Engineering Leader, Security - Remote

Overview

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.

In Short

• Security owns and maintains core security primitives that enable products and services to be launched quickly and safely.
• Security Engineering is a software engineering team within Security.
• The team focuses on developing scalable, highly available, industry-leading security services and infrastructure.
• Responsible for secure data storage and loss prevention, key management, and identity platform.
• Internal authentication systems, internal permission management, and access control are key responsibilities.
• Owns critical services such as Key Management System and Secure Token Service.
• Looking for a dynamic engineering leader to support building secure products and infrastructure.
• Role plays a critical cross-functional role across engineering.
• Execution and delivery of security primitives, services, and infrastructure are key tasks.
• Supports technology initiatives driving the growth of the business.

Requirements

• Experience in security engineering and software engineering.
• Strong understanding of data storage and key management.
• Experience with identity platforms and authentication systems.
• Knowledge of access control mechanisms.
• Ability to lead cross-functional teams.
• Experience in developing scalable security services.
• Strong problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Passion for building secure products.

Benefits

• Opportunity to work with leading financial institutions.
• Dynamic and innovative work environment.
• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Professional development opportunities.
• Collaborative team culture.
• Flexible work arrangements.
• Access to cutting-edge technology.
• Health and wellness programs.
• Work-life balance initiatives.
• Impactful work that empowers financial transformation.