Software Engineer (Security Engineering)

Join Plaid, a leading financial technology company, as a Software Engineer in the Security Engineering team. In this role, you will develop and maintain security infrastructure and services, consult with product engineers to ensure security standards are met, and assist with incident response and security awareness programs. You will have the opportunity to work in vibrant offices in San Francisco, New York City, and Raleigh-Durham, with competitive pay and comprehensive health benefits.

• Develop and maintain Plaid’s security infrastructure and services, including Key Management System and Secure Token Service.
• Collaborate with product engineers to ensure Plaid services meet security standards and assist with incident response.
• Design and implement technical solutions that align with the evolving needs of the business, focusing on security capabilities.
• Experience architecting software systems to meet security, privacy, usability, scalability and cost requirements
• Passionate about educating others on security and privacy
• 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
• While these experience and characteristics are not prerequisites, candidates who possess them would be well-suited for the role:
• Experience with threat modeling, security architecture reviews, or incident response
• Experience building scalable systems and services
• Experience with data platforms and data infrastructure
• Experience with securing critical and sensitive information assets
• We encourage you to apply to a role even if your experience doesn't fully match the job description. We are always looking for team members that will bring something unique to Plaid!