Job description
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.
As an Engineering Manager on the Accounts team, you will lead a group of talented engineers focused on enabling the lifecycle management of accounts, businesses, and users within our complex ecosystem. This team owns critical front-line APIs that empower our customers to shape precise lifecycle experiences for their end users and cardholders. You will coach and support your team, drive technical direction and execution, and partner cross-functionally to ensure our systems are robust, scalable, and flexible for future growth. The work is foundational to Marqeta’s architectural shift from a card-centric to an account-centric model, unlocking future innovation across our money movement platform.
We work Flexible First. This role can be performed remotely anywhere within the provinces of Ontario and British Columbia, Canada preferably you residing in either Greater Toronto Area or Metro Vancouver. We’d love for you to join us!
What you will do?
- Develop a vision, strategy, and roadmap for the Accounts team in partnership with Product and other Engineering teams.
- Drive technical design, implementation, and operational excellence for the lifecycle management services and APIs owned by the team.
- Build and grow a high-performing, inclusive team. Coach engineers in their careers and foster a culture of ownership, innovation, and collaboration.
- Collaborate across the organization to support key business initiatives and ensure alignment with company goals.
- Advocate and uphold engineering best practices, with a focus on performance, reliability, maintainability, and security.
- Define and track success metrics and SLAs, ensuring the team’s systems meet internal and external expectations.
- Participate in and guide production support, incident response, and continuous improvement efforts.
Responsibilities
- Manage a team of software engineers, including day-to-day execution, career development, performance management, and hiring.
- Partner with engineering, product, and architecture stakeholders to define and execute on roadmap priorities.
- Implement and refine team processes that promote high-quality, scalable software delivery.
- Lead and support technical planning and system design reviews.
- Drive accountability and excellence in system operations and service availability.
Qualifications
- Excellent communication, collaboration, and leadership skills.
- 7+ years of software engineering experience.
- 2+ years of experience managing technical teams.
- Demonstrated ability to lead complex initiatives with multiple stakeholders.
- Experience building and operating distributed systems at scale.
- Strong grasp of software design principles, system architecture, and operational excellence.
Nice to haves
- Domain experience in payments or fintech.
- Understanding of multi-tenant architecture and platform thinking.
- Experience with our tech stack, including Java, AWS, and infrastructure-as-code tools like Terraform
- Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent experience.
Recruiter for This Role:
- Prashant S, Senior Technical Recruiter
Our (typical) process:
- Application Submission
- Recruiter Video Call
- Engineering Leader Interview
- Virtual “Onsite” consisting of three 45-60 minute rounds
- Offer!
Compensation and Benefits
Marqeta is a Flex First company which allows you to choose your best working environment, whether that be from home or at a company office. To support Flex First, we calibrate 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 position, reflected in CAD, is $148,900 to $186,100
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 offers
- 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 our remote work model
- Annual “development dollars” to support our people growth and development
- Family-forming benefits and up to 20 weeks of Parental Leave
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.
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.
