Senior Software Engineer, Backend

Plaid · Fintech · New York, NY · All Cost Centers

Senior Backend Software Engineer at Plaid, a fintech company focused on enabling financial data access and money movement. The role involves designing, building, and maintaining backend services and APIs, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and ensuring code quality and reliability. Emphasis on ownership, mentorship, and shipping products that impact millions of users in the financial ecosystem.

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.
  5. Troubleshoot and resolve issues.

Skills

Required

  • Software engineering
  • Backend services
  • APIs
  • MySQL or other relational databases
  • Microservices
  • Coding
  • Testing
  • System design
  • Cross functional collaboration
  • Communication
  • Project management
  • Leadership
  • Mentorship

Nice to have

  • designing systems
  • architectural design
  • technical standards
  • technical documents
  • code changes

What the JD emphasized

  • 5+ years of experience with extensive experience in software engineering with a proven track record of shipping successful projects.
  • Demonstrated leadership skills and the ability to mentor and guide junior engineers.