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Manage and deliver complex onboarding projects for enterprise clients in a regulated environment, ensuring alignment with customer needs and company standards. | Minimum 8 years of related experience, strong organizational and communication skills, experience in project management, and familiarity with collaboration tools. | As Marqeta’s Lead Onboarding Project Manager, you will be a vital part of our mission to change the way money moves. You'll work within our GTM team, which comprises four critical functions: Revenue, Strategy & Operations, Customer Solutions & Delivery, and Partnerships. This position will be dedicated to the project implementation efforts for our key accounts and any new programs, expansions or change requests and work closely with our account team and coordinate with cross functional teams to ensure the successful delivery of these projects. The ideal candidate is organized, communicative, resourceful, and motivated. We work Flexible First. This role can be performed remotely anywhere within the United States or from our Oakland, CA headquarters. We’d love for you to join us! The Impact You'll Have Work with customers, payment networks, banks, vendors, and cross-functional teams to ensure program delivery with accuracy and the highest level of quality. Act as the primary point of contact for customers during implementation and be able to design a customized implementation approach to align with the customer's specific needs. Use project management tools and methodologies to deliver projects on time and to exceptional standards. Develop deep relationships with our customers and understand their unique business objectives, challenges, and success criteria. Communicate effectively in a regulated and technical environment, partnering with revenue leads on customer needs. Who You Are Typically requires a minimum of 8 years of related experience with a Bachelor's degree; or 6 years and a Master's degree; or equivalent experience and PMI certification. Customer Experience Obsessed: You take a personalized approach to your project management and know the nuances and preferences of your customer. A Master of Time Management: You consistently meet deadlines through effective scheduling and resource allocation. Is able to create realistic timelines and monitor progress against key milestones. Exceptionally Organized: You exhibit strong organizational abilities with meticulous attention to detail. You can manage multiple priorities simultaneously while maintaining accuracy in all project documentation and tracking systems. A Natural Problem-Solver: You identify challenges proactively and implement effective solutions. You think critically to troubleshoot issues that may impact project timelines or deliverables. A Relationship Builder: You develop and maintain productive working relationships and you demonstrate diplomacy when managing competing interests and priorities. Strong Communicator: You demonstrate strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to effectively convey information and ensure all stakeholders remain informed. Self-Motivated: You take initiative, work independently, and are able to anticipate needs and proactively address potential roadblocks. Highly Adaptable: You navigate changing priorities with ease and maintain composure during high-pressure situations. You can quickly adjust your approach based on evolving project requirements. Nice-To-Haves Background in payments, credit products or financial services Experience with implementation projects for enterprise customers Experience with Smartsheets, Jira, Salesforce, and other collaboration tools Experience supporting Revenue-facing teams in a POD sales structure We hope you're feeling excited about the role. You're encouraged to apply even if your experience doesn't precisely match the job description. Your skills and passion will stand out—and set you apart—especially if your career has taken some extraordinary twists and turns. We know the confidence gap and imposter syndrome can get in the way of meeting spectacular candidates, so again, don’t hesitate to apply — we’d love to hear from you. Your Recruiter Louise Devlin (Please apply via the careers page, thank you!) Typical Process Application Submission Recruiter phone call Hiring manager video call A virtual presentation to a panel of Marqetans followed by a Q&A session. Director-level virtual meet and greet. Offer! 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: [$123,300] - [$154,100] Premium: [$133,400] - [$166,800] Premium Plus: [$145,000 ] - [$181,300] 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

Lead strategic initiatives to improve developer productivity and experience across the organization, including developing tools, workflows, and metrics. | 10+ years of programming experience in backend languages, deep understanding of SDLC workflows, cloud infrastructure expertise, and experience with developer portals and tooling. | As a Staff Engineer in the team, you will have the opportunity to shape, transform, and create an exceptional experience for engineers at Marqeta. You will identify, develop, and lead strategic investments to accelerate development iterations, enhance productivity and promote developer happiness. You will boost developers' productivity through the successful adoption of streamlined SDLC tools & services, AI-driven tools, and drive engagement across Marqeta engineering A successful candidate is a strong thought leader in the developer experience/productivity space and an experienced software developer. You are a self-starter who will drive projects and lead junior engineers to achieve desired outcomes. We work Flexible First. This role can be performed