Join Plaid's Network Enablement and Access (NEA) organization as a senior engineering leader, overseeing a 50+ person team across eight technical teams. You will partner with the Product Area Lead to set strategic direction, manage six engineering managers, and drive hiring for over ten open roles while setting high standards for recruitment and performance. Your responsibilities include shaping technical foundations like integration frameworks, automation infrastructure, ML/data pipelines, and customer-facing interfaces. Ideal candidates have 10+ years of software engineering experience and 5+ in management, with a proven track record of building scalable systems and working cross-functionally. Experience leading AI transformations within an engineering organization is highly desirable as NEA transitions towards autonomous agentic systems for network monitoring and maintenance.
Skills
Python
Java
Kubernetes
Docker
AWS
CI/CD
ML
Data Pipelines
AI
Automation Infrastructure
PostgreSQL
Fintech
Cross-functional Collaboration
What you'll do
Set engineering strategy for NEA, balancing product delivery with foundational investments.
Manage six engineering managers, coaching and developing the management bench.
Own technical direction for NEA's platform, including integration frameworks and automation infrastructure.
Drive recruiting and hiring across the organization, setting the bar and making final decisions.
Partner cross-functionally to prioritize roadmap priorities and make tradeoffs.
What we're looking for
10+ years of software engineering experience and 5+ years in engineering management.
Proven leadership in managing large engineering teams (40-50 people) at the director level or equivalent.
Strong track record of building technical foundations that yield long-term benefits.
Experience collaborating cross-functionally with product, data, operations, and business teams.
Expertise in setting technical direction for complex platforms and making strategic investment decisions.
Leadership in AI transformation within engineering organizations (preferred).
Background in fintech or related industry (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.