Senior Software Engineer, Backend

The role

You will design and build systems that power how millions of people connect to their finances. You will work across the stack, from backend services and APIs to intuitive applications.

What you will do

• Build and maintain backend services with a focus on performance, reliability and scalability.
• Work closely with product managers and other stakeholders to define and implement new features.
• Write clean, maintainable and efficient code.
• Develop automated tests to ensure the quality and reliability of the codebase.
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues.
• Engage in hands-on coding and architectural design.
• Set and maintain high technical standards for a high performing team.
• Grow the team via mentorship and leadership, reviewing technical documents and code changes.

Required qualifications

• 5+ years of experience with extensive 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.

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• 401(k)

About the company

Plaid builds tools and experiences that thousands of developers use to create products. The company's network covers 12,000 financial institutions across the US, Canada, UK and Europe.