Staff Software Engineer
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). Today nearly 8 out of 10 Americans use a product powered by Marqeta every week. This is the opportunity of a lifetime to work with innovators around the world and unlock equitable financial access for all.
We are looking for Staff Software Engineers for the two teams below to own and deliver bi-annual/annual goals for the teams, be an expert at identifying the right solutions to solve ambiguous, open-ended problems that require tough prioritization, and define technical solutions or efficient operational processes that level up your team. You will be a strong leader within your team with your impact beginning to extend outside your team and will increasingly optimize beyond just your team by driving cross-team or cross-discipline initiatives
The Customer Portfolio Enablement team would expect this individual to lead the Sandbox experience domain at Marqeta. This is an area where we are making big investments and are looking for an experienced and strong engineer with hands-on experience in building backend applications at scale.
The Core Platform team would expect this individual to autonomously deliver ongoing business impact across a team, product capability, or technical system. You will develop real time event based processing services
We work Flexible First. This role can be performed remotely anywhere within the provinces of Ontario and British Columbia, Canada preferably you residing in either Greater Toronto Area or Metro Vancouver. We’d love for you to join us!
What you will do?
- Design, develop, and maintain server-side applications and services using modern programming languages like Java
- Implement robust and scalable APIs, web services, and microservices that support various front-end applications and user interactions
- Help scale or rebuild world-class multi-tenant applications that our customers can rely on for their workflows
- Use hands-on experience with AWS (preferred) or other cloud infrastructure to build cloud native applications that scale and perform for the end users
- Optimize code and databases for performance, scalability, and maintainability
- Identify and resolve technical challenges and bottlenecks in the backend systems
- Work with large datasets, both structured and unstructured, and implement data storage and retrieval mechanisms
- Implement data security and privacy best practices to protect sensitive information
- Implement CI/CD pipelines in conformance with the existing frameworks and automate deployment processes to ensure smooth releases
- Monitor and troubleshoot production systems to ensure high availability and performance
- Participate in on-call rotations and incident response when necessary
- Create and maintain comprehensive documentation for code, architecture, and data processes
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including product managers and domain experts to deliver high-quality software solutions
- Mentor junior engineers in their short and long term growth and help the organization by improving its engineering efficiency
What we are looking for?
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field. Master's degree is a plus
- Proven experience as a Software Engineer, with a minimum of 8 years building large scale backend applications
- Strong expertise in AWS services, including but not limited to S3, Lambda, DynamoDB, Kinesis, Glue, Athena etc.
- Proficiency in various modern databases - relational, non-relational and data warehouses such as Amazon Aurora, Cassandra, DynamoDB and Snowflake
- Solid programming skills in modern languages like Java (preferred), Python or Scala
- Knowledge of data modeling, ELT processes, and data warehousing concepts
- Hands-on experience in building and operating containerized workloads and services such as Kubernetes on cloud
- Familiarity with data quality and data governance principles
- Strong problem-solving skills and an ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Ability to take an abstract problem and lead the team through the design, build, deployment and operations stage
- Excellent communication skills to collaborate with cross-functional teams and articulate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders
- Experience working with distributed teams - be a self starter and proactive in communication
- Be a mentor to junior engineers and be a champion of software engineering principles and best practices for the organization
Nice to haves
- Knowledge of ISO-8583, Payments, and Card Networks.
- Deep understanding of payments ecosystem: merchants, acquirers, card networks and card issuers/processors.
- Domain experience in Payments or Fintech industries.
- AWS or other relevant certifications are a plus
Recruiter for This Role:
Our (typical) process:
- Application Submission
- Recruiter Video Call
- Pair Programming Interview
- Engineering Leader Interview
- Virtual “Onsite” consisting of three 45-60 minute rounds
- Offer!
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 $148,900 to $186,100
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
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