Engineering Manager, Consumer

Plaid

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Work type
On-site
Location
San Francisco, CASeattle, WA
Salary
$216,000–$329,400 / yr
Posted
5 days ago
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This role pays more than 82% of similar roles. Most pay $180,125–$260,112 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $273k versus about $220k for comparable roles.

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About Plaid

Plaid is a financial technology company that builds a data network powering digital finance applications, enabling consumers to securely connect their financial accounts to apps and services. Industry: Financial Technology & Data Infrastructure

Plaid currently has 73 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $190,800–$262,800 across 73 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Engineering Manager, Consumer

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The Engineering Manager - Consumer will lead a team of roughly ten engineers within the Unified Link team to build a single onboarding platform for Plaid products. This role involves managing the migration of high-traffic experiences onto a new foundation while ensuring continuous reliability and quality. Key responsibilities include setting the technical roadmap, driving team execution through sprints and code reviews, and providing coaching and performance management. The manager must partner with Product and Design teams to define clear interfaces for a unified API. The role requires 8+ years of backend or full-stack engineering experience and 2+ years of management experience. The work focuses on consolidating existing onboarding products into a scalable, consumer-facing platform that supports seamless product adoption and expansion.

What does a Engineering Manager earn in California?

Median $279400 from 84 postings across 24 companies.

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Skills

Scalable Systems Code Review Product Led Growth dev tools

What you'll do

  • Set the team strategy and technical roadmap in partnership with the Tech Lead.
  • Drive team execution including planning, sprints, and delivery of the platform migration.
  • Maintain a high technical bar through hands-on involvement in design and code reviews.
  • Hire, manage, and develop a team of engineers through coaching and performance management.
  • Partner with Product and Design teams to define clear interfaces for the unified platform.
  • Ensure Link remains reliable and healthy by balancing new work with long-term system health.

What we're looking for

  • 8+ years of experience as a backend or full-stack engineer.
  • Experience designing and shipping complex, scalable systems.
  • 2+ years of experience managing engineers, including coaching and performance management.
  • Strong technical depth to dive into architecture and design details.
  • Ability to balance technical tradeoffs with product outcomes and user empathy.
  • Experience building consumer-facing products (preferred).
  • Experience with product-led growth (PLG) dev tools (preferred).

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