remotely within the United States. We’d love for you to join us! The Impact You’ll Have: Oversee the design, development, testing, deployment and craft of your team’s projects, ensuring the delivered solutions are highly relevant to developer productivity and happiness, something our community cannot imagine life without. Promote and influence a data-driven culture across the organization. Use objective measurement as the primary means of communication, guiding project execution and decision making, and tracking progress. Advocate and articulate your vision, key results and product strategy in simple and clear narratives, easy to connect and comprehend by your team, the developer community and engineering leadership. Build relationships across Engineering. Conduct regular DevEx surveys within Marqeta, use developers' feedback to build and prioritize a strategy and roadmap for your team, and for products that may span multiple teams and the entire company. Use your extensive technical expertise to mentor engineers, to promote developer productivity within your team and across Marqeta. Who You Are: 10+ years of solid programming experience in Java, Python, Go, or similar programming languages to build large-scale distributed systems. BA/BS Degree or higher in Computer Science or related technical discipline, or related practical experience Experience and deep understanding of effective and efficient SDLC workflows, particularly developer-oriented workflows. Hands-on experience in developing developer infrastructure, services, and workflows. Deep experience in driving vision, roadmap, and adoption of Developer Portal products such as Backstage. Experience with build systems such as Gradle, Maven, or Make, and familiarity with continuous integration and deployment tools such as CodeBuild, Jenkins, CircleCI or Github Actions We primarily operate in the cloud and follow industry best practices for virtualization, and infrastructure-as-code tools. Understanding of containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, Ansible), and experience with cloud infrastructure (e.g. AWS) is critical to this role. Experience with monitoring and logging tools such as Datadog, Prometheus, Grafana. Plus points for experience in measuring software development productivity and quality. Excellent communication and presentation skills with an ability to communicate technical strategy and roadmap in a clear, precise, and actionable manner. What You’ll Do: You will drive both the tactical and strategic roadmap for Marqeta Engineering, using data and customer feedback to increase efficiency, improve effectiveness, and meaningfully reduce operational toil across the organization. Establish and foster a data-driven engineering culture. Develop superior tooling and metrics to understand the health of our entire SDLC systems. Engage with key stakeholders across engineering and leverage data to establish objective measurement of Inner and Outer Loop Latency. Conduct DevEx surveys across the engineering organization in Marqeta, collect and analyze feedback and define areas of execution to achieve world-class developer experience for all Marqeta engineering teams. Ship services and tools that delight our customers! Work with your direct and adjacent teams to deliver a delightful developer experience. Mentor and direct junior engineers to build scalable and self-serviceable solutions. Your Manager Aldo Hadiwijaya, Senior Engineering Manager - SDLC / Developer Experience Recruiter for the Role Kayla Osuna 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. 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, reflected in CAD, is: $148,900 - $186,100 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 Equity in a publicly-traded company Monthly stipend to support our remote work model Annual “development dollars” to support our people growth and development Family-forming benefits and up to 20 weeks of Parental Leave

The Manager of Identity and Access Management will lead a team to implement IAM strategies and expand the IAM program across various capabilities. This includes driving integration of IAM across AWS services and ensuring secure access to AI/ML systems. | Candidates should have a minimum of 15 years of related experience and a Bachelor's degree or equivalent. Strong experience with IAM tools and cloud-native environments, particularly AWS, is essential. | As Marqeta’s Manager of Identity and Access Management (IAM), you bring a strong passion for IAM and proven expertise in cloud-native environments, preferably AWS. In this role, you’ll shape and implement modern identity strategies that secure access across all of Marqeta’s systems and services, built entirely in the cloud with no data-center footprint. Join us in building a secure, scalable, and frictionless IAM program where you’ll play a crucial part in: Building and evolving our Identity Governance and Administration (IGA) capabilities. Implementing Privileged Access Management (PAM) in a cloud-first (AWS-focused) environment. Designing and architecting a Certificate Lifecycle Management solution that supports cloud-native workloads. Driving integration of IAM across AWS services, SaaS platforms, and developer/DevOps pipelines. Designing identity and access controls to protect AI/ML systems—ensuring secure access to training data, models, and inference APIs. The Impact You’ll Have: Provide Technical and managerial leadership to a team of 5 to 6 Identity Security Engineers Lead implementation of robust IAM strategies aligned with cloud-native architecture and security principles. Expand and operationalize the IAM program across IGA, PAM, SSO, MFA, access management, secrets management, and certificate lifecycle management. Automate identity