Senior Backend Engineer - Scale Financial APIs

Plaid Inc.; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Commission

Medical, dental, vision

Job summary

Plaid Inc. in Seattle, WA is seeking a Software Engineer to design and build scalable backend services and APIs. You will collaborate with product managers, designers and engineers to ship reliable systems that power millions of users.

We value ownership, fast learning, and mentoring junior engineers as the team grows. The role focuses on performance, reliability, and high-quality code within a collaborative, inclusive environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in software engineering with a proven track record shipping projects.
• Experience with MySQL or other relational databases.
• Experience working with microservices.
• Excellent coding, testing, and system design skills.
• Proven ability to collaborate across teams (product, operations, design) and mentor junior engineers.

Responsibilities

• Design & Development: Build and maintain backend services focused on performance, reliability and scalability.
• Collaboration: Define and implement features with product managers and stakeholders.
• Code Quality: Write clean, maintainable, and efficient code.
• Testing & Debugging: Create automated tests, troubleshoot and resolve issues.
• Engage in hands-on coding and architectural design, upholding high technical standards.
• Grow the team through mentorship and code reviews.

Skills

Software engineering

MySQL

Microservices

Code testing

Leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Mentorship

Job description

Plaid Inc. in Seattle, WA is seeking a Software Engineer to design and build scalable backend services and APIs. You will collaborate with product managers, designers and engineers to ship reliable systems that power millions of users.

We value ownership, fast learning, and mentoring junior engineers as the team grows. The role focuses on performance, reliability, and high-quality code within a collaborative, inclusive environment.