Staff Software Engineer, Marqeta
Banking and Money Movement
$174.7-218.4k
+ Equity
Modern payment & card issuing solutions
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Modern payment & card issuing solutions
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$174.7-218.4k
+ Equity
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 experience in backend engineering, with a strong foundation in system design and architecture
- 3+ Experience with payments or the FinTech space
- Proven experience leading technical projects and teams, with the ability to make decisions that drive the overall success of the product
- Deep expertise in one or more backend technologies (e.g., Java, Python), relational databases (MySQL, Postgres, MS SQL Server, Oracle, etc.)., and significant experience with web services, microservices, and distributed systems
- Experience working with large-scale, high-performance, and reliable systems
- Ability to break down complex business problems into elegant, scalable technical solutions, working with multiple interacting components
- A strong track record of designing, building, and scaling maintainable, robust systems, ensuring high availability and minimal technical debt
- Experience in creating and maintaining technical roadmaps, and providing leadership to ensure successful delivery of projects
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to present complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences
- A strong focus on quality and a commitment to meeting deadlines, while maintaining a high level of accountability
- Experience in mentoring and guiding less-experienced engineers, fostering technical growth and fostering high-performing teams
Desirable
- Production experience with AWS, Kubernetes, or other cloud platforms
- Experience with building scalable software platforms
- Experience leading teams through significant technical challenges and driving organizational change
- Experience with containerization and orchestration tools like Docker/Kubernetes
- Experience with Python or other modern programming languages
- Experience in developing cloud infrastructure on AWS using Terraform
What the job involves
- Marqeta is seeking an experienced Staff Software Engineer to independently drive the identification and delivery of complex software solutions on our Banking and Money Movement Team
- In this role, you will lead end-to-end delivery across multi-component systems and multi-milestone initiatives, taking full ownership of projects aligned to quarterly team goals
- You will navigate ambiguous, open-ended technical challenges with autonomy, defining the path forward where problems are not yet well-scoped
- You will serve as a technical leader and trusted collaborator — partnering closely with your team and cross-functional stakeholders to align on priorities and deliver high-impact outcomes
- The Banking and Money Movement engineering team develops and optimizes financial services, including account creation, transaction processing, payment systems, banking integrations, reporting, and reconciliation
- We work collaboratively to ensure secure, efficient, and innovative solutions that meet regulatory standards and enhance user experiences in moving the money
- Lead the design and architecture of large-scale, complex systems and components, making decisions that impact both short-term and long-term product strategy
- Take ownership of major technical initiatives, providing direction to teams while ensuring alignment with customer needs and business goals
- Drive architectural improvements, optimizing for scalability, performance, and maintainability, while addressing both current and future system requirements
- Mentor and guide other engineers, providing technical leadership and fostering an environment of growth, learning, and excellence across the team
- Collaborate closely with cross-functional stakeholders, including product, design, and other engineering teams, to define and deliver high-impact solutions
- Develop and maintain a deep understanding of the product, business needs, and user experience, ensuring that engineering decisions align with company goals
- Independently drive the design and implementation of high-impact features and systems, ensuring high-quality deliverables with minimal supervision
- Drive innovation and champion the adoption of best practices across the engineering team, while challenging the status quo to continuously improve processes
- Be an advocate for software craftsmanship, ensuring code is clean, efficient, and aligned with the organization's architectural vision
- Participate in setting the technical vision and long-term roadmap for your area of the product and ensure that the team is aligned with these goals
- Participate in on-call coverage
Application process
- Application submission
- Recruiter video call
- Coding interview and Hiring Manager Interview
- 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.
Freddie
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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