provisioning, de-provisioning, and access reviews using tools and infrastructure-as-code. Design IAM integrations for AWS-native services ( EC2, S3, IAM, etc.), SaaS platforms, and third-party identity tools (e.g., Okta). Promote and enforce least privilege and zero-trust principles through scalable access controls and policy automation. Mentor junior engineers and serve as a technical lead for IAM-related projects. Collaborate with Security, DevOps, and Infrastructure teams to embed IAM controls across the engineering lifecycle. Stay ahead of emerging trends and continuously refine IAM strategy based on evolving cloud threats and compliance requirements. Who You Are: A minimum of 15 years related experience with a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of related education and work experience. Must have been a people manager Establish clear, achievable objectives for the team that align with organizational goals Experience in Agile/Scrum environments holding daily stand-ups, sprint planning, and retrospectives, using tools like Jira, and estimating user stories Comfortable working in a remote only environment and getting hands-on when required Providing guidance, support, and feedback to help team members grow in their roles Strong experience with IAM tools (e.g., Okta, CyberArk, Ping, SailPoint, Britive). Deep knowledge of IAM in cloud-native environments, especially AWS IAM, roles, policies, permissions boundaries, and federation. Proficiency in infrastructure-as-code (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation). Familiarity with authentication and authorization protocols (SAML, OAuth2, OpenID Connect, Kerberos). Strong grasp of directory services like Active Directory, LDAP, and cloud-based alternatives. Experience in scripting (e.g., Python, PowerShell) to automate IAM operations. Solid understanding of compliance standards: NIST, SOC 2, PCI DSS, etc. Proven experience integrating IAM into CI/CD pipelines, secrets management, and DevOps workflows. Excellent communication skills and ability to influence and lead cross-functional teams. Nice to have Relevant certifications such as CISSP, CISM, or IAM-specific credentials (e.g., CIAM/CAMS, CyberArk Certified, Okta Certified Consultant). Experience with AWS technologies such as Lambda, S3, DynamoDB, RDS, Aurora, SNS, SQS, CloudTrail, CloudWatch, Code Pipeline, AWS Developer Tools, and IAM roles and permissions Experience with DevOps tools and practices, including secrets management and CICD pipelines Manager Chetan Jha Recruiter for this role Kayla Osuna 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: $167,100 - $208,900 Premium: $179,800 - $224,700 Premium Plus: $$195,400 - $244,400 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 Through Flex First, the freedom to live and work wherever you and your family thrive

Lead Vulnerability Management and establish a Data Security program to drive risk reduction across cloud, endpoints, and applications. Build controls and monitoring to safeguard critical data end-to-end across all of Marqeta’s systems and services. | Candidates should have 7-10+ years in information security with 3+ years leading programs or teams, preferably in regulated or fintech environments. Hands-on experience with Tenable and Snyk, as well as practical experience in building data security programs, is essential. | As Marqeta’s Information Security Manager you will lead Vulnerability Management and establish a Data Security program. You’ll drive risk reduction across cloud, endpoints, and applications, while building controls and monitoring to safeguard critical data end-to-end across all of Marqeta’s systems and services—100% cloud-based, with no data center footprint. We work Flexible First. This role can be performed remotely anywhere within the United States. We’d love for you to join us! The Impact You'll Have: Vulnerability Management Lead program strategy and operations: asset coverage, scanning cadence, prioritization, and measurable risk reduction using Tenable (Nessus/SC/IO) and Snyk. Integrate Tenable and Snyk findings into engineering backlogs with clear SLAs; partner with SRE, platform, and application teams to drive remediation. Establish risk-based prioritization (CVSS, KEV, EPSS, exploitability, business criticality) and publish dashboards for transparency to leadership. Mature patching and configuration baselines; build preventative controls and secure-by-default guardrails. Coordinate vulnerability disclosure, pen test intake, and threat-driven campaigns for actively exploited CVEs. Report program health, trends, and exceptions to security leadership and auditors. Data Security (Program Build & Ownership) Establish clear data ownership and stewardship across critical datasets; define roles, responsibilities, and decision rights. Define and enforce data classification, access, and usage policies; drive best practices and guard rails for least privilege and segregation of duties. Operationalize Sentra (DSPM) and Google DLP to monitor data exposure and access risks; drive timely remediation with accountable teams. Build data lifecycle controls (creation, storage, use, sharing, archival, destruction) and technical guardrails embedded in platforms and workflows. Ensure compliance with data protection regulations (e.g., PCI, SOX); partner on control design, testing, and evidence collection. Collaborate with Security, Legal, Privacy, and Data teams to protect data across its lifecycle and enable safe analytics/product use cases. Develop metrics (DLP incidents, misconfigurations, toxic combinations, stale sensitive datasets, policy violations) and report to leadership. Who You Are: 7–10+ years in information security with 3+ years leading programs or teams; regulated/fintech experience