- Over 8 years of professional experience in backend systems, SRE, or platform engineering roles.
- Proven track record of designing reliability programs—such as service maturity models or SLI frameworks—that achieved cross-team adoption.
- Direct experience building or operating canary rollout systems, metric-gated analysis, or automated rollback infrastructure.
- Technical proficiency in software development, with a preference for Go or similar systems languages.
- Ability to drive organizational change and influence engineering culture without formal authority.
- Sound technical judgment in high-stakes production scenarios, balancing user impact with developer velocity.
- Prior exposure to Kubernetes, service mesh technologies, Prometheus, or ArgoCD is considered a strong asset.
Our culture is rooted in impact and collective growth. We seek technical leaders who resonate with our principles of inventing tomorrow and embracing openness.
Our mission at Plaid is to unlock financial freedom for everyone. To support that mission, we seek to build a diverse team of driven individuals who care deeply about making the financial ecosystem more equitable. We recognize that strong qualifications can come from both prior work experiences and lived experiences. 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!
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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.