We believe that the way people interact with their finances will drastically improve in the next few years. Were dedicated to empowering this transformation by building the tools and experiences that thousands of developers use to create their own products. Plaid powers the tools millions of people rely on to live a healthier financial life. We work with thousands of companies like Venmo SoFi several of the Fortune 500 and many of the largest banks to make it easy for people to connect their financial accounts to the apps and services they want to use. Plaids network covers 12000 financial institutions across the US Canada UK and Europe. Founded in 2013 the company is headquartered in San Francisco with offices in New York Washington D.C. London and Amsterdam.
The Product Security team is responsible for the processes policies controls and engineering systems that secure Plaids developer- and consumer-facing products. The team focuses on areas including application security vulnerability management secure development lifecycle penetration testing and cloud security. Beyond setting standards the team builds the services components and workflows that protect Plaids products at scale. By moving security left Product Security makes the secure path the easiest path for engineers across the company.
Plaid is looking for a Product Security Engineer who is fundamentally a builder. Unlike traditional product security roles this position is designed for a software engineer who wants to solve security challenges at scale by developing production-grade services libraries and this role youll build and maintain Plaids vulnerability management orchestration service automate workflows to reduce operational toil and create solutions that eliminate entire classes of vulnerabilities. Youll also partner closely with product engineers to ensure services meet security standards support incident response and security awareness efforts and collaborate across the security platform organization to deliver the engineering foundations that make secure development the default at Plaid.
Responsibilities
Build the secure engineering foundations that secure the future of digital finance.
Develop maintainable and secure software to enhance Plaids security posture and create paved roads for developers for easy and default integration of security controls.
Design develop and maintain security-critical services and components.
Develop internal tooling to automate vulnerability detection dependency management and remediation workflows within the CI/CD pipeline.
Replace manual security gates with engineered solutions that allow product teams to ship faster and more securely.
Communicate effectively with managers and team members regarding project deliverables and progress.
Design and implement technical solutions that align with the evolving needs of the business.
Proactively identify and address security vulnerabilities in products and services.
Actively participate in incident response and security awareness initiatives.
Qualifications
While these experience and characteristics are not prerequisites candidates who possess them would be well-suited for the role:
Experience building systems or services related to vulnerability management data encryption key management secret management user authentication service authentication authorization systems and security policy enforcement.
Experience designing distributed systems and microservices with a focus on performance and reliability.
Familiarity with modern cloud infrastructure (AWS Kubernetes Terraform) and how to integrate security controls into them.
A passion for creating tools and libraries that other engineers love to use.
Passionate about educating others on security and privacy.
$188748 - $260652 a year
The target base salary for this position ranges from $188748/year to $260652/year in Zone 1. The target base salary will vary based on the jobs location.
Our geographic zone 1 is as follows:
Zone 1 - San Francisco / New York City / Seattle
The base salary range listed for this full-time position excludes commission (if applicable) equity and benefits. The pay range shown on each job posting is the minimum and maximum target for new-hire salaries. Actual pay may be higher or lower depending on factors like skills experience and relevant education or training.
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 doesnt fully match the job description. We are always looking for team members that will bring something unique to Plaid!
Plaid is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and values diversity at our company. We do not discriminate based on race color national origin ethnicity religion or religious belief sex (including pregnancy childbirth or related medical conditions) sexual orientation gender gender identity gender expression transgender status sexual stereotypes age military or veteran status disability or other applicable legally protected characteristics. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with applicable federal state and local laws. Plaid is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities in our recruiting process. If you need any assistance with your application or interviews due to a disability please let us know at emailprotected.
Please review our Candidate Privacy Noticehere. Required Experience:
IC
We believe that the way people interact with their finances will drastically improve in the next few years. Were dedicated to empowering this transformation by building the tools and experiences that thousands of developers use to create their own products. Plaid powers the tools millions of people ...
We believe that the way people interact with their finances will drastically improve in the next few years. Were dedicated to empowering this transformation by building the tools and experiences that thousands of developers use to create their own products. Plaid powers the tools millions of people rely on to live a healthier financial life. We work with thousands of companies like Venmo SoFi several of the Fortune 500 and many of the largest banks to make it easy for people to connect their financial accounts to the apps and services they want to use. Plaids network covers 12000 financial institutions across the US Canada UK and Europe. Founded in 2013 the company is headquartered in San Francisco with offices in New York Washington D.C. London and Amsterdam.
The Product Security team is responsible for the processes policies controls and engineering systems that secure Plaids developer- and consumer-facing products. The team focuses on areas including application security vulnerability management secure development lifecycle penetration testing and cloud security. Beyond setting standards the team builds the services components and workflows that protect Plaids products at scale. By moving security left Product Security makes the secure path the easiest path for engineers across the company.
Plaid is looking for a Product Security Engineer who is fundamentally a builder. Unlike traditional product security roles this position is designed for a software engineer who wants to solve security challenges at scale by developing production-grade services libraries and this role youll build and maintain Plaids vulnerability management orchestration service automate workflows to reduce operational toil and create solutions that eliminate entire classes of vulnerabilities. Youll also partner closely with product engineers to ensure services meet security standards support incident response and security awareness efforts and collaborate across the security platform organization to deliver the engineering foundations that make secure development the default at Plaid.
Responsibilities
Build the secure engineering foundations that secure the future of digital finance.
Develop maintainable and secure software to enhance Plaids security posture and create paved roads for developers for easy and default integration of security controls.
Design develop and maintain security-critical services and components.
Develop internal tooling to automate vulnerability detection dependency management and remediation workflows within the CI/CD pipeline.
Replace manual security gates with engineered solutions that allow product teams to ship faster and more securely.
Communicate effectively with managers and team members regarding project deliverables and progress.
Design and implement technical solutions that align with the evolving needs of the business.
Proactively identify and address security vulnerabilities in products and services.
Actively participate in incident response and security awareness initiatives.
Qualifications
While these experience and characteristics are not prerequisites candidates who possess them would be well-suited for the role:
Experience building systems or services related to vulnerability management data encryption key management secret management user authentication service authentication authorization systems and security policy enforcement.
Experience designing distributed systems and microservices with a focus on performance and reliability.
Familiarity with modern cloud infrastructure (AWS Kubernetes Terraform) and how to integrate security controls into them.
A passion for creating tools and libraries that other engineers love to use.
Passionate about educating others on security and privacy.
$188748 - $260652 a year
The target base salary for this position ranges from $188748/year to $260652/year in Zone 1. The target base salary will vary based on the jobs location.
Our geographic zone 1 is as follows:
Zone 1 - San Francisco / New York City / Seattle
The base salary range listed for this full-time position excludes commission (if applicable) equity and benefits. The pay range shown on each job posting is the minimum and maximum target for new-hire salaries. Actual pay may be higher or lower depending on factors like skills experience and relevant education or training.
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 doesnt fully match the job description. We are always looking for team members that will bring something unique to Plaid!
Plaid is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and values diversity at our company. We do not discriminate based on race color national origin ethnicity religion or religious belief sex (including pregnancy childbirth or related medical conditions) sexual orientation gender gender identity gender expression transgender status sexual stereotypes age military or veteran status disability or other applicable legally protected characteristics. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with applicable federal state and local laws. Plaid is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities in our recruiting process. If you need any assistance with your application or interviews due to a disability please let us know at emailprotected.
Please review our Candidate Privacy Noticehere. Required Experience:
IC
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