preferred. Hands-on depth managing vulnerabilities at scale with Tenable and Snyk across cloud-native, containers, endpoints, and CI/CD. Practical experience building/maturing data security programs with Sentra (DSPM) and Google DLP; strong policy design and enforcement. Partner management across engineering, data, and compliance; able to translate risk into actionable plans and measurable outcomes. Familiarity with PCI and SOX; knowledge of SDLC, DevSecOps, and cloud security architectures (AWS/GCP/Azure). Comfort with IAM/IGA, SIEM, CNAPP, and ticketing/workflow integrations; solid grasp of data governance concepts (stewardship, lineage). Excellent communication and reporting—clear narratives, crisp metrics, executive-ready updates. Certifications such as CISSP or CISM are a plus. How you’ll measure success Reduction in high-risk vulnerabilities and time-to-remediation across prioritized asset classes. Complete inventory coverage and adherence to patch/configuration SLAs via Tenable/Snyk dashboards. Implemented and adopted data classification and access policies with defined ownership. Sentra and Google DLP coverage with declining exposure trends and timely remediation. Successful PCI/SOX audits for relevant controls; fewer exceptions and faster closure. Clear metrics and dashboards used by leadership for decision-making. Nice to Have's: Experience automating Tenable/Snyk workflows into CI/CD and GRC/Risk registers. Background in data governance (stewardship councils, RACI) and analytics platform security (e.g., Snowflake, Databricks, BigQuery). Exposure to SaaS Security Posture Management and third-party data controls at scale. Manager: Chetan Jha Recruiter For This Role: Kayla Osuna 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: $167,100 - $208,900 Premium: $179,800 - $224,700 Premium Plus: $$195,400 - $244,400 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 Through Flex First, the freedom to live and work wherever you and your family thrive

Lead and execute talent development strategy including learning programs, talent planning, leadership development, and vendor management to drive organizational performance. | 12+ years in talent planning and learning & development with 5+ years leadership experience, ability to design impactful learning experiences, and strong partnership skills with executives and stakeholders. | This description is a summary of our understanding of the job description. Click on 'Apply' button to find out more. Role Description As Marqeta’s Senior Director, Talent Development, you will lead the Talent Development function & team to develop and execute Marqeta’s learning and talent development strategy. A key focus of this role is ensuring that the products and solutions delivered by the team are exceptionally simple, intuitive, and easy for our business partners to implement, enabling seamless integration into the flow of work and driving employee development. We work Flexible First. This role can be performed remotely anywhere within the United States. We’d love for you to join us! The Impact You’ll Have • Talent Planning Strategy and Execution: Drive a cohesive, forward-thinking approach to talent management that is aligned to business objectives. This includes developing, iterating on, and implementing a talent planning strategy (performance reviews, talent reviews, succession planning) that rewards performance and identifies areas of opportunity in the organization. In partnership with the Head of People Business Partners, prepare all materials needed for Marqeta’s Board of Directors review. • Learning strategy and execution: Utilize business data, engagement surveys, employee feedback, and industry best practices to establish Marqeta’s learning roadmap that covers technical, leadership, and soft skills. Ensure learning initiatives are targeted, aligned with employee and organizational priorities, and integrated into the flow of work. • Performance and Growth: Oversee a performance management process and goal-setting framework that drives individual and organizational performance. This includes designing high-potential and successor development programs, as well as personal development planning. • Innovate learning experience and their ROI: Stay ahead of talent management and learning trends, adopting best practices for learning in the flow of work to maximize business impact. • Leadership and Manager Development: Design and deliver holistic leadership development initiatives that develop first-time and seasoned leaders. Creating a culture of strong leaders who are capable of leading their team and cross-functionally. • Maximize vendor partnerships: Regularly evaluate vendor capabilities to ensure alignment with Marqeta’s learning strategy. Make data-driven decisions to optimize partnerships. • Lead by example: Utilize your deep expertise and adaptive leadership style to guide your team toward operational excellence, flexibility, and collaboration that contribute to Marqeta’s growth. Qualifications • 12+ years of experience in Talent Planning and Learning & Development, with at least 5 years in a leadership role. • Proven ability to design and execute talent strategies (e.g., performance reviews, talent reviews, succession planning) and learning programs aligned with organizational goals. • Skilled in simplifying complex topics and concepts into easy-to-understand, actionable content. • Ability to drive high-impact strategic initiatives while being ready to roll up your sleeves to ensure execution excellence. • Comfortable applying a first-principles approach to solve ambiguous challenges. • Strong ability to build and maintain partnerships across all levels of the organization, including executives and cross-functional teams. Requirements • Experience in designing and delivering practical, high-impact learning experiences, such as Marqeta built courses and leadership development programs. • Leverage business data, employee feedback, and best practices to create targeted, impactful Talent Development solutions. • Experienced in working with business leaders and stakeholders to co-create solutions and drive alignment on talent and learning priorities. 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 • 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 • Through Flex First, the freedom to live and work wherever you and your family thrive

