Marqeta
Principal Software Engineer
Remote, USA · Principal
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About the role
- This role can be performed remotely in the United States, only in one of our National locations, which you can review here.
- 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: $242,400 - $303,000 We also believe in recognizing the contributions of our people.
Responsibilities
- We lead with humility and set aside hierarchy to work as a team.
- We drive forward with focus and agility.
Requirements
- 12+ years of hands-on software engineering experience.
- Experience partnering with product teams to ideate and bring innovative solutions to market.
- Experience working with high volume / low latency data infrastructures.
- Solid understanding of security engineering best practices and demonstrable experience in designing solutions that adhere to those standards.
- Experience with our tech stack, namely Java, Springboot, Kubernetes, Terraform, Helm, Kafka, JPOS, and AWS services.
- Master's degree in Software Engineering.
- Experience in payment processing, card issuing, or the payments industry.
- Domain experience in authorization, clearing, settlement, tokenization, or ledger systems.
Compensation
- 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
Benefits
- 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
- Monthly stipend to support our remote work model
Equal opportunity
- Marqeta is an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive workplace that fosters belonging.
Visa & Work Authorization
- 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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