Top Benefits
Health, dental, vision coverage
Pet insurance included
Unlimited time off, avg 5 weeks
About the role
- The Core Issuing and Processing team owns the foundational stack that powers Marqeta’s core business. We develop and maintain the systems that span six critical domains: Onboarding, Issuing, Digital Wallets, Authorization & Clearing, Transaction Controls, and Ledger. Together, these systems form the backbone of Marqeta’s card issuing and payment processing platform
- Own the technical roadmap and author system designs that enable scalable, secure, and operationally efficient card issuing and payment processing products for our customers
- Spend significant time in the codebase – writing, reviewing, and optimizing code across the issuing and processing stack
- Identify and drive high-impact technical initiatives that improve the performance, reliability, and cost-efficiency of our core processing engines
- Collaborate with Product Managers to analyze requirements and provide technical recommendations across onboarding, issuing, digital wallets, authorization & clearing, transaction controls, and ledger
- Mentor and guide technical leads, influence stakeholders, and establish success metrics to drive organization-wide technical excellence
- Apply and evangelize modern best practices in your software designs and implementations to increase the platform’s resiliency and scalability
Benefits
- Praise: We believe in generously recognizing each other’s talents and contributions, and sharing the goodness we see
- Health and wellness: We cover your premiums for health, dental, and vision. Plus, your pet gets his/her/its own insurance, on us
- Flexible time off: We take time to relax and recharge when needed. We have unlimited time off for most employees and encourage an average of 5 weeks per year
- Marqeta paid family leave: We support all families. We offer 12 weeks of paid leave for all new parents and up to 20 for birthing parents. We also offer 4 weeks of caregiving leave
- 401k match: We invest in your future. We’ll match 50% of your contribution and up to 6% of your salary
- Meaningful equity: As owners of the company, we’re all in this together. Full-time employees will receive equity in Marqeta
- Giving back: We recognize we’re part of a larger community and encourage employees to donate their time and expertise to organizations they support
- Monthly stipend: You’ll get an additional monthly stipend on your paycheck to help fund your daily commute, cell phone, and/or internet connectivity
- Stock discount: The Employee Stock Purchase Program allows employees to buy discounted company stock- Experience building systems running in multiple regions
- Team-oriented approach – can effectively lead a project, participate as an influential team member, and work cross-functionally with other organizations
- Experience developing and scaling microservices using modern cloud technologies, preferably AWS
- Experience with our tech stack, namely Java, Springboot, Kubernetes, Terraform, Helm, Kafka, JPOS, and AWS services
- Solid understanding of security engineering best practices and demonstrable experience in designing solutions that adhere to those standards
- 12+ years of hands-on software engineering experience
- Demonstrated passion for software engineering excellence, including design principles, fault tolerance practices, scalability, cost, security & privacy considerations, and test-driven development
- Passion for non-functional challenges, namely: Scale, Cost, Reliability, Performance, High Availability
- Experience working with high volume / low latency data infrastructures
- Experience partnering with product teams to ideate and bring innovative solutions to market
- Experience in payment processing, card issuing, or the payments industry
- Domain experience in authorization, clearing, settlement, tokenization, or ledger systems
- Master’s degree in Software Engineering- Application Submission
- Recruiter phone call
- Hiring manager video call
- Virtual “Onsite” consisting of 4-5, 45 min calls
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About Marqeta
Financial Services
1001-5000
Modern life is fueled by modern financial solutions that are so seamlessly woven into our daily lives, you almost forget they are there. At Marqeta, we don’t just think about how we transact, we think about how those transactions can unlock delight with every digital experience. Our modern card issuing platform enables our world-class customers to create tailored and embedded financial solutions that cater to the evolving needs of today’s consumers.
Marqeta is a flexible-first company with headquarters in Oakland, CA. We’re passionate about empowering our people to make a significant impact and do the best work of their lives, all while revolutionizing the way millions experience the movement of money.
