Solid programming experience in Java, Python, Go, or similar languages for building large-scale distributed systems. Minimum of 10+ years required.
Bachelor's Degree or higher in Computer Science or related technical discipline; however, practical experience is also valued and accepted as a qualification equivalent to education requirements if applicable.
Deep understanding of effective and efficient SDLC workflows with hands-on experience developing developer infrastructure, services, and workflows. No specific years required but the requirement implies significant prior work in this area.
Experience driving vision, roadmap, and adoption of Developer Portal products such as Backstage (no specified minimum).
Familiarity with build systems like Gradle, Maven, or Make; continuous integration and deployment tools including CodeBuild, Jenkins, CircleCI, or GitHub Actions are required. No specific years stated but the requirement implies a significant level of experience in these areas to be expected from candidates.
Responsibilities
You will drive both the tactical and strategic roadmap for Marqeta Engineering, using data and customer feedback to increase efficiency, improve effectiveness, and meaningfully reduce operational toil across the organization.
Establish and foster a data-driven engineering culture. Develop superior tooling and metrics to understand the health of our entire SDLC systems.
Engage with key stakeholders across engineering and leverage data to establish objective measurement of Inner and Outer Loop Latency.
Conduct DevEx surveys across the engineering organization in Marqeta, collect and analyze feedback and define areas of execution to achieve world-class developer experience for all Marqeta engineering teams.
Ship services and tools that delight our customers! Work with your direct and adjacent teams to deliver a delightful developer experience.
Mentor and direct junior engineers to build scalable and self-serviceable solutions.
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 three tiers within the United States:
National: A baseline tier that applies to most of the geographic territory of the United States.
National
Premium: Slightly elevated from the National tier, and oriented toward a narrower set of higher cost-of-living areas, such as Los Angeles CA and Seattle WA
Premium
Premium Plus: A tier for the most expensive working areas, like the San Francisco Bay area and New York City.
Premium Plus
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: $174,700 - $218,400
Premium: $185,800 - $232,300
Premium Plus: $196,900 - 246,100
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 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:
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