Senior Software Engineer, Marqeta
Infrastructure as Code Team
CA$112-140k
+ Equity
More information about location
Modern payment and card issuing solutions
Be an early applicant
Modern payment and card issuing solutions
501-1000 employees
Be an early applicant
CA$112-140k
+ Equity
More information about location
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
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field, plus 5 years of relevant experience in software engineering and cloud infrastructure
- Mastery of programming languages and scripting for automation, with a focus on Python, Ruby, or Go, and the ability to mentor others in these technologies
- Extensive experience with AWS services, including but not limited to CodeBuild, Lambda, S3, DynamoDB, and AWS access controls, with the ability to architect complex solutions using these services
- Deep expertise in containerization technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes) and a proven track record in infrastructure as code, preferably with Terraform, including the ability to lead large-scale IaC initiatives
- Exceptional communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders, and a proven record of leading team-driven initiatives
- Significant experience in designing and implementing advanced software delivery pipelines and CI/CD systems for large-scale infrastructure projects
- Leadership experience in mentoring junior engineers and driving best practices across engineering teams
Desirable
- Advanced knowledge of IaC pipelines and tooling, with experience in implementing and optimizing complex infrastructure workflows
- Expertise in writing and implementing OPA policies using rego, with a focus on enhancing security and compliance
- Track record of contributing to open-source projects or speaking at industry conferences related to infrastructure and cloud technologies
What the job involves
- As a Senior Software Engineer on the Infrastructure engineering team, you will play a pivotal role in shaping and advancing the foundation of our fintech solutions
- With your extensive experience, you'll be expected to lead innovation, drive scalability, and ensure reliability within our cloud-based infrastructure
- Your responsibilities will include architecting and building sophisticated Infrastructure tooling on top of AWS primitives, while collaborating with cross-functional teams such as security, development, and operations to achieve ambitious infrastructure goals
- We are committed to being secure, available, fully automated, repeatable, Cloud Native, and an active part of the technology community
- Our team is dedicated to reducing operational costs by creating robust infrastructure and scaffolding that enables our engineering user community to deploy multi-region, highly-available services with ease and efficiency
- Spearhead the design, implementation, and optimization of software solutions that enable resilient and scalable infrastructure provisioning, supporting the engineering user community and our core payments platform
- Architect and develop advanced automation strategies to enhance safety standards and ensure compliance at scale across our infrastructure
- Take a leadership role in shaping our Infrastructure as Code (IaC) policies, developing sophisticated IaC modules aligned with industry best practices, and implementing cutting-edge detection capabilities for non-compliant architecture
- Drive innovation in tooling to dramatically improve developer productivity and significantly reduce operational overhead
- Collaborate closely with the security team to architect and implement robust, state-of-the-art security measures for our cloud infrastructure
- Lead and execute cross-functional projects to achieve infrastructure excellence and play a key role in yearly audits, ensuring our systems meet the highest standards of performance and compliance
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 values
- Intentional Curiosity: We believe in asking the questions others shy away from. True progress comes from understanding today’s realities, while challenging ourselves to do better and take on the status quo
- Thoughtful Responsibility: We believe that every interaction with our technology and platforms matters. Businesses and livelihoods rely on our work, so we strive for excellence and accountability every day with the highest standards for failsafe technology and compliance
- Innovative Simplicity: We believe that simplicity is powerful, especially in innovation—making a tool work better or finishing that feature that makes everyone smile. Our customers face a lot of complexity. We’re not here to add more
- Shared Success: We believe the measure of our success is the success of our employees, customers, and communities. From local businesses to big corporates, our impact goes deep and wide. And we’ve got the results to prove it
- Passion to Thrive: We believe anyone with a better idea should be able to change the game for our company and our customers. We solve big problems for our customers, and draw energy from that challenge and opportunity
Company HQ
Northgate - Waverly, Oakland, CA
Articles
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.
Salary benchmarks
We don't have enough data yet to provide salary benchmarks for this role.
Submit your salary to help other candidates with crowdsourced salary estimates.
Share this job
View 9 more jobs at Marqeta