Technical Support Engineer
Job Description
Plaid is seeking a Technical Support Engineer to join a hybrid, New York City–based team. This role centers on guiding customer issues from the initial symptom to resolution, using internal tools and cross-functional collaboration with product and engineering to drive timely fixes and ongoing improvements. The position emphasizes delivering a world-class support experience while contributing to process and tooling enhancements across the organization.
Responsibilities
- Respond to 10-12 customer tickets per day via Zendesk, maintaining quality standards.
- Troubleshoot customer issues using internal tools and documentation, escalating to Engineering or Partnership teams as needed.
- Collaborate with other technical support engineers on projects to improve internal and external processes.
- Contribute to brainstorming and project execution around tooling, documentation, and workflow improvements.
- Assist GTM teams with customer escalations.
- Collaborate with EPD teams on issue resolution.
Requirements
- 2+ years of experience in a customer-facing role.
- 6+ months of experience working with REST APIs, SQL, CSS, HTML and a coding language (Javascript or Python).
- Knowledge of ticketing systems and tools (e.g. Zendesk, Jira), and data visualizations (e.g. Mode).
- Preferred: 6+ months of experience supporting technical projects and/or process improvement.
- Genuine interest and passion for Support, with a commitment to delivering a world-class customer experience.
- Strong written and verbal communication, a self-starter mentality, and the ability to work independently.
- Effective time management and the ability to balance multiple priorities.
- Based in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) or Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT).
Technologies
- Zendesk
- Jira
- REST APIs
- SQL
- CSS
- HTML
- Javascript
- Python
- Mode
Benefits
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- 401(k)
Location
New York City Office, 85 Spring Street, 10th Floor, New York, New York, 10012
Employment Type
Full time
Department
All DepartmentsProduct Support
Compensation
Target Base Salary $73,872 – $110,000 • Offers Equity