Staff Software Engineer, Marqeta
Kubernetes Operations
$174.7-218.4k
+ Equity & ESPP
Modern payment & card issuing solutions
Be an early applicant
Modern payment & card issuing solutions
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$174.7-218.4k
+ Equity & ESPP
1001+ employees
Company mission
To be the global standard for modern card issuing, empowering builders to bring the most innovative products to the world.
Role
Who you are
- 8+ years of software engineering experience
- 3+ years of hands-on production experience with Kubernetes
- Strong understanding of container technologies (Docker, containerd)
- Experience with infrastructure as code (Terraform, Helm, or similar)
- Proficiency in at least one programming language (Go, Python, Java)
- Deep knowledge of networking, security, and distributed systems
- Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure)
- Strong communication and collaboration skills
- You're encouraged to apply even if your experience doesn't precisely match the job description. Your skills and passion will stand out—and set you apart—especially if your career has taken some extraordinary twists and turns. We know the confidence gap and imposter syndrome can get in the way of meeting spectacular candidates, so again, don’t hesitate to apply — we’d love to hear from you
Desirable
- Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) or Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist (CKS)
- Experience with service mesh technologies (Istio, Linkerd)
- Knowledge of observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog)
- Experience in fintech or payments industry
- Contributions to open-source Kubernetes ecosystem
What the job involves
- Design, build, and maintain highly available Kubernetes infrastructure at scale
- Lead architecture decisions for container orchestration and cloud-native services
- Mentor engineers on Kubernetes best practices, container security, and cloud infrastructure
- Develop automation tools and improve CI/CD pipelines for containerized applications
- Collaborate with platform and application teams to optimize workload performance
- Drive initiatives to improve system reliability, observability, and disaster recovery
- Participate in on-call rotation and incident response
- Contribute to the technical roadmap and infrastructure strategy
Application process
- Application Submission
- Recruiter phone call
- Hiring manager video call
- Virtual “Onsite” consisting of 4-5, 45 - 60 min calls
- Offer!
Our take
Marqeta processes payments quickly, offering businesses a more straightforward way to take customer payments with its physical and virtual card solutions. The company has a string of major companies utilizing its flexible and scalable platform, including Uber, Doordash and Square.
The company is rapidly expanding in Europe, with strong growth in processing volumes and new partnerships, including major collaborations with firms like Trade Republic. It also partnered with Visa and Affirm to introduce the Visa Flexible Credential, allowing users to access multiple payment methods on one card.
With a focus on global growth and delivering innovative financial services, Marqeta is targeting new verticals and supporting underbanked businesses. With this aim, the company is on its way to deepening its impact in the fintech space and driving further innovation in payments.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
Company
Funding (last 2 of 9 rounds)
May 2020
$150m
LATE VC
May 2019
$250m
SERIES E
Total funding: $542.5m
Company benefits
- Praise: We believe in generously recognizing each other’s talents and contributions, and sharing the goodness we see
- Health and wellness: We cover your premiums for health, dental, and vision. Plus, your pet gets his/her/its own insurance, on us
- Flexible time off: We take time to relax and recharge when needed. We have unlimited time off for most employees and encourage an average of 5 weeks per year
- Marqeta paid family leave: We support all families. We offer 12 weeks of paid leave for all new parents and up to 20 for birthing parents. We also offer 4 weeks of caregiving leave
- 401k match: We invest in your future. We’ll match 50% of your contribution and up to 6% of your salary
- Meaningful equity: As owners of the company, we’re all in this together. Full-time employees will receive equity in Marqeta
- Giving back: We recognize we’re part of a larger community and encourage employees to donate their time and expertise to organizations they support
- Monthly stipend: You’ll get an additional monthly stipend on your paycheck to help fund your daily commute, cell phone, and/or internet connectivity
- Stock discount: The Employee Stock Purchase Program allows employees to buy discounted company stock
Company HQ
Northgate - Waverly, Oakland, CA
Leadership
Jason Gardner
(Founder & Board Member)Having studied at Arizona State University, worked in Management for Benettar Marble & Granite, NetManage and Gartner Group. Then founded PropertyBridge and spent 2 years at MoneyGram before founding Marqeta as CEO in 2010.
Mike Milotich
(CEO)Spent a decade at VISA, ultimately serving as SVP (Head of Corporate Finance and Investor Relations). Was also Commercial Analytics Lead for PayPal and a Senior Financial Analyst at Barclays Global Investors.
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