Define and drive the architecture of mission-critical systems while leading large-scale, cross-functional initiatives. Act as a technical advisor to senior leadership and mentor engineers to raise the technical bar across the organization. | Candidates should have 10+ years of hands-on software engineering experience, particularly in designing complex distributed systems. Experience in the payments or FinTech space and strong proficiency across multiple technology stacks is essential. | Marqeta is looking for a talented Principal Software Engineer to shape the future of our Customer Experience & Developer Experience (CXDX) platform. This highly strategic role combines deep technical expertise with organizational leadership and influence. You will architect and deliver software solutions spanning our Connected App Ecosystem; including White Label Apps, Marqeta Dashboard, Live Agent Portal, Docs, IVR, and UX Toolkit SDKs with an emphasis on reliability, scalability, and a unified developer and end-user journey. This role is central to Marqeta’s transformation from powering individual products to scaling platform-wide solutions that define how we build, launch, and manage financial services. The CXDX org builds the connective tissue of Marqeta’s platform: the White Label Apps, Marqeta Dashboard, Live Agent Portal, documentation, SDKs, and support systems that enable faster integration, smarter launches, and scalable operations. We ensure Marqeta remains the most developer-friendly and trusted platform in embedded finance. We work Flexible First. This role can be performed remotely within the United States. We’d love for you to join us! The Impact You'll Have Define and drive the architecture of mission-critical systems, setting long-term technical direction and ensuring scalability, security, and sustainability across the platform. Lead large-scale, cross-functional initiatives that span multiple teams and domains, ensuring alignment with business priorities and delivering high-impact outcomes. Serve as a technical advisor to senior leadership, providing insight on technical risks, trade-offs, and innovation opportunities that shape product and business strategy. Raise the technical bar across the organization by mentoring engineers at all levels, fostering a culture of technical rigor, collaboration, and continuous learning. Partner with engineering managers and product leaders to ensure roadmap decisions align with architectural goals and long-term scalability. Actively influence and contribute to the creation and evolution of the company’s engineering principles, tooling, and standards. Conduct technical deep-dives into system architecture, identifying opportunities for performance improvements, technical simplification, and operational efficiency. Represent engineering in key cross-functional forums, helping the organization navigate complex decisions around infrastructure, platform capabilities, and product development. Act as a steward of engineering quality—promoting clean code, reliable systems, robust testing, and sustainable development practices. Drive innovation across teams, leading explorations of emerging technologies and ensuring Marqeta remains on the forefront of industry standards and capabilities. Who You Are 10+ years of hands-on software engineering experience, with a track record of designing and delivering complex distributed systems at scale. 3+ Experience with payments or the FinTech space. Strong experience across multiple technology stacks (e.g., Java, Python, Go, ReactNative, Swift, Khotlin) and proficiency in designing scalable APIs, microservices, and cloud-native applications. Demonstrated ability to drive architectural decisions that balance short-term trade-offs with long-term goals. Proven leadership in complex initiatives spanning infrastructure, product development, and platform evolution. Excellent communication and influencing skills, with the ability to engage both technical and non-technical audiences. Experience shaping technical strategy and mentoring senior staff and principal engineers across multiple domains and teams. Adept at solving ambiguous problems, balancing innovation with execution, and leading teams through change and complexity. A passion for system reliability, observability, and building secure, maintainable systems. Strong understanding of regulatory and security requirements in the financial domain is a plus. Nice to haves Hands-on experience with AWS, Kubernetes, and other modern cloud platforms. Experience with Terraform and infrastructure-as-code practices. Expertise in containerization and orchestration tools. Familiarity with AI assistants (Amazon Q, Bedrock RAG, Hemingway) and integrating them into dev workflows. Track record of influencing technical direction across a large engineering org or multiple product lines. Contributions to open source or industry thought leadership. Your Manager Sarah Dulski – Sr. Director, Customer & Developer Experience 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: $206,100 - $257,600 Premium: $223,100 - $278,900 Premium Plus: $242,500 - $303,100 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