This role pays more than
78%
of similar roles. Most pay
$179,418–$238,250
— the shaded band above.
At the midpoint, this role pays about
$241k
versus about
$209k
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.
Staff Software Engineer - Protect joins the Protect Core team to set technical direction for systems serving Trust Index scores and fraud attributes in real time. This role involves leading multi-quarter initiatives while remaining hands-on in architecture, production code, data investigation, and debugging. You will collaborate with Data Science, Machine Learning, and product teams to identify new fraud signals, build prototypes to test assumptions, and develop reliable production systems. The work focuses on solving complex problems like first-party fraud, synthetic identities, and account takeovers by leveraging network-level visibility. Key technical tasks include managing API changes, navigating data landscapes using Jupyter notebooks and Spark jobs, and developing in Tecton. You will also lead AI-assisted engineering efforts and mentor others while balancing rapid experimentation with durable systems to deliver measurable value in the fraud detection domain.
What does a Software Engineer earn in California?
Median $214000 from 775 postings across 63 companies.