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We enable Plaid to quickly build safe and secure products while ensuring that Plaid's users, data, and infrastructure remains protected. You will join a team responsible for the secure backbone of Plaid. As we look toward 2026, you will have the opportunity to define industry standards in areas like: Next-Generation Authorization; Agentic Security Capabilities; Zero Trust Architecture; AI Guardrails; Cryptographic Services; Network Security.
Job Responsibility:
Design & Code: Write high-quality, scalable code to enhance product security or support security functions
Architect: Lead the technical design of complex, cross-functional security systems
Consult & Embed: Act as a security subject matter expert for other engineering teams
Operate: Own your systems in production
Innovate: Contribute to the broader security industry
Requirements:
Strong Software Engineering skills: 5+ years of experience building distributed systems, backend services, or infrastructure
You are "security-curious": understand the fundamentals of security (encryption, auth protocols like OIDC/OAuth, network security)
You think at a system-level: can visualize complex dependencies and design solutions that work across dozens of microservices
You are a Partner: can communicate complex security requirements to product managers and engineers with empathy and clarity