Sales Engineer - Public Sector

Preferred

• Experience leading complex technical evaluations and partnering strategically with AEs across multistakeholder pursuits.
• Hands-on API and web/mobile architecture knowledge; ability to build demos, solution diagrams, and integration guidance.
• Strong discovery, communication, and customer empathy, connecting technical choices to business outcomes.
• Ability to learn new sectors, navigate ambiguity, and validate product-market fit.
• Sound judgment working with Product, Partnerships, Legal, Compliance, Privacy, Security, and commercial stakeholders.
• Ability to build reusable technical assets and support partner-led integrations and adoption.
• Willing and able to travel up to 25% of the time.
• Our mission at Plaid is to unlock financial freedom for everyone. To support that mission, we seek to build a diverse team of driven individuals who care deeply about making the financial ecosystem more equitable. We recognize that strong qualifications can come from both prior work experiences and lived experiences. We encourage you to apply to a role even if your experience doesn't fully match the job description. We are always looking for team members that will bring something unique to Plaid!