Senior Software Engineer, Backend

Plaid · Fintech · Seattle, WA · All Cost Centers

Senior Backend Software Engineer at Plaid, a fintech company focused on financial data and money movement. The role involves designing and building backend services and APIs that power financial products used by millions of people. Responsibilities include hands-on coding, architectural design, collaboration with cross-functional teams, testing, debugging, and mentorship.

What you'd actually do

  1. Build and maintain backend services with a focus on performance, reliability and scalability.
  2. Work closely with product managers and other stakeholders to define and implement new features that meet product and customer needs.
  3. Write clean, maintainable and efficient code.
  4. Develop automated tests to ensure the quality and reliability of the codebase. Troubleshoot and resolve issues.
  5. Engage in hands-on coding and architectural design, setting and maintaining high technical standards for a high performing team.

Skills

Required

  • 5+ years of experience in software engineering
  • MySQL or other relational databases
  • microservices
  • coding skills
  • testing skills
  • system design skills
  • cross functional collaboration
  • communication skills
  • project management skills
  • leadership skills
  • mentoring junior engineers

What the JD emphasized

  • shipping successful projects
  • technical standards