This role pays more than
96%
of similar roles. Most pay
$150,250–$219,500
— the shaded band above.
At the midpoint, this role pays about
$273k
versus about
$185k
for comparable roles.
Based on 239 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
75 open roles
on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs
$190,800–$262,800
across 75 roles with salary data.
The Engineering Manager for Security Engineering at Plaid leads a team of security engineers responsible for building and maintaining the core security infrastructure that enables secure development across the company. This includes managing encryption, authentication, authorization, CI/CD pipelines, data, and network security to support both internal and external MCP integrations within Plaid’s AI ecosystem. The role involves partnering with product and platform engineering teams to deliver self-service security solutions that scale and align with varying levels of security maturity. Key responsibilities include driving the technical roadmap, making risk-based decisions, and fostering a high-performance team culture while ensuring secure-by-default practices are adopted across the organization. Ideal candidates have 8-14 years of software engineering experience, including at least six in management roles, with expertise in AWS and K8s environments, AI security governance, and cross-functional relationship-building skills.