Engineering Manager, Personal Finance

Plaid

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Work type
On-site
Location
New York, NY
Salary
$216,000–$291,600 / yr
Posted
10 days ago
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Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

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This role $254k
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This role pays more than 67% of similar roles. Most pay $183,899–$270,000 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $254k versus about $227k for comparable roles.

Based on 240 similar postings.

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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 70 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $190,800–$262,800 across 70 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Engineering Manager, Personal Finance

The Engineering Manager - Personal Finance will lead a team of seven engineers to build the financial data products powering the next generation of personal finance applications. This role involves managing engineers from early-career to senior levels, providing coaching, and defining long-term technical direction. You will partner with Product and customers to shape the roadmap, turning the network into capabilities for AI-powered financial experiences. Key responsibilities include diving into technical design, driving projects from ambiguous customer problems through launch, and ensuring data quality and system reliability. The role requires deep experience designing and operating reliable backend systems and APIs at scale. You must demonstrate strong product judgment to balance new features with foundational investments while managing the Transactions, Investments, and Liabilities product suites.

What does a Engineering Manager earn in New York?

Median $254394 from 42 postings across 14 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Lead a team of 7 engineers through coaching, clear expectations, and performance feedback.
  • Define the long-term technical direction for financial data products in partnership with Product teams.
  • Balance the development of new features with investments in system reliability, data quality, and scale.
  • Provide technical leadership on design and execution decisions across the product suite.
  • Drive projects from initial ambiguous customer problems through launch and ongoing improvement.
  • Work directly with customers and partners to shape solutions and set realistic commitments.
  • Ensure the team takes ownership of both customer outcomes and the health of underlying systems.

What we're looking for

  • 8+ years of software engineering experience.
  • Experience as a Staff-level engineer before transitioning into management.
  • 1+ years of engineering management experience.
  • Deep experience designing and operating reliable backend systems and APIs at scale.
  • Track record of building and growing high-performing engineering teams.
  • Strong product judgment, including shaping roadmaps and balancing new features with foundational investments.

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