Principal Software Engineer, Marqeta
Identity Platform
$168.7-281k
+ Equity + Bonuses for eligible employees
Modern payment & card issuing solutions
Job no longer available
Modern payment & card issuing solutions
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
$168.7-281k
+ Equity + Bonuses for eligible employees
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
- 10+ years of engineering experience in Java, service-oriented architectures, SQL and cloud computing
- Familiarity with core IAM standards like SAML 2.0, OAUth 2.0, OIDC etc
- Demonstrated experience/problems solved in the Fintech space, preferably in card issuing and/or payment processing
- We use Java throughout the business but welcome experience in different programming languages
- Demonstrated experience with simplifying legacy code and migrating existing customers on new stacks
- Demonstrated experience with deploying and maintaining distributed systems on AWS
- Demonstrated passion to write code with great quality and test coverage
- Demonstrated experience with Agile Scrum and TDD
- Team-oriented approach – can effectively lead a project or participate as an effective team member as well as work cross-functionally with other organizations
What the job involves
- Reporting to Senior Manager of Software Engineering and working with Fellows and product engineering teams, you will be responsible for strengthening the foundation and scaling our Identity Platform systems, responsible for providing mission critical authentication & authorization capabilities for Marqeta customers
- You will innovate on various aspects of the services, and APIs used by our engineering organization to deliver high quality, highly scalable, and highly secure products to our customers
- The mission of the Identity platform is to help advance the right authentication experience that delights our customers, securing our trusted Marqeta payments platform
- We own and operate the core authentication & authorization systems to deliver secure, reliable and cost-effective solutions aligned with security standards
- Lead the architecture, design and implementation for critical industry standard authentication and authorization solutions across cloud platforms
- Become a subject matter expert (SME) regarding Payment Processing, Card Networks and ISO 8583 standards
- Create simple elegant solutions that scale and reduce complexity, including removing code. Your solutions keep human toil/support to a minimum
- Lead from the front and own your system, including working with others. You will make your system better while leveraging the rest of the team to help them learn and grow
- Manage your time and ensure you can delegate/provide opportunities for growth for others vs. get involved where you have to
Application process
- Application submission
- Recruiter video call
- Hiring Manager video call
- Virtual “Onsite” consisting of four 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. 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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