Engineering Manager: Unified Onboarding Platform Leader

Plaid; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Commission

401(k)

Job summary

Plaid in San Francisco is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead about ten engineers through a major platform migration, unifying onboarding experiences and ensuring reliability as we scale.

You will partner with a Tech Lead, Product, Design, and other squads to set direction, coach engineers, and deliver high-quality code while balancing speed and technical debt.

This role emphasizes leadership, architecture, and a commitment to inclusive teamwork and growth.

Qualifications

• 8+ years as backend or full-stack engineer with scalable systems experience.
• 2+ years of people management and coaching.
• Ability to design, review architecture, and set technical direction.
• Strong user empathy and balance of product outcomes.
• Nice to have: experience with consumer-facing products or PLG dev tools.

Responsibilities

• Set team strategy and the technical roadmap in partnership with the Tech Lead.
• Drive team execution (planning, sprints, delivery) and maintain a high technical bar through design and code reviews.
• Hire, manage, and develop a team of engineers with goals, coaching, and performance feedback.
• Define interfaces and collaborate with Product, Design, and engineering teams to enable a unified platform.
• Keep Link reliable and healthy during the migration and balance new work with long-term system health.

Skills

Backend/Full-stack engineering

People management

Architectural design

Cross-functional collaboration

PLG tooling (nice to have)

Job description

Plaid in San Francisco is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead about ten engineers through a major platform migration, unifying onboarding experiences and ensuring reliability as we scale.

You will partner with a Tech Lead, Product, Design, and other squads to set direction, coach engineers, and deliver high-quality code while balancing speed and technical debt.

This role emphasizes leadership, architecture, and a commitment to inclusive teamwork and growth.