Staff Software Engineer, Marqeta

• 8+ years of relevant experience with a Bachelor’s degree; or 6 years of experience with a Master's degree; or a PhD with 3 years experience. In lieu of a degree, 11+ years of relevant experience may suffice
• Experience building a deep understanding of business needs and translating them into scalable, efficient, and secure software architectures
• Expertise in at least one programming language, with a strong awareness of the ecosystem of tools and libraries supporting it, preferably Java
• Experience building strong relationships in a remote setting, ability to lead and mentor fellow engineers
• Experience maintaining and supporting a highly available and accurate cloud-based distributed system
• Experience with microservices architecture
• Strong ability to present clear and concise messages tailored to various audiences; able to communicate in a clear, concise, and respectful manner both verbally and in writing

Desirable

• As Marqeta’s Staff Software Engineer, you will autonomously deliver ongoing business impact across a team, product capability, or technical system
• You will own and deliver bi-annual/annual goals for your team, 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 Rewards Team in Credit Engineering is responsible for accurate and timely accrual and redemption of credit rewards
• This is a high performing team working on the highest initiative project within Credit
• The new rewards platform will allow our customers to customize every aspect of accrual, conversion, and redemption to match their loyalty goals
• At Marqeta, participation in a rotational on-call pager duty is a required part of the software engineering role
• The specifics of the rotation may vary by team, depending on team size and structure, and will be discussed further during the interview process
• Lead: Play a key role in setting strategy and provide technical leadership on high-impact projects
• Collaborate: Work closely with cross-functional peers and stakeholders to establish alignment and clarity around project goals, roadmaps and deliverablesGrow: Influence, coach, and mentor a distributed team of engineers
• Build: Define, deliver, and maintain large projects, often involving cross-team dependencies

• Application submission
• Recruiter video call
• Coding interview
• Hiring Manager Interview
• Virtual “Onsite” consisting of 3-4, 45-60 minute rounds
• Offer!