Plaid is a financial technology company that connects consumer bank accounts with digital applications and employs roughly 1,100 people worldwide. Recent hiring has exceeded departures, resulting in steady net growth and signaling ongoing investment in product expansion and client enablement. The organization supports a distributed operating model anchored by large coastal hubs while also maintaining several smaller satellite offices.
Engineering is Plaid’s largest function with about 420 employees, a little under two-fifths of total headcount and a reflection of the firm’s product-centric culture. Sales and Support follows at approximately 240 people, underscoring the importance of customer acquisition and success. Marketing and Product together comprise roughly 150 employees, while corporate functions such as Finance & Administration, Business Management, and Human Resources remain lean, each under 80 team members. Legal, Operations, IT, and other specialty groups collectively account for fewer than 125 employees, showing a balanced allocation of resources across both technical and business areas.
Plaid’s workforce is concentrated in two primary U.S. hubs: San Francisco hosts about 350 employees and New York City roughly 240, together representing just over half of the company’s staff. Additional domestic offices in Seattle, Los Angeles, Austin, Salt Lake City, Washington, D.C., and Chicago add regional coverage across the country. Internationally, London supports EMEA initiatives with about two dozen team members, while more than 50 employees are distributed across other locations or work remotely. This geographic spread enables Plaid to draw from diverse talent pools while keeping strong collaboration within its key hubs.