Staff Software Engineer, Marqeta
Frontend, React-Native
$165.3-243.1k
Salary is dependent on location. + Annual bonuses + Equity & ESPP
Modern payment and card issuing solutions
Be an early applicant
Modern payment and card issuing solutions
501-1000 employees
Be an early applicant
$165.3-243.1k
Salary is dependent on location. + Annual bonuses + Equity & ESPP
501-1000 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
- Over 8 years of experience in web and mobile application development, with deep expertise in architecting and delivering React Native solutions at scale
- Demonstrated mastery of React Native, including advanced usage of React Navigation, Expo, and custom native modules in Swift, Kotlin, Objective-C, and Java
- Proven ability to bridge React Native with complex native iOS and Android features, driving seamless integration across platforms
- Strong architectural understanding of React.js and modern state management solutions (Redux, Context API, Zustand, etc.), with experience scaling apps with predictable state flows
- Led the development and enforcement of design systems and modular component architectures to ensure consistency, reusability, and maintainability across large codebases
- Deep knowledge of mobile performance optimization, including instrumentation, memory profiling, and rendering improvements
- Extensive experience integrating RESTful and GraphQL APIs with scalable error handling, caching, and offline support patterns
- Expertise in implementing secure mobile authentication flows using OAuth, biometrics, and encrypted storage for session handling
- Designed and maintained CI/CD pipelines using tools like Fastlane, Bitrise, and App Center to support robust, automated mobile delivery workflows
- Strong Git expertise and deep familiarity with scalable development workflows, including trunk-based development, code reviews, and release strategies
- Track record of mentoring engineers, driving cross-team mobile strategy, and raising engineering quality through technical leadership
- Exceptional debugging and cross-platform troubleshooting skills with a focus on improving app reliability and user experience
- Strong communicator and collaborator, known for partnering effectively with design, product, and backend engineering to align on vision, tradeoffs, and execution
Desirable
- Experience with Swift and/or Kotlin for deeper native integrations in React Native apps
- Domain experience in Payments or Fintech industries
- Familiarity with App Store and Google Play Store deployment processes, including code signing, release management, and A/B testing
- Experience using TypeScript to enhance maintainability and scalability in React Native applications
- Knowledge of WebAssembly, PWAs, or alternative approaches to cross-platform development
- Passion for delivering high-quality, delightful user experiences with a customer-first mindset
What the job involves
- As Marqeta's Staff Software Engineer, Frontend with strong expertise in React Native you will provide technical leadership in building our UX Toolkit (Web/Native) at Marqeta. This is a newly formed area of focus, and we need a technical leader with deep experience in building cross-platform mobile and web applications from the ground up
- Partner with product, design, and engineering leadership to shape and deliver innovative cardholder experiences across web and mobile platforms, aligning technical strategy with business goals
- Lead the design and development of React Native SDKs and applications, establishing architectural patterns that enable scalability, modularity, and cross-platform consistency
- Architect reusable and extensible React Native components that adhere to modern UI/UX patterns, accessibility standards, and internal design systems
- Drive mobile performance optimization strategies, including lazy loading, rendering optimizations, and bundle size reduction, to ensure fast, responsive experiences
- Contribute hands-on to complex front-end systems using React Native, TypeScript, and web technologies, while fostering engineering excellence through mentorship and code quality initiatives
- Define technical roadmaps and author detailed design documents that align with long-term platform strategy, balancing velocity with maintainability
- Lead engineering discussions, guide decision-making across teams, and champion best practices for mobile and web development to improve developer velocity and user experience
Application process
- Application Submission
- Recruiter Video Call
- Pair Programming Interview
- Engineering Leader Interview
- Virtual “Onsite” consisting of three 45-60 minute rounds
- 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. Along with the company's recent partnership with Visa and Affirm which introduces the Visa Flexible Credential, allowing users to access multiple payment methods on one card, adding convenience and flexibility.
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.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
Company
Funding (last 2 of 8 rounds)
May 2020
$150m
LATE VC
May 2019
$250m
SERIES E
Total funding: $541.3m
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)Having studied at Arizona State University, they worked in Management for Benettar Marble & Granite, NetManage, and Gartner Group. They founded PropertyBridge and spent 2 years at MoneyGram before founding Marqeta in January 2010.
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