# Senior Software Engineer, Backend

**Company:** [Plaid](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/plaid)
**Location:** New York, NY, San Francisco, CA, Seattle, WA
**Role:** Backend Engineering
**Salary:** $191k – $287k/yr
**Experience:** 5+ years
**Skills:** MySQL, Relational Databases, Microservices, System Design, Java, Backend Services, APIs, Automated Testing
**Posted:** 2026-05-04

> Builds and maintains scalable backend services and APIs for financial data connectivity, focusing on performance and reliability. Requires 5+ years experience with microservices, relational databases, strong coding skills, and leadership in mentoring engineers.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Build and maintain backend services with a focus on performance, reliability and scalability.
- Work closely with product managers 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.
- 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.

## Qualifications
- 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.

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