Plaid
Software Engineer - Security Engineering
$189K–$243K
Seattle Office +2 · On-site · Full-time · Posted Oct 21, 2026
- Location
- Seattle Office
New York City Office
San Francisco HQ
About the job
Build and maintain security infrastructure and services that protect Plaid’s systems and sensitive consumer data.
What you'll do
- Develop and maintain secure software and security infrastructure, including key management and secure token services.
- Consult with product engineers and support other teams in improving security practices.
- Participate in incident response and security awareness initiatives.
What they ask for
- Experience building scalable systems and services.
- Experience architecting software systems to meet security, privacy, usability, scalability, and cost requirements.
Nice to have
- Experience with security systems such as encryption, key management, authentication, authorization, and security policy enforcement.
- Experience securing sensitive information, working with data infrastructure, threat modeling, security reviews, or incident response.
Pay
$188,748 – $242,676 (USD; base salary)
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