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# Software Engineer, Backend

- **Company:** Plaid's Network
- **Location:** New York, NY, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Clean Code Principles, Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Automation of Tests, Software Quality, Relational Databases, MySQL, Software Engineering, Build Management, Software Coding, Microservices
- **Published:** May 28, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/456bdb1d-b270-4bce-a74f-c4609932da30

## About the Role

* 5+ years of experience with extensive experience in software engineering with a proven track record of shipping successful projects.
 * Experience with MySQL or other relational databases.
 * Experience working with microservices.
 * Excellent coding, testing, and system design skills.
 * Prior experience with cross functional collaboration, communication and project management skills.
 * Demonstrated leadership skills and the ability to mentor and guide junior engineers.
 * Ability to work with operations, product, design, and data science.

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!

## Description

Plaid's mission is to unlock financial freedom for everyone by making money movement and access to financial data simple and secure. As a Software Engineer, you will design and build the systems that power how millions of people connect to their finances. You will work across the stack, from reliable backend services and APIs to intuitive applications that bring those systems to life. You will collaborate with engineers, product managers, and designers to ship products that make financial services more accessible and transparent. At Plaid, engineers take ownership early, grow quickly, and see their work reach millions of users., * Design & Development: Build and maintain backend services with a focus on performance, reliability and scalability.

 * Collaboration: Work closely with product managers and other stakeholders to define and implement new features that meet product and customer needs.
 * Code Quality: Write clean, maintainable and efficient code.
 * Testing & Debugging: Develop automated tests to ensure the quality and reliability of the codebase. Troubleshoot and resolve issues.
 * Engage in hands-on coding and architectural design, setting and maintaining high technical standards for a high performing team.
 * Grow the team via mentorship and leadership, reviewing technical documents and code changes.


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