Marqeta

Staff Software Engineer - Banking and Money Movement

Toronto, Canada; Vancouver, Canada · Staff+

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 7 days ago

PythonJavaSQLPostgreSQLMySQLAWSCloud PlatformsDockerKubernetesLeadershipCommunicationMentoring

About the role

You will navigate ambiguous, open-ended technical challenges with autonomy, defining the path forward where problems are not yet well-scoped.
We work collaboratively to ensure secure, efficient, and innovative solutions that meet regulatory standards and enhance user experiences in moving the money.
This role can be performed remotely anywhere within Ontario or British Columbia, Canada.

We own our work from start to finish.
We drive forward with focus and agility.
Lead the design and architecture of large-scale, complex systems and components, making decisions that impact both short-term and long-term product strategy.
Drive architectural improvements, optimizing for scalability, performance, and maintainability, while addressing both current and future system requirements.
Collaborate closely with cross-functional stakeholders, including product, design, and other engineering teams, to define and deliver high-impact solutions.
Develop and maintain a deep understanding of the product, business needs, and user experience, ensuring that engineering decisions align with company goals.
Independently drive the design and implementation of high-impact features and systems, ensuring high-quality deliverables with minimal supervision.
Drive innovation and champion the adoption of best practices across the engineering team, while challenging the status quo to continuously improve processes.

8+ years of experience in backend engineering, with a strong foundation in system design and architecture.
3+ Experience with payments or the FinTech space.
Experience working with large-scale, high-performance, and reliable systems.
Ability to break down complex business problems into elegant, scalable technical solutions, working with multiple interacting components.
Experience in creating and maintaining technical roadmaps, and providing leadership to ensure successful delivery of projects.
Excellent communication skills, with the ability to present complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
Experience in mentoring and guiding less-experienced engineers, fostering technical growth and fostering high-performing teams.
Production experience with AWS, Kubernetes, or other cloud platforms.
Experience with building scalable software platforms.
Experience leading teams through significant technical challenges and driving organizational change.

To support Flex First, we calibrate pay to a competitive value according to working location.
Annual "development dollars" to support our people growth and development

Mentor and guide other engineers, providing technical leadership and fostering an environment of growth, learning, and excellence across the team.
Be an advocate for software craftsmanship, ensuring code is clean, efficient, and aligned with the organization's architectural vision.
Participate in setting the technical vision and long-term roadmap for your area of the product and ensure that the team is aligned with these goals.
Participate in on-call coverage.

With a deep understanding of our customers' business and empathy for their needs, we deliver products and services that drive their success.
Knowing businesses and livelihoods depend on us, we pursue solutions that disrupt responsibly and deliver high-quality results that our customers count on.

Marqeta is an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive workplace that fosters belonging.

h, 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

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