications:

  • 5+ years of experience in software engineering with a proven track record of shipping successful projects.
  • Experience with MySQL or other relational databases.
  • Experience working with microservices.
  • Excellent coding, testing, and system design skills.
  • Prior experience with cross-functional collaboration, communication, and project management skills.
  • Demonstrated leadership skills and the ability to mentor and guide junior engineers.
  • Ability to work with operations, product, design, and data science.

Plaid provides a comprehensive benefit plan, including medical, dental, vision, and 401(k).

The base salary range for this position is $190.8K - $262.8K per year.

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