What to expect in the Plaid - Engineering - Remote interview process

## Plaid Software Engineer Interview Guide & Process Plaid connects financial accounts to apps. They value rigorous API design, security, and developer experience. Python, Go, and TypeScript are heavily used. ### 1. Recruiter Screen (30 mins) Standard background and logistics call. ### 2. Technical Screen (1 hour) Usually a practical coding problem, like parsing API responses, handling pagination, or manipulating JSON data. ### 3. Onsite Loop (5 hours) - **Architecture / System Design:** Designing a system to securely ingest and standardize data from thousands of different bank APIs. - **Practical Coding:** Extending a provided codebase or building a mini-integration. - **Deep Dive:** A presentation or deep discussion on a past complex project you led. - **Behavioral:** Assessing cultural fit and cross-functional collaboration.