Join Plaid's Network Enablement and Access (NEA) team as a senior engineering leader overseeing a 50+ person organization across eight teams, focusing on building and maintaining connections to over 10,000 financial institutions. You will set technical direction for integration frameworks, automation infrastructure, ML/data pipelines, and customer-facing surfaces while managing six engineering managers and driving recruitment efforts. This role requires extensive experience in software engineering and leadership, including a track record of foundational investments that yield long-term benefits. Ideal candidates should be adept at cross-functional collaboration with product, data, operations, and business teams, and have experience leading AI transformations within an engineering organization. Plaid's NEA is undergoing significant technological advancements towards autonomous systems, making this role pivotal in shaping the future of financial network intelligence.
Skills
Python
Java
Kubernetes
Docker
AWS
CI/CD
ML
Data Pipelines
AI
Fintech
APIs
SQL
Microservices
Scalability
Automation
Monitoring
Performance Optimization
Security
Cross-functional Collaboration
Agile Methodologies
What you'll do
Set engineering strategy for NEA, balancing product delivery with foundational investment.
Manage six engineering managers, coaching and developing the management bench.
Own technical direction for NEA's platform, including integration frameworks and ML pipelines.
Drive recruiting and hiring across the org, setting the bar and making final decisions.
Partner cross-functionally to prioritize roadmap items and make tradeoffs.
What we're looking for
10+ years of software engineering experience, including 5+ years in management.
Proven leadership in directing large engineering teams (40-50 people).
Strong track record of building technical foundations with long-term benefits.
Experience collaborating cross-functionally with product, data, operations, and business teams.
Expertise in setting technical direction and making strategic investment decisions.
Leading AI transformation within an engineering organization is preferred.
Market check
Salary context
This
$264,000–$400,000
range sits above
97%
of similar postings on FindRole.
Peer median band
$135,000–$211,200
Median floor and ceiling across peers.
Typical midpoint (25–75%)
$142,425–$215,125
Middle half of comparable postings.
Based on 239 comparable postings.*
* 240 is the maximum number of comparable postings sampled.
Employer
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
127 open roles
on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs
$186,000–$262,800
across 127 roles with salary data.