Summary
Brandon Wang is a software engineer at Plaid with ten years of experience focused on security, networking, cryptography, and systems. A University of Illinois CS alumnus (BS and MS), he has a track record of shipping high-impact improvements—from reducing Plaid Link latency by up to 45% to building self-serve tooling and early-stage products for payments and donations. His internships at Stripe and CME Group involved designing audit logging for LDAP, security-focused APIs, and analytics tooling, demonstrating strong cross-functional collaboration and security-first design. Brandon also has teaching and mentorship experience as a course assistant and code review moderator, indicating an ability to communicate complex technical topics. Based in New York, he blends production engineering with a research-minded interest in computer security and networks, and seeks new, challenging problems to tackle.
10 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
High School Diploma General Studies, High School Diploma General Studies at Shanghai American School
Master's degree Computer Science, Master's degree Computer Science at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign