Senior Product Security Engineer

We are seeking a Senior Product Security Engineer to join our team. This role is responsible for creating and maintaining the processes and technologies used to secure our products and systems. 

You’ll have the chance to:

1. Help build out and mature a product security team, including developing novel security tooling and solutions that enable secure FinTech products at scale
2. Educate, advise, and empower engineers in a growing and highly technical product engineering organization
3. Work hands-on with cutting-edge security technologies including static and dynamic code analysis, software composition analysis, API security, and cloud security configurations while collaborating closely with engineering teams across the entire technology stack

This role is remote-first and can be performed from anywhere in Canada. If you are passionate about product  security and looking to develop your expertise, we would love to have you on board!

The Impact You'll Have:

• Conduct security design reviews and threat modelingBuild and maintain automated security testing tools integrated into CI/CD pipelines 
• Enable engineering teams through hands-on security education and trainingDesign secure architecture solutions that provide built-in mitigations and safety controls for production systems
• Drive self-service security initiatives that empower engineers to build and deploy secure products independently
• Conduct proof of concept evaluations for cutting edge application security solutions
• Contribute to the general operations of the Product Security Team

Who You Are:

• A minimum of 5 years related experience with a Bachelor’s degree; or 3 years and a Master’s degree; or a PhD with 2 years’ experience; or equivalent combination of related education and work experience.
• Experience with application security, security engineering, and DevSecOps programs.
• Experience with building and securing CI/CD pipelines
• Experience with secure code reviews and vulnerability analysis
• Strong understanding of secure architecture patterns 
• Understanding of operational cryptography (TLS, PKI)
• Experience with compliance and control frameworks (Experience with PCI DSS 4.0, SOC2, ISO27K1, GDPR, NIST CSF, NIST SSDF)
• Experienced with AWS development and cloud native operations.

Nice to Have:

• Experience with Kubernetes
• Experience with building tools and workflows utilizing GenAI
• Experience with IaC tools such as Terraform.
• Experience with Payments Cryptography (Payments HSM)
• Experience with credit transaction applications
• CISSP, OSCP, CCSP, CISA or other appropriate certifications is a plus.
• Experience with AWS cloud services security design, strategies, and protocols.

Compensation and Benefits:

Marqeta is a Flex First company which allows you to choose your best working environment, whether that be from home or at a company office. To support Flex First, we calibrate pay to a competitive value according to working location. 

When determining salaries, we consider several factors including, but not limited to, skills, prior experience, and work location. The new-hire base salary range for this position, reflected in CAD,  is: 119,400 - 149,300.

We also believe in recognizing the contributions of our people. That's why we award annual bonuses to eligible employees, rewarding both individual performance and the success of the entire company.

Along with monetary compensation, Marqeta offers

• Multiple health insurance options
• Flexible time off – take what you need
• Retirement savings program with company contribution
• Equity in a publicly-traded company 
• Monthly stipend to support our remote work model
• Annual “development dollars” to support our people growth and development
• Family-forming benefits and up to 20 weeks of Parental Leave

About Marqeta

Marqeta is on a mission to change the way money moves. We’re one of the earliest enablers of embedded finance, a market opportunity sized up in the trillions. Our card issuing platform provides unprecedented flexibility and control for companies to issue cards, authorize transactions, and manage payment operations in real time. Marqeta is powering the most well known brands in the new economy (Block, Cash App, Affirm, Instacart, Doordash, Uber, Walmart, etc). You don’t need to be a Payments expert to join the Marqeta Team, let us help you with that.  This is the opportunity of a lifetime to work with innovators around the world and unlock equitable financial access for all.

Marqeta’s Values

– Solve for the Customer: With a deep understanding of our customers' business and empathy for their needs, we deliver products and services that drive their success. Earning and keeping their trust guides everything we do.

– Do What's Right: Knowing businesses and livelihoods depend on us, we pursue solutions that disrupt responsibly and deliver high-quality results that our customers count on. We own our work from start to finish.

– Simplify and Innovate: We approach challenges with curiosity and take smart risks. Innovation comes from finding better, simpler ways to achieve extraordinary outcomes.

– Win as a Team: We succeed together by embracing diverse perspectives and pushing each other to raise the bar. We lead with humility and set aside hierarchy to work as a team.

– Make it Count: We drive forward with focus and agility. With a sense of urgency and purpose, we get the job done, and done right.

Equal Employment Opportunity, Accommodations and Privacy 

Marqeta is an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive workplace that fosters belonging. We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, lactation, childbirth, or related medical conditions), veteran status or uniformed service member status, age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship or immigration status, physical or mental disability, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, genetic information (including testing or characteristics) or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. 

Marqeta endeavors to make reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities. If you are an individual with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to submit this application, complete any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participate in the employee selection process, please submit this form with your specific accommodation request.

Personal data that is provided as part of the application and recruitment process is processed in accordance with the Applicant Privacy Notice. Additional information for California residents can be found here.