Staff Software Engineer - Infrastructure as Code Team

Job description

As a Staff Software Engineer on the Infrastructure engineering team, you will play a pivotal role in shaping and advancing the strategic direction of our fintech solutions’ foundation. With your extensive experience and technical leadership, you’ll be expected to drive innovation, scalability, and reliability within our cloud-based infrastructure, while mentoring and guiding junior engineers. Your responsibilities will include architecting and building sophisticated Infrastructure tooling on top of AWS primitives, collaborating with cross-functional teams such as security, development, and operations to achieve ambitious infrastructure goals, and contributing to the strategic planning of our infrastructure roadmap.

We are committed to being secure, available, fully automated, repeatable, Cloud Native, and an active part of the technology community. Our team is dedicated to reducing operational costs by creating robust infrastructure and scaffolding that enables our engineering user community to deploy multi-region, highly-available services with ease and efficiency.

We work Flexible First. This role can be performed remotely anywhere within Canada. We’d love for you to join us and make a significant impact!

The Impact you will make

• Spearhead the design, implementation, and optimization of software solutions that enable resilient and scalable infrastructure provisioning, supporting the engineering user community and our core payments platform.
• Mentor and provide technical guidance to junior engineers and team members
• Architect and develop advanced automation strategies to enhance safety standards and ensure compliance at scale across our infrastructure.
• Take a leadership role in shaping our IaC policies, developing sophisticated IaC modules aligned with industry best practices, and implementing cutting-edge detection capabilities for non-compliant architecture.
• Drive innovation in tooling to dramatically improve developer productivity and significantly reduce operational overhead.
• Collaborate closely with the security team to architect and implement robust, state-of-the-art security measures for our cloud infrastructure.
• You are an ambiguity assassin, you Lead and execute cross-functional projects to achieve infrastructure excellence and play a key role in yearly audits, ensuring our systems meet the highest standards of performance and compliance.
• Lead and drive the strategic planning of our infrastructure roadmap, aligning technical capabilities with business objectives.

Who You Are

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field, plus 8 years of relevant experience in software engineering and cloud infrastructure.
• Mastery of programming languages and scripting for automation, with a focus on Python, Ruby, or Go, and the ability to mentor others in these technologies.
• Extensive experience with AWS services, including but not limited to CodeBuild, Lambda, S3, DynamoDB, and AWS access controls, with the ability to architect complex solutions using these services.
• Deep expertise in containerization technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes) and a proven track record in infrastructure as code, preferably with Terraform, including the ability to lead large-scale IaC initiatives.
• Exceptional communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders, and a proven record of leading team-driven initiatives.
• Significant leadership experience in mentoring junior engineers, driving best practices across engineering teams, and guiding technical direction.
• Significant experience in designing and implementing advanced software delivery pipelines and CI/CD systems for large-scale infrastructure projects.

Nice-To-Haves

• Advanced knowledge of IaC pipelines and tooling, with experience in implementing and optimizing complex infrastructure workflows.
•  Expertise in writing and implementing OPA policies using rego, with a focus on enhancing security and compliance.
• Track record of contributing to open-source projects or speaking at industry conferences related to infrastructure and cloud technologies.

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. Compensation is aligned according to three tiers within the United States:

• National: A baseline tier that applies to most of the geographic territory of the United States.
• Premium: Slightly elevated from the National tier, and oriented toward a narrower set of higher cost-of-living areas, such as Los Angeles CA and Seattle WA
• Premium Plus: A tier for the most expensive working areas, like the San Francisco Bay area and New York City.

Visit this page or consult with a Recruiter to determine which tier would be applicable to you.

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 is:

• National: $165,300 - $206,600
• Premium: $179,000 - $223,700
• Premium Plus: $194,500 - 243,100

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 and after tax contributions
• Equity in a publicly-traded company and an Employee Stock Purchase Program
• Family-forming benefits, fertility support, and up to 20 weeks of Parental Leave
• Free therapy sessions, financial and professional coaching, and legal advice
• Monthly stipend to support our remote work model
• Annual “development dollars” to support our people growth and development

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 proud to be an equal opportunity employer that gives consideration to all qualified applicants regardless of race, ancestry, national  origin, color, Indigenous, citizenship, religion/creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression marital status, family status, disability, veteran status, criminal histories consistent with legal requirements, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Our dedication to diversity and inclusion extends beyond the categories above. Review Marqeta’s ESG Report to see that dedication in action. Fostering an environment where everyone feels valued and respected creates a stronger and more innovative team at Marqeta. We celebrate the unique contributions of each individual and empower all members of our organization. Join us in building a company where diversity thrives and everyone can be their authentic selves.

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