# Plaid opens Seattle office

> Financial tech firm Plaid to launch Seattle hub with 80 jobs by July.
- Title: Plaid opens Seattle office · Seattletimes | Shortify
- Summary: Financial tech firm Plaid to launch Seattle hub with 80 jobs by July. Plaid, a San Francisco-based financial technology company, will open a new 11,466…
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- Source: Seattletimes — https://seattletimes.com/business/technology/financial-tech-firm-plaid-to-open-new-seattle-office-in-westlake
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## Plaid expands in Seattle
Financial technology firm Plaid plans to add 80 jobs in Seattle by July, doubling its current remote workforce of 40.
## New Westlake office
Plaid will open an 11,466 square-foot hub in Seattle's Westlake neighborhood in January.
## Seattle talent draw
Plaid selected Seattle for its cloud and machine learning talent, building AI models for financial services.
## Key takeaway

Plaid, a San Francisco-based financial technology company, will open a new 11,466 square-foot office in Seattle's Westlake neighborhood in January, doubling its local workforce from 40 to 80 by July.