Senior Developer Relations Engineer - Customer Growth and Experience

Plaid

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San Francisco Hq, US Posted 66 days ago $156,000–$213,600 / year
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TL;DR

As a Senior Developer Relations Engineer at Plaid’s San Francisco headquarters, you will join the Customer Growth and Experience team to empower developers by creating best-in-class developer experiences. Your daily tasks include crafting and refining API documentation, designing sample applications and tutorial videos, maintaining developer resources like Postman collections and websites, and advocating for developers within internal teams. You’ll collaborate closely with Product, Engineering, Design, and Marketing to ensure Plaid’s APIs are easy to integrate and use. Ideal candidates have 5+ years of experience in Developer Relations or related technical roles, proficiency in both backend and frontend languages, and a knack for clear communication. Familiarity with OpenAPI, web or mobile development, and B2B API work is beneficial.

Skills

Python JavaScript OpenAPI Postman Markdown Git Swagger CI/CD RESTful APIs SQL NoSQL Web Development Mobile Development B2B APIs GitHub JSON YAML Docker Kubernetes AWS Google Cloud Platform Azure

What you'll do

  • Create and enhance developer documentation for Plaid’s APIs.
  • Design and develop sample applications, demos, and tutorial videos.
  • Maintain and improve developer-facing resources like the Postman collection.
  • Advocate for developers by translating their needs into actionable insights.
  • Collaborate with internal teams to ensure a best-in-class developer experience.

What we're looking for

  • 5+ years of experience in Developer Relations or related technical roles.
  • Proficient in writing clear, idiomatic code in backend and frontend languages.
  • Experience building sample applications and technical demos for APIs.
  • Strong ability to write high-quality developer documentation from scratch.
  • Quick learner with excellent communication skills for new technologies.
  • Demonstrated empathy towards developers and advocacy for their needs.

Market check

Salary context

This $156,000–$213,600 range sits above 69% of similar postings on FindRole.

Peer median band

$119,782–$214,950

Median floor and ceiling across peers.

Typical midpoint (25–75%)

$140,725–$204,725

Middle half of comparable postings.

Based on 240 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.

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