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 BenefitsMarqeta 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
