Senior Data Scientist - Data Foundations & AI
Plaid · San Francisco HQ · All Departments
About this role
Plaid is hiring a senior-level Data Scientist based in San Francisco HQ. The posting calls out experience with Python, SQL, Machine Learning, Automation. Compensation is listed at $190,800–$262,800 per year.
- Role
- Data Scientist
- Function
- data engineering
- Level
- senior
- Track
- Individual contributor
- Employment
- Full-time
- Location
- San Francisco HQ
- Department
- All Departments
- Posted
- Mar 26, 2026
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Job description
from Plaid careersWe believe that the way people interact with their finances will drastically improve in the next few years. We’re 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. Plaid’s network covers 12,000 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 Data Foundation & AI team builds advanced ML/AI models and applications that enable product teams to deliver intelligence at scale. We design infrastructure and abstractions that make AI development faster, more reliable, and more impactful. From embeddings and representation learning to applied AI systems, our work provides the building blocks for the next generation of financial services on Plaid.