Experienced Infrastructure Engineer

Plaid, a fintech leader founded in 2013, is revolutionizing how people interact with their finances by building essential tools for developers. Their infrastructure handles millions of daily requests, connecting thousands of companies like Venmo and SoFi to over 12,000 financial institutions across the US, Canada, UK, and Europe.

As an Infrastructure Engineer at Plaid, you'll play a crucial role in building and scaling the foundations of their production engineering, developer operations, and deployments. The position requires expertise in core orchestration platforms and close collaboration with product teams to ship new features. You'll be responsible for maintaining system stability and creating robust infrastructure serving millions of users.

The role combines technical depth with broad system knowledge, requiring experience in technologies like Kubernetes, Terraform, and various databases. Plaid emphasizes an impact-oriented culture with clean, scalable code and provides an environment optimized for engineering excellence through efficient meeting practices and async communication.

The position offers competitive compensation ($136,000-$270,000 based on location), comprehensive benefits, and equity. Plaid values diversity and maintains an inclusive workplace, considering both professional experience and lived experiences in their hiring process. This is an opportunity to join a mission-driven company working to unlock financial freedom for everyone while building critical infrastructure that powers the fintech ecosystem.