Senior Developer Relations Engineer

Plaid
San Francisco, Seattle, New York
Workplace: RemoteFull timeUSD 156,000 - 194,400 annuallyFunction: Software EngineeringExperience: 5+ yearsSkills: ["Communication","Developer empathy","Cross-functional collaboration","Technical writing","Presentations"]

Help fintech developers integrate with Plaid by creating and evolving API documentation, writing clear technical explanations, and producing best-practice demos, sample apps, tutorial videos, and developer-facing resources. Maintain assets like the Postman collection and documentation site, and act as the developer’s advocate by translating community needs into actionable product and documentation insights through cross-functional collaboration across Product, Engineering, Design, and Marketing.

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Senior Developer Relations Engineer

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Job Summary

Help fintech developers integrate with Plaid by creating and evolving API documentation, writing clear technical explanations, and producing best-practice demos, sample apps, tutorial videos, and developer-facing resources. Maintain assets like the Postman collection and documentation site, and act as the developer’s advocate by translating community needs into actionable product and documentation insights through cross-functional collaboration across Product, Engineering, Design, and Marketing.
Location: San Francisco, Seattle, New York
Workplace: Remote
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Software Engineering
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Create and evolve developer documentation for Plaid’s APIs, improving clarity, accuracy, and usability for a broad developer audience.
  • •Design and build sample applications, demos, and tutorial videos that demonstrate benefits and best practices for integrating with Plaid APIs.
  • •Improve and maintain developer-facing resources, including the Postman collection, documentation website, and other assets.
  • •Serve as the developer’s advocate by translating external developer needs into actionable product and documentation insights.
  • •Collaborate cross-functionally with Product, Engineering, Design, and Marketing to scale a best-in-class developer experience and onboarding.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 156,000 - 194,400 annually
Equity and Bonus:Equity
Perks:Health InsuranceDentalVision401k

Key Requirements

  • •5+ years of experience in Developer Relations/Developer Advocacy (or 2+ years in Developer Relations plus 3+ years in related technical roles such as Software Engineering, Solutions Engineering, Implementation, or Sales Engineering).
  • •Ability to write clear, idiomatic code in at least one widely used backend language and one frontend language.
  • •Experience building sample applications and technical demos.
  • •Experience writing high-quality developer documentation from scratch and identifying gaps or improvements in existing documentation.
  • •Ability to quickly learn and clearly explain new technologies, with strong developer empathy and experience leveraging generative AI for external-facing content quality.
Experience:5+ yearsFintechDeveloper relationsDeveloper advocacy
Skills:CommunicationDeveloper empathyCross-functional collaborationTechnical writingPresentations
Tech Stack:Plaid APIsAPIsPostmanOpenAPIGenerative AIDeveloper documentationSample applicationsTutorial videosWeb or mobile development

Company Brief

Plaid
Provides APIs that enable applications to connect with users’ bank accounts, verify financial data, and power payment and account verification workflows for fintechs and financial services companies.
Industry: Fintech Infrastructure
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Growth: Scaleup
Valuation: Unicorn (USD 1B+)
Funding: Series D
Headquarters: San Francisco, United States
Founded: 2013
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