This role pays more than
75%
of similar roles. Most pay
$174,150–$240,600
— the shaded band above.
At the midpoint, this role pays about
$241k
versus about
$207k
for comparable roles.
Based on 240 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
35 open roles
on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs
$190,800–$262,800
across 35 roles with salary data.
As a Staff Software Engineer - Data Governance, you will join the Data Governance team to set the technical direction for enforcing data governance at scale. You will lead the design and delivery of multi-quarter, cross-team initiatives, building distributed backend systems that reliably delete, restrict, and track data across dozens of services. Your role involves making high-impact architectural decisions, conducting design reviews, and mentoring engineers while partnering with Legal, Privacy, Security, and product-engineering teams to translate complex regulatory requirements into technical controls. You will work with technologies such as Go or Java to manage large-scale data stores where correctness and auditability are paramount. The core of this role involves solving the technical challenges of data privacy and compliance, specifically regarding verifiable deletion, usage restrictions, and cataloging for sensitive consumer information across a massive data footprint.
What does a Software Engineer earn in California?
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