Staff Software Engineer - Remote

Overview

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). Today nearly 8 out of 10 Americans use a product powered by Marqeta every week. This is the opportunity of a lifetime to work with innovators around the world and unlock equitable financial access for all.

In Short

• Design, develop, and maintain server-side applications and services using modern programming languages like Java.
• Implement robust and scalable APIs, web services, and microservices.
• Help scale or rebuild world-class multi-tenant applications.
• Use hands-on experience with AWS to build cloud native applications.
• Optimize code and databases for performance, scalability, and maintainability.
• Identify and resolve technical challenges in backend systems.
• Work with large datasets and implement data storage mechanisms.
• Implement data security best practices.
• Implement CI/CD pipelines and automate deployment processes.
• Monitor and troubleshoot production systems.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• Minimum of 8 years building large scale backend applications.
• Strong expertise in AWS services.
• Proficiency in various modern databases.
• Solid programming skills in Java, Python, or Scala.
• Hands-on experience with containerized workloads and services.
• Strong problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Experience working with distributed teams.
• Be a mentor to junior engineers.

Benefits

• Multiple health insurance options.
• Flexible time off – take what you need.
• Retirement savings program with company contribution.
• Equity in a publicly-traded company.
• Monthly stipend to support remote work model.
• Annual development dollars for growth.
• Family-forming benefits and up to 20 weeks of Parental Leave.