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Top Benefits
Health, dental, vision coverage
Pet insurance included
Unlimited time off, avg 5 weeks
About the role
- The Core Issuing and Processing team owns the foundational stack that powers Marqeta’s core business. We develop and maintain the systems that span six critical domains: Onboarding, Issuing, Digital Wallets, Authorization & Clearing, Transaction Controls, and Ledger. Together, these systems form the backbone of Marqeta’s card issuing and payment processing platform
- Own the technical roadmap and author system designs that enable scalable, secure, and operationally efficient card issuing and payment processing products for our customers
- Spend significant time in the codebase – writing, reviewing, and optimizing code across the issuing and processing stack
- Identify and drive high-impact technical initiatives that improve the performance, reliability, and cost-efficiency of our core processing engines
- Collaborate with Product Managers to analyze requirements and provide technical recommendations across onboarding, issuing, digital wallets, authorization & clearing, transaction controls, and ledger
- Mentor and guide technical leads, influence stakeholders, and establish success metrics to drive organization-wide technical excellence
- Apply and evangelize modern best practices in your software designs and implementations to increase the platform’s resiliency and scalability
Benefits
- Praise: We believe in generously recognizing each other’s talents and contributions, and sharing the goodness we see
- Health and wellness: We cover your premiums for health, dental, and vision. Plus, your pet gets his/her/its own insurance, on us
- Flexible time off: We take time to relax and recharge when needed. We have unlimited time off for most employees and encourage an average of 5 weeks per year
- Marqeta paid family leave: We support all families. We offer 12 weeks of paid leave for all new parents and up to 20 for birthing parents. We also offer 4 weeks of caregiving leave
- 401k match: We invest in your future. We’ll match 50% of your contribution and up to 6% of your salary
- Meaningful equity: As owners of the company, we’re all in this together. Full-time employees will receive equity in Marqeta
- Giving back: We recognize we’re part of a larger community and encourage employees to donate their time and expertise to organizations they support
- Monthly stipend: You’ll get an additional monthly stipend on your paycheck to help fund your daily commute, cell phone, and/or internet connectivity
- Stock discount: The Employee Stock Purchase Program allows employees to buy discounted company stock- Experience building systems running in multiple regions
- Team-oriented approach – can effectively lead a project, participate as an influential team member, and work cross-functionally with other organizations
- Experience developing and scaling microservices using modern cloud technologies, preferably AWS
- Experience with our tech stack, namely Java, Springboot, Kubernetes, Terraform, Helm, Kafka, JPOS, and AWS services
- Solid understanding of security engineering best practices and demonstrable experience in designing solutions that adhere to those standards
- 12+ years of hands-on software engineering experience
- Demonstrated passion for software engineering excellence, including design principles, fault tolerance practices, scalability, cost, security & privacy considerations, and test-driven development
- Passion for non-functional challenges, namely: Scale, Cost, Reliability, Performance, High Availability
- Experience working with high volume / low latency data infrastructures
- Experience partnering with product teams to ideate and bring innovative solutions to market
- Experience in payment processing, card issuing, or the payments industry
- Domain experience in authorization, clearing, settlement, tokenization, or ledger systems
- Master’s degree in Software Engineering- Application Submission
- Recruiter phone call
- Hiring manager video call
- Virtual “Onsite” consisting of 4-5, 45 min calls
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About Marqeta
Financial Services
1001-5000
Modern life is fueled by modern financial solutions that are so seamlessly woven into our daily lives, you almost forget they are there. At Marqeta, we don’t just think about how we transact, we think about how those transactions can unlock delight with every digital experience. Our modern card issuing platform enables our world-class customers to create tailored and embedded financial solutions that cater to the evolving needs of today’s consumers.
Marqeta is a flexible-first company with headquarters in Oakland, CA. We’re passionate about empowering our people to make a significant impact and do the best work of their lives, all while revolutionizing the way millions experience the movement of money.