Staff Software Engineer - Onboarding and Migrations

The Program Experience team is looking for a Staff Software Engineer to help scale our Customer Migration Platform at Marqeta. We are looking for an experienced and strong engineer with hands-on experience in developing backend applications and data pipelines from scratch.

We work Flexible First. This role can be performed remotely within the provinces of Ontario or British Columbia, Canada. We’d love for you to join us!

Learn more about our Product and Engineering team

This position is for an existing vacancy.

The Impact You’ll Have

• Design, develop, and maintain server-side applications and services using languages like Java and Python

• Implement robust and scalable APIs, web services, and microservices that support various front-end applications and user interactions

• Use hands-on experience with AWS (preferred) or other cloud infrastructure to build cloud native applications that scale and perform for the end users

• Optimize code and databases for performance, scalability, and maintainability

• Identify and resolve technical challenges and bottlenecks in the backend systems

• Design and maintain data pipelines, ELT processes, and data integration solutions to support data analytics and reporting needs

• Work with large datasets, both structured and unstructured, and implement data storage and retrieval mechanisms

• Collaborate with data scientists and analysts to ensure data quality, accuracy, and availability for business insights

• Implement data security and privacy best practices to protect sensitive information

• Implement CI/CD pipelines in conformance with the existing frameworks and automate deployment processes to ensure smooth releases

• Monitor and troubleshoot production systems to ensure high availability and performance

• Participate in on-call rotations and incident response when necessary

• Create and maintain comprehensive documentation for code, architecture, and data processes

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including product managers and domain experts to deliver high-quality software solutions

• Mentor junior engineers in their short and long term growth and help the organization by improving it’s engineering efficiency

Who You Are

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field. Master's degree is a plus

• Proven experience as a Software Engineer, with a minimum of 8 years working on software engineering, data pipelines, data integration, and database management

• Strong expertise in AWS services, including but not limited to S3, Glue, Athena, DynamoDB, Kinesis etc.

• Hands-on experience working with data integration tools such as Fivetran

• Hands-on experience working with orchestration services such as Airflow

• Proficiency in various modern databases - relational, non-relational and data warehouses such as Amazon Aurora, Cassandra, DynamoDB and Snowflake

• Solid programming skills in modern languages like Python, Java, or Scala

• Knowledge of data modeling, ELT processes, and data warehousing concepts

• Hands-on experience in building and operating containerized workloads and services such as Kubernetes on cloud

• Familiarity with data quality and data governance principles

• Strong problem-solving skills and an ability to work independently and as part of a team

• Ability to take an abstract problem and lead the team through the design, build, deployment and operations stage

• Excellent communication skills to collaborate with cross-functional teams and articulate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders

• Experience working with distributed teams - be a self starter and proactive in communication

• Be a mentor to junior engineers and be a champion of software engineering principles and best practices for the organization

• Experience using AI tools effectively and responsibly to accelerate design, development and operations, including reviewing and validating AI-generated output, protecting sensitive data and customer information, and following company security, privacy and compliance guidelines

• AWS or other relevant certifications are a plus

Compensation and Benefits

Marqeta calibrates pay to a competitive value according to working location. When determining salaries, we consider several factors including, but not limited to, skills, prior experience, and work location. The new-hire base salary range for this full-time position, reflected in CAD, is: 156,800 - 196,000.

We also believe in recognizing the contributions of our people. That's why we award annual bonuses to eligible employees, rewarding both individual performance and the success of the entire company.

Along with monetary compensation, Marqeta currently offers:

• Multiple health insurance options

• Flexible vacation time with additional floating holidays

• Retirement savings program with company contribution

• Equity in a publicly-traded company

• Monthly stipend to support our remote work model

• Annual development stipend to support our people growth and development

• Family-forming benefits and generous parental leave base salary top-up

About Marqeta

Marqeta is on a mission to change the way money moves. We’re one of the earliest enablers of embedded finance, a market opportunity sized up in the trillions. Our card issuing platform provides unprecedented flexibility and control for companies to issue cards, authorize transactions, and manage payment operations in real time. Marqeta is powering the most well known brands in the new economy (Block, Cash App, Affirm, Instacart, Doordash, Uber, Walmart, etc). You don’t need to be a Payments expert to join the Marqeta Team, let us help you with that. This is the opportunity of a lifetime to work with innovators around the world and unlock equitable financial access for all.

Marqeta’s Values

– Solve for the Customer: With a deep understanding of our customers' business and empathy for their needs, we deliver products and services that drive their success. Earning and keeping their trust guides everything we do.

– Do What's Right: Knowing businesses and livelihoods depend on us, we pursue solutions that disrupt responsibly and deliver high-quality results that our customers count on. We own our work from start to finish.

– Simplify and Innovate: We approach challenges with curiosity and take smart risks. Innovation comes from finding better, simpler ways to achieve extraordinary outcomes.

– Win as a Team: We succeed together by embracing diverse perspectives and pushing each other to raise the bar. We lead with humility and set aside hierarchy to work as a team.

– Make it Count: We drive forward with focus and agility. With a sense of urgency and purpose, we get the job done, and done right.

Equal Employment Opportunity, Accommodations and Privacy

Marqeta is an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive workplace that fosters belonging. We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, lactation, childbirth, or related medical conditions), veteran status or uniformed service member status, age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship or immigration status, physical or mental disability, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, genetic information (including testing or characteristics) or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.

Marqeta endeavors to make reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities. If you are an individual with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to submit this application, complete any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participate in the employee selection process, please submit this form with your specific accommodation request.

Marqeta cares about your privacy. Personal data that is provided as part of the application and recruitment process is processed in accordance with the Applicant Privacy Notice. Additional information for California residents can be found here.

To keep our interview process fair and consistent, we ask that all candidates join video interviews with their camera on.

Notice on Use of AI in Recruitment
We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools in our recruitment processing consistent with the requirements of applicable laws. For more information, review our AI notice here.