As a Staff Software Engineer on Plaid’s Online Storage team in San Francisco, you will play a pivotal role in evolving the company’s storage systems to be more reliable and scalable. Your day-to-day responsibilities include designing and deploying resilient distributed storage solutions, optimizing query performance and infrastructure costs, and building internal tools to enhance developer efficiency. You will work with Terraform and AWS cloud resources, and have hands-on experience with databases like TiDB, MySQL, or MongoDB. This role requires a strong background in backend systems and database performance optimization, as well as the ability to navigate complex technical challenges and lead migrations with minimal risk. The team focuses on improving the user experience for partner teams interacting with the storage platform, ensuring that product engineers can work more efficiently and confidently.
Skills
Terraform
AWS
SQL
TiDB
MySQL
MongoDB
Go
TypeScript
CI/CD
Docker
Kubernetes
PostgreSQL
Prometheus
Grafana
What you'll do
Build and scale systems to support large datasets with high performance.
Design resilient, distributed storage systems for reliable operation.
Diagnose and resolve complex technical issues within storage engines.
Lead migrations that minimize risk and ensure seamless system transitions.
Improve user experience by reducing friction for product engineers.
What we're looking for
Strong software engineering experience with backend and platform systems.
Deep expertise in storage technologies and database performance optimization.
Experience deploying and orchestrating databases at scale, preferably SQL.
Hands-on experience with Terraform and AWS cloud resources.
Proven ability to design, evolve, and maintain resilient storage platforms.
Market check
Salary context
This
$207,600–$306,600
range sits above
95%
of similar postings on FindRole.
Peer median band
$143,000–$260,000
Median floor and ceiling across peers.
Typical midpoint (25–75%)
$167,625–$217,250
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.
Locations All, Massachusetts, US58 days ago
$136,500–$260,500
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