Wang Tian
Jersey City
Summary
Staff Software Engineer with 7+ years of experience in designing and leading development of scalable, cloud-native systems in fintech. Proven track record of leading high-impact projects, building resilient microservices, and driving technical roadmaps in cross-functional teams. Skilled in Python, Go, AWS, Terraform, and modern observability tools.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Staff Software Engineer
Plaid Inc
05.2023 - Current
- Led a team of 8 engineers to build and maintain Plaid’s internal authorization platform, processing 8K+ QPS with 99.95% uptime, covering 100% of production traffic.
- Architected a consent management system that ensured regulatory compliance and audit readiness, reducing implementation overhead for product teams by 40%.
- Developed short- and long-term technical roadmaps in collaboration with senior leadership and product managers.
- Drove roadmap and marketing strategy for Plaid MCP (Model Context Protocol) Server to improve integration and adoption.
Software Engineer
Plaid Inc
05.2021 - 04.2023
- Spearheaded development and adoption of bank-facing API products, enhancing transparency and trust with financial partners including Wells Fargo, Citi, USBank, and BofA.
- Implemented delegated authorization to optimize privacy protection and improve Plaid’s competitive positioning.
Software Engineer
Simon Markets LLC
12.2018 - 05.2021
- Designed and launched Contract API used by 20+ banks and insurers; refactored data model to eliminate 30% of code redundancy and expand product coverage by 20%.
- Built core analytics services (e.g., back-testing, efficient frontier) supporting 500+ QPS, enabling real-time financial analysis on structured products.
- Prototyped and delivered a cloud-native, event-driven framework on AWS to compute product performance metrics, saving 10+ engineers 2 hours on average for new job onboarding.
Senior Analyst, Quant
Goldman Sachs & Co
02.2016 - 12.2018
- Worked on pricing and modeling of interest rate products.
Education
Master of Science - Computational Finance
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA12.2015
Bachelor of Science - Mathematical Economics & Finance
Central University of Finance and Economics
07.2014
Skills
- Python, Go
- AWS, Terraform
- REST, GRPC
- MySQL, MongoDB, Redis
- Grafana, Prometheus
Timeline
Staff Software Engineer
Plaid Inc
05.2023 - Current
Software Engineer
Plaid Inc
05.2021 - 04.2023
Software Engineer
Simon Markets LLC
12.2018 - 05.2021
Senior Analyst, Quant
Goldman Sachs & Co
02.2016 - 12.2018
Bachelor of Science - Mathematical Economics & Finance
Central University of Finance and Economics
Master of Science - Computational Finance
Carnegie Mellon University
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