Engineering Manager - Intelligent Tooling at Plaid

The ideal candidate is a technical leader with at least eight years of experience who has transitioned from a senior IC role into managing engineering teams. You should have a proven track record of building internal developer platforms and a deep, hands-on understanding of how to integrate LLMs and agentic workflows into the software development lifecycle. **What makes it worth a look...** This is a high-leverage role where you will build a brand-new team from the ground up to spearhead Plaid’s transition into an AI-first organization. The compensation is highly competitive, reaching up to $366,000, and the position offers the rare chance to define the technical foundations for how hundreds of engineers will code and deploy software by 2026. **You might be a good fit if you...** * Have managed engineering teams for at least 3 years and enjoy hiring and setting team culture. * Use AI coding assistants daily and understand how to measure their actual impact on developer productivity. * Have experience maintaining high-reliability internal platforms like Retool or customized IDPs. * Can navigate complex security and legal requirements to get cutting-edge AI tools into production.