Engineering Manager — Backend Systems & Product Roadmaps

Plaid Inc.; United States; On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Commission

Medical benefits

401(k)

Job summary

Plaid Inc. seeks a Senior Engineering Manager to lead a team building the financial data products behind next‑gen personal finance apps.

You will shape the roadmap for Transactions, Investments, and Liabilities, balancing new capabilities with reliability and data quality, while partnering with Product and customers to turn Plaid's network into valuable AI‑powered capabilities. You will mentor engineers, drive technical design, and collaborate with GTM to set realistic commitments, delivering

Qualifications

• 8+ years of software engineering experience, including time as a Staff-level engineer before transitioning into management.
• 1+ years of engineering management.
• Deep experience designing and operating reliable backend systems and APIs at scale.
• Track record of building and growing high-performing engineering teams, either as an engineer or a manager.
• Strong product judgment, including shaping roadmaps and balancing new features with foundational investments.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of 7 engineers, ranging from early-career to senior, supporting their growth through clear expectations, coaching, and feedback.
• Define the team’s long-term direction with Product, balancing new capabilities with investments in reliability, data quality, and scale.
• Dive into technical design and execution, helping the team make sound decisions across the product suite.
• Drive projects from ambiguous customer problems through launch, adoption, and ongoing improvement.
• Work directly with customers and go-to-market partners to shape solutions, explain tradeoffs, and set realistic commitments.
• Build a team that delivers consistently and takes ownership of both customer outcomes and the health of its systems.

Skills

Engineering leadership

Staff-level engineer

Engineering management

Backend systems design

APIs at scale

Roadmap shaping

Tools

Backend APIs

Cloud services

Job description

Plaid Inc. seeks a Senior Engineering Manager to lead a team building the financial data products behind next‑gen personal finance apps.

You will shape the roadmap for Transactions, Investments, and Liabilities, balancing new capabilities with reliability and data quality, while partnering with Product and customers to turn Plaid's network into valuable AI‑powered capabilities. You will mentor engineers, drive technical design, and collaborate with GTM to set realistic commitments, delivering