Staff Software Engineer - Security Engineering

Segment (Twilio); New York (NY); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

401(k)

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Job summary

Plaid is seeking a Security Engineer to build and maintain the company’s security infrastructure and data protections. You will collaborate with product engineers, lead security initiatives, and drive improvements across IAM, key management, and network defenses.

You will contribute to incident response, train other teams, and ensure security standards are met across Plaid’s platforms and services in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Experience building secure, scalable systems and services.
• Ability to design security in for privacy, usability, scalability and cost.
• Some leadership experience such as a team lead.

Responsibilities

• Develop secure software to protect Plaid infrastructure and data.
• Collaborate with leaders to set short- and long-term security strategy.
• Educate and assist other teams to improve security practices.
• Participate in incident response and security awareness initiatives.

Skills

Security engineering

Leadership

Threat modeling

Security architecture

Incident response

Tools

IAM Gateway

Key Management System

Network Firewall

Job description

We believe that the way people interact with their finances will drastically improve in the next few years. We’re dedicated to empowering this transformation by building the tools and experiences that thousands of developers use to create their own products. Plaid powers the tools millions of people rely on to live a healthier financial life. We work with thousands of companies like Venmo, SoFi, several of the Fortune 500, and many of the largest banks to make it easy for people to connect their financial accounts to the apps and services they want to use. Plaid’s network covers 12,000 financial institutions across the US, Canada, UK and Europe. Founded in 2013, the company is headquartered in San Francisco with offices in New York, Washington D.C., London and Amsterdam.

Security Engineering is the engineering function inside the Plaid security org that focuses on developing the industry‑leading security systems and infrastructure. Security Engineering owns most of Plaid’s security‑related infrastructure: secure data storage, key management systems, internal identity platform, internal authentication systems, internal permission management, and internal authorization service. We develop solutions across data encryption, key management, access control, and data loss prevention to protect sensitive consumer data. We believe in the Zero Trust security model and are always looking for ways to improve our authentication and access‑control platforms.

About the role

You will develop security capabilities to secure Plaid infrastructure and sensitive data access. You will lead the team’s strategic planning in collaboration with the manager and other senior engineers. You will own, maintain, and build Plaid’s security infrastructure and services like IAM Gateway, Key Management System and Network Firewall. You will consult with product engineers to ensure Plaid services meet security standards. You will help educate and support other engineering teams to improve security in their own products and services. You will assist with Plaid’s incident response and security awareness programs.

Responsibilities

Develop maintainable and secure software to enhance Plaid's infrastructure and protect sensitive data. Collaborate with team leaders to develop and execute team strategy in the short and long term. Communicate effectively with managers and team members regarding project deliverables and progress. Design and implement technical solutions that align with the evolving needs of the business. Actively participate in incident response and security awareness initiatives.

Qualifications

Experience building scalable systems and services. Experience architecting software systems to meet security, privacy, usability, scalability and cost requirements. Some type of leadership experience like team lead.

Experience building systems or services related to data encryption, key management, secret management, certificate management, transport security, user authentication, device authentication, service authentication, permission management, authorization systems, and security policy enforcement. Experience with securing critical and sensitive information assets. Experience with data platforms and data infrastructure. Experience with threat modeling, security architecture reviews, or incident response. Passionate about educating others on security and privacy.

Benefits

Additional compensation in the form(s) of equity and/or commission are dependent on the position offered. Plaid provides a comprehensive benefit plan, including medical, dental, vision, and 401(k). Pay is based on factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience and skillset, and location. Pay and benefits are subject to change at any time, consistent with the terms of any applicable compensation or benefit plans.

Equal Opportunity

Plaid is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and values diversity at our company. We do not discriminate based on race, color, national origin, ethnicity, religion or religious belief, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, sexual stereotypes, age, military or veteran status, disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state, and local laws.

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