Mqreferrals

Staff Software Engineer - Banking and Money Movement

Remote, USA · Staff+

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 20 days ago

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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 in the United States, only in one of our National locations, which you can review here.

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.
Proven experience leading technical projects and teams, with the ability to make decisions that drive the overall success of the product.
A strong track record of designing, building, and scaling maintainable, robust systems, ensuring high availability and minimal technical debt.
Experience in developing cloud infrastructure on AWS using Terraform.

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.

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.

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.
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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.
Multiple health insurance options
Flexible time off - take what you need

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