# Experienced Engineering Manager, Payments at Plaid

- Company: Plaid
- What the company does: Plaid helps all companies build fintech solutions by making it easy, safe and reliable for people to connect their financial data to apps and services. Backed by Index, Kleiner Perkins and NEA.
- Company website: http://plaid.com/
- Type: Startups
- Level: Senior
- Location: New York City Office
- Work setup: Remote
- Pay: $264K to $400K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-11-05
- Apply by: 2026-12-20
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/plaid/c6d60c71-94f6-4083-a7ab-48a6b8e77f05?utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/plaid-experienced-engineering-manager-payments/

## About the role

Set engineering strategy for Payments in partnership with the Product Area Lead, balancing product delivery against foundational investment across three teams. Manage three engineering managers — coach them, calibrate performance, and build the management bench. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

## What they're looking for

- 10+ years of software engineering experience and 4+ years in engineering management, including 1+ years managing managers
- Experience leading an engineering organization of 20+ through an EM layer
- Experience owning transactional, high-reliability systems where correctness and availability have direct financial consequences
- Track record of building technical foundations that created compounding returns
- Experience working cross-functionally with product, data, operations, and business teams as a true partner
- Nice to have: bank payments experience (ACH, RTP, FedNow, or card rails), experience shipping ML-powered risk or fraud products, and experience leading AI transformation in an engineering org

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