As Marqeta's Staff Software Engineer on the Core Edge Processing team, you will write and review production code at the heart of our processing systems, drive the initiatives that make them faster and more reliable, and help set the engineering bar for a team running real-time, always-on payment infrastructure. Core Edge Processing owns the systems that route and authorize transactions across card networks, along with the cryptographic infrastructure underneath them. This is a hands-on role where the quality of your code directly shapes whether transactions succeed.
We work Flexible First. This role can be performed remotely anywhere within the province where you reside, whether that's Ontario or British Columbia, Canada. We'd love for you to join us!
The Impact You'll Have
Ship and refine production code across our routing and processing stack, where every millisecond and every line counts
Lead initiatives that make our platform more reliable, faster, and more cost-efficient
Shape system design alongside your EM and fellow engineers, from data model changes to failure and degradation strategy to blast-radius containment
Take on complex, mission-critical codebases and lift the engineering standard for everyone around you
Mentor engineers and guide technical direction at the Staff level
Who You Are
An engineer with 8+ years of experience who is still deep in the code every day
A Java expert with strong fundamentals in concurrency, performance, and building reliable systems at scale
Someone who writes system designs, defends them in review, and runs what you build in production
At home in a regulated, cloud-native, high-availability environment
Experienced in payment processing, card issuing, or network integration (JPOS, ISO 8583, or similar)
Nice-To-Haves
Cryptography or key management experience (HSM, AWS Payment Cryptography, KMS)
Experience running systems across multiple regions, including tested failover
Hands-on experience with Kubernetes and AWS
Recruiter For This Role
Kayla Osuna
Typical Process
Application Submission
Recruiter phone call
Hiring manager video call
Virtual “Onsite” consisting of 4-5, 45 min calls
Offer!
Compensation and Benefits
Marqeta calibrates 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 full-time position, reflected in CAD, is: $156,800 - $196,000
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 currently offers:
Multiple health insurance options
Flexible vacation time with additional floating holidays
Retirement savings program with company contribution
Equity in a publicly-traded company
Monthly stipend to support our remote work model
Annual development stipend to support our people growth and development
Family-forming benefits and generous parental leave base salary top-up
About Marqeta
Marqeta is on a mission to change the way money moves. We’re one of the earliest enablers of embedded finance, a market opportunity sized up in the trillions. Our card issuing platform provides unprecedented flexibility and control for companies to issue cards, authorize transactions, and manage payment operations in real time. Marqeta is powering the most well known brands in the new economy (Block, Cash App, Affirm, Instacart, Doordash, Uber, Walmart, etc). You don’t need to be a Payments expert to join the Marqeta Team, let us help you with that. This is the opportunity of a lifetime to work with innovators around the world and unlock equitable financial access for all.
Marqeta’s Values
– Solve for the Customer: With a deep understanding of our customers' business and empathy for their needs, we deliver products and services that drive their success. Earning and keeping their trust guides everything we do.
– Do What's Right: Knowing businesses and livelihoods depend on us, we pursue solutions that disrupt responsibly and deliver high-quality results that our customers count on. We own our work from start to finish.
– Simplify and Innovate: We approach challenges with curiosity and take smart risks. Innovation comes from finding better, simpler ways to achieve extraordinary outcomes.
– Win as a Team: We succeed together by embracing diverse perspectives and pushing each other to raise the bar. We lead with humility and set aside hierarchy to work as a team.
– Make it Count: We drive forward with focus and agility. With a sense of urgency and purpose, we get the job done, and done right.
Equal Employment Opportunity, Accommodations and Privacy
Marqeta is an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive workplace that fosters belonging. We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, lactation, childbirth, 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, sexual orientation, genetic information (including testing or characteristics) or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.
Marqeta endeavors to make reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities. If you are an individual with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to submit this application, complete any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participate in the employee selection process, please submit this form with your specific accommodation request.
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8+ years experience, Java expert with strong concurrency and performance skills, experience in regulated cloud-native high-availability environments, payment processing or card issuing experience (JPOS, ISO 8583).
Key Responsibilities
- writing production code
- leading reliability initiatives
- mentoring engineers
Skills & Tools
Java, JPOS, ISO 8583, Kubernetes, AWS, HSM, AWS Payment Cryptography, KMS
Job Details
- Category: Software Development
- Seniority: Senior Level
- Commitment: Full Time
- Workplace: Remote — Ontario or British Columbia
- Salary: CAD 156,800 – 196,000 / year
- Languages: English
Benefits
- 401k matching
- Generous paid time off
- Retirement plan
- Generous parental leave
About Marqeta
A card issuing platform that enables embedded finance and real-time payment operations. — Industry: Information Technology