Senior Developer Relations Engineer

About the Role

Join Plaid's Developer Relations team to empower fintech companies worldwide by creating best-in-class developer experiences with our financial services APIs.

Responsibilities

• Create and evolve developer documentation for Plaid’s APIs, distilling complex technical topics into approachable explanations.
• Design and build sample applications, demos, and tutorial videos to showcase Plaid's API benefits and best practices.
• Improve and maintain developer-facing resources like the Postman collection and documentation website.
• Serve as the developer’s advocate, translating external needs into actionable insights for internal teams.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Product, Engineering, Design, and Marketing to ensure a best-in-class developer experience.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in Developer Relations, Developer Advocacy, or similar roles, or a combination of 2+ years in Developer Relations and 3+ years in related technical roles (e.g., Software Engineering, Solutions Engineering).
• Ability to write clear, idiomatic code in at least one backend and one frontend language.
• Experience building sample applications and technical demos.
• Experience writing high-quality developer documentation and identifying documentation gaps.
• Ability to quickly learn and clearly explain new technologies and concepts.
• Strong developer empathy and the ability to communicate what matters most to developers.
• Ability to thoughtfully leverage generative AI to accelerate work while maintaining high quality.

Nice-to-Haves

• Familiarity with OpenAPI.
• Experience with web or mobile development.
• Experience working on B2B APIs.
• Experience building or growing developer communities around B2B APIs.
• Strong presentation skills.
• Experience creating technical content across various formats (slide decks, diagrams, web apps, video).