Software Engineer, Full Stack

Plaid•Seattle, WA

12d

About The Position

As a Fullstack Software Engineer, you will design and build the systems and experiences that power how millions of people connect to their finances. You will work across the stack, building scalable backend services and APIs while also crafting intuitive, high-quality frontend experiences that bring those systems to life. This role is ideal for engineers who enjoy switching between backend problem-solving and frontend user experience work, and who are excited to grow their impact across both. You will collaborate closely with product managers, designers, and other engineers to ship products that are reliable, secure, and delightful to use. At Plaid, engineers take ownership early, contribute to architectural decisions, and see their work reach millions of users.

Requirements

2-4 years of experience in full-stack development
Working knowledge of HTML, CSS, Javascript and modern frameworks and libraries
Working knowledge of one or more programming languages such as Python, Java, Go, or Node.js
Experience MySQL or other relational databases
Experience working with microservices
Experience with API design
Excellent coding and testing skills
High ownership
Customer empathy

Responsibilities

Design, develop and maintain both frontend and backend components
Develop APIs and services, focusing on scalability, security and performance (Majority Backend Focus 60-70%)
Build delightful experiences using modern JavaScript frameworks and libraries (Frontend Focus 30-40%)
Work closely with product managers, product designers and other stakeholders to define and implement new features that meet product and customer needs
Write clean, maintainable and efficient code
Develop automated tests to ensure the quality and reliability of the codebase
Troubleshoot and resolve issues