# Engineering Manager

**Company:** [Plaid](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/plaid)
**Location:** San Francisco, CA
**Role:** Engineering Management
**Salary:** $216k – $328k/yr
**Experience:** 8+ years
**Skills:** Software Architecture, Team Leadership, Technical Strategy, Roadmap Planning, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Scalable Systems Design, Engineering Management, Coaching And Feedback
**Posted:** 2026-06-30

> Lead a team of 8 engineers building the foundational platform for Plaid's Dashboard (dashboard.plaid.com). Define long-term strategy, drive high-impact outcomes, and grow high-performing teams while maintaining high technical quality and velocity.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Lead a team of 8 engineers (Junior to Staff level), developing them through clear goal setting, coaching, and feedback.
- Define and drive the long-term strategy for the foundational Dashboard area, in close partnership with technical and product leaders.
- Collaborate with cross-functional partners to identify high-leverage opportunities, shape the roadmap, and dive deep into technical design and execution details to ensure consistent delivery of high-impact business outcomes.
- Uphold a high bar for technical quality and delivery velocity, leading by example.

## Qualifications
- 8+ years of industry experience, including time as a Staff-level engineer before transitioning into management.
- 1+ years of engineering management experience.
- Deep experience designing scalable, reliable architectures that support real-world products at scale.
- Track record of building and growing high performing engineering teams (either as an engineer or a manager).

**Nice-to-have:** Experience as a former product engineer.

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