Software Engineer - Security Engineering

Plaid, a leading financial technology company, is seeking a Security Engineering Software Engineer to join their Security Engineering team. This role is crucial in developing industry-leading security systems and infrastructure that powers thousands of financial applications. The position focuses on building and maintaining critical services including secure data storage, key management systems, and internal platforms for identity, authentication, permissions, and authorization.

The role offers an opportunity to work on sophisticated security challenges while protecting sensitive consumer data across Plaid's vast network covering 12,000 financial institutions in the US, Canada, UK, and Europe. You'll be responsible for developing security capabilities for both infrastructure and sensitive data access, including maintaining essential security infrastructure like the Key Management System and Secure Token Service.

As a Security Engineer at Plaid, you'll collaborate closely with product engineers to ensure all services meet security standards, educate other engineering teams on security best practices, and contribute to incident response programs. The position requires expertise in building scalable systems with a strong focus on security, privacy, and usability requirements.

The compensation package is competitive, ranging from $177,600 to $244,800 base salary, plus additional benefits including equity, medical, dental, vision, and 401(k). Plaid values diversity and encourages applications from candidates with both traditional and non-traditional backgrounds who are passionate about making the financial ecosystem more equitable.