Company Insights/Software Development/Plaid

Plaid Headcount Insights and Observed Profile Trends

Plaid has 1,906 observed employee profiles in the July 2026 headcount snapshot. This is a profile coverage measure, not a company-reported workforce total.

Updated September 10, 2026
Observed profiles
1,906
As of July 2026 · +8.7% since August 2025
New hires
375
Last 12 months
Founded
2013
Departments
31
32% in Information Technology
Countries represented
41
11.1% of profiles in New York, New York, USA
Summary
  • Observed professional profiles increased by 8.7% from 1,753 in August 2025 to 1,906 in July 2026.
  • Information Technology is the largest classified department, with 712 of 2,192 profiles (32.5%).
  • New York, New York, USA is the most common reported profile location, representing 11.1% of the 2,192 profiles in the geography snapshot.
  • 375 observed hire events appear in the latest 12-month event window.

Plaid observed profiles over time

The overview and this chart use the same monthly profile series. These observed counts may differ from the company’s total workforce.

Observed professional profile trend

1,9061,8261,745Aug 25Jan 26Jul 26Jul 261,906

Observed professional profiles increased by 8.7% across the available monthly window, from 1,753 to 1,906 profiles.

Observed profiles by department

Current professional profiles rank classified departments by observed count.

Population: 2,192 profiles with a department classification from 2,192 current observed profiles. This population is separate from the monthly headcount series.

What the data says

Information Technology is the largest observed department at Plaid, with 712 professional profiles.

Team composition

Information Technology
32%
712
Sales
13%
286
Human Resources
6%
140
Marketing
6%
134
Engineering
5%
111
Product Management
5%
108
Business Development
4%
98
Other
4%
96
Finance
4%
78
Management
3%
64
Accounting
2%
49
Design
2%
47
Consulting
2%
42
Administrative
2%
39
Project Management
2%
34
Writing / Editing
2%
33
Manufacturing
1%
30
Customer Service
1%
29
Legal
1%
28
Education
<1%
8
Art / Creative
<1%
7
Quality Assurance
<1%
5
General Business
<1%
3
Production
<1%
2
Purchasing
<1%
2
Training
<1%
2
Analyst
<1%
1
Health Care Provider
<1%
1
Public Relations
<1%
1
Research
<1%
1
Strategy / Planning
<1%
1

Profiles by location

Locations reported on individual profiles show where observed profiles are based. These are profile locations, not a count of company offices.

What the data says

New York, New York, USA is the most common observed profile location for Plaid in this dataset.

Geographic distribution

New York, New York, USA
11.1%
San Francisco, California, USA
8.9%
California, USA
6.8%
New York metropolitan area, Pennsylvania, USA
3.5%
São Paulo, SP, BRA
2.5%

City or region available for 2,008 of 2,192 profiles (91.6%). Percentages use all observed profiles, including those without a known location. Profile data through 2026-08-25.

Profiles by seniority

The profile distribution shows the balance between leadership, management, and individual contributors.

Population: 2,192 profiles with a vendor seniority classification from 2,192 current observed profiles. This population is separate from the monthly headcount series. Ambiguous Owner, Partner, Executive, and unavailable labels are grouped as Unclassified.

Vendor-classified seniority mix

Entry level38.6%
846
Manager21.3%
467
Mid-Senior level15.2%
333
Senior11.7%
256
Director3.6%
80
Associate3.6%
79
Unclassified3.6%
78
Internship1.3%
28
Chief X Officer (CxO)<1%
17
Vice President (VP)<1%
8

Most common job titles

The most frequent titles in the available profile population show the roles with the greatest visible density.

Counts come from the current observed profile snapshot and are separate from the monthly headcount series.

Role concentration

Software Engineer
38.3%
Account Executive
9.6%
Senior Software Engineer
9.6%
Data Scientist
6.7%
Product Manager
6.7%
Senior Product Manager
6.7%
Full Stack Developer
6.2%
Recruiter
5.8%
Customer Success Manager
5.4%
Account Manager
5.2%

Frequently asked questions

How many professional profiles are observed for Plaid?

Plaid has 1,906 observed employee profiles in the July 2026 headcount snapshot. This coverage measure may differ from the company's total workforce.

How has Plaid's observed professional profile count changed?

Plaid's observed professional profile count increased by 8.7% from August 2025 to July 2026, using the same monthly series shown above.

What is the largest department at Plaid?

Information Technology is the largest observed department at Plaid, with 712 professional profiles.

How is Plaid workforce data collected?

Observed profile trends use the latest available monthly professional profile snapshot. Company-reported workforce totals appear separately and only when supported by a primary company source or regulatory filing. Geography uses location information from individual profiles, aggregated separately from verified company headquarters. Data may lag internal company changes.

Methodology

The observed profile metric and trend chart use the same latest available monthly snapshot, with its observation month shown separately from the page update date. Company-reported workforce totals appear only when supported by a primary source and remain separate from profile counts. Geographic distributions use a separate current profile population and person location fields, never company headquarters. Country counts describe countries represented in those profiles, not offices. Location percentages include profiles without a known city or region in their denominator. Department, seniority, and title coverage may differ from the company workforce.

Last verified: September 10, 2026