Senior Software Engineer, Full Stack

Plaid

Quick summary

Work type: On-site
Location: New York, NY
Salary: $190,800–$262,800 / yr
Posted: 47 days ago
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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Salary context

Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

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This role $227k

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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 98 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $190,800–$262,800 across 98 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Senior Software Engineer, Full Stack

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As a Senior Software Engineer joining our dynamic New York City team, you will build across the full stack to deliver innovative solutions that address real customer needs. You’ll collaborate closely with product managers and designers to define requirements and develop features, ensuring high code quality through clean, maintainable, and well-tested code while participating in code reviews and technical discussions. Your responsibilities include building automated tests, monitoring system performance, troubleshooting issues, and contributing to system design decisions that ensure reliability, security, and scalability. You will also support the growth of our engineering culture by mentoring junior engineers and fostering a collaborative environment. Ideal candidates have over five years of software engineering experience with expertise in backend services using MySQL, microservices architectures, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and modern frontend frameworks. Experience in system design, coding, testing, and effective collaboration across various teams is essential for this role.

Skills

MySQL HTML CSS JavaScript Python Go Ruby Java Node.js React Docker Kubernetes CI/CD Git AWS Google Cloud Platform Azure Terraform PostgreSQL Microservices Service-Oriented Architecture

What you'll do

Build across the full software stack from frontend to backend.
Define requirements and deliver features in collaboration with product managers and designers.
Write clean, maintainable code and participate in technical design discussions.
Develop automated tests and troubleshoot issues in production environments.
Mentor team members and support the growth of engineering culture.

What we're looking for

5+ years of software engineering experience with a track record of shipping production systems or features.
Experience building backend services using relational databases and microservices architectures.
Strong knowledge of HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and modern frontend frameworks for user-facing experiences.
Solid system design, coding, and testing skills across both frontend and backend technologies.
Proven ability to collaborate effectively with product, design, and engineering partners.
Experience mentoring or supporting the growth of other engineers through reviews and guidance.
Comfortable working across product, operations, and data teams to deliver end-to-end solutions.

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