Marqeta - Senior Cloud Database Engineer
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Requirements
• 5+ years experience as a backend engineer and a Bachelor's degree. In lieu of a degree, 7+ years of relevant experience may suffice. • Experienced with cloud native databases (AWS preferred), including transactional RDBMS such as Aurora, MySQL, and Postgres, as well as NoSQL databases such as DynamoDB or MongoDB. • Experienced in cloud based high availability, disaster recovery, and distributed systems including replication and failover. • Experienced in IaC, automation and orchestration tools (Terraform, AWS Step Function, etc.). • Experienced CI/CD — pipelines, job runners, deployment automation • Solid understanding of database administration: internals, query tuning, indexing, and performance metrics. • Proficient in Python. • Experience with Linux commands and shell scripting • Experienced in monitoring and observability tools: Datadog preferred • Strong sense of ownership — you follow through, raise issues proactively, and take accountability for your work. • Curious and committed to continuous learning — you actively keep up with industry trends and apply new knowledge to your work. • You have a team-oriented approach – can effectively work on a project and cross-functionally with other teams. • Nice-To-Haves • Nice-To-Haves • Logical/physical migrations + blue-green switchovers (current strategic work) • Database fleet management. • AI tooling fluency • Experience with payments or the FinTech space • Experience with ProxySQL and/or RDS Proxy • Your Manager • Your Manager • Oana Goilav, Manager, Software Engineering • Recruiter For This Role • Prashant, Senior Technical Recruiter • Typical Process • Typical Process • Application Submission • Recruiter phone call • Hiring manager video call • Virtual “Onsite” consisting of 4-5, 45 min calls
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. Compensation is aligned according to the below tier within the United States: • National: A baseline tier that applies to most of the geographic territory of the United States.. • National • Visit this page or consult with a Recruiter to determine which tier would be applicable to you. • 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 is: • National: 144,100 - 180,100 USD • 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 and after tax contributions • Equity in a publicly-traded company and an Employee Stock Purchase Program • Family-forming benefits, fertility support, and up to 20 weeks of Parental Leave • Free therapy sessions, financial and professional coaching, and legal advice • Monthly stipend to support our remote work model • Annual “development dollars” to support our people growth and development • Through Flex First, the freedom to live and work wherever you and your family thrive • 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 • 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. • – Solve for the Customer: • – 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. • – Do What's Right: • – Simplify and Innovate: We approach challenges with curiosity and take smart risks. Innovation comes from finding better, simpler ways to achieve extraordinary outcomes. • – Simplify and Innovate: • – 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. • – Win 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. • – Make it Count: • Equal Employment Opportunity, Accommodations and Privacy
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