Manager, Software Engineering - Data Infrastructure

MQ Referrals Only; Vancouver, Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 156,000 - 196,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company in Canada seeks a Manager for Software Engineering in Data Infrastructure. The successful candidate will lead a team of 5-6 engineers, driving agile delivery and ensuring operational excellence. This role requires deep technical expertise in AWS data services and a passion for mentoring engineers. The salary range for this role is CAD 156,800 - 196,000, along with flexible benefits including health insurance options and a retirement savings program.

Benefits

Multiple health insurance options

Flexible vacation time

Retirement savings program with company contribution

Equity in a publicly-traded company

Monthly stipend for remote work

Annual development dollars for growth

Parental Leave up to 20 weeks

Qualifications

• Strong product thinking with experience translating customer requirements into platform capabilities.
• Proven agile delivery skills including capacity planning and requirements analysis.
• Must be authorized to work in Canada with the ability to travel quarterly to the United States.

Responsibilities

• Lead 5-6 engineers through hands‑on technical mentoring and performance management.
• Own data lake infrastructure operations maintaining 99.5% uptime.
• Drive agile delivery with sprint planning and requirements analysis.

Skills

AWS data services

Airflow

Kafka/MSK

Product thinking

Agile delivery skills

Mentoring engineers

Education

6+ years in data engineering/infrastructure

Tools

S3

EMR/Glue

Job description

Manager, Software Engineering - Data Infrastructure

As Manager of Data Infrastructure, reporting to the Director of Data Engineering, you will lead 5-6 engineers operating critical data platforms that power our AI and analytics strategy. This newly created hands‑on leadership role combines technical depth with people management, requiring you to mentor your team, drive agile delivery, and apply product thinking to infrastructure. You'll execute on our data strategy while ensuring operational excellence for platforms processing billions in monthly transaction data.

We work Flexible First. This role can be performed remotely anywhere within the provinces of Ontario and British Columbia, Canada. Quarterly travel to the United States is required. We’d love for you to join us!

The Impact You'll Have

• Lead 5-6 engineers through hands‑on technical mentoring, performance management, and career development while fostering operational excellence.
• Own data lake infrastructure operations (S3, Airflow, Kafka/MSK, Spark/Glue) maintaining 99.5% uptime and managing on‑call rotation.
• Drive agile delivery with sprint planning, capacity planning, and requirements analysis to ship infrastructure improvements quarterly.
• Apply product thinking by gathering customer requirements from data teams, prioritizing platform features, and measuring adoption success.
• Execute technical roadmaps that deliver on data strategy, translating vision into concrete project plans with measurable outcomes.
• Partner with security/compliance on governance controls and work with vendors on technical integrations and platform optimization.

Who You Are

• 6+ years in data engineering/infrastructure with 2+ years leading technical teams at scale.
• Deep hands‑on expertise with AWS data services (S3, EMR/Glue), Airflow, Kafka/MSK, and data catalog tools.
• Strong product thinking with experience translating customer requirements into platform capabilities.
• Proven agile delivery skills including capacity planning, sprint execution, and requirements analysis.
• Track record of operational excellence: on‑call management, incident response, and achieving SLAs.
• Excellent mentoring skills with passion for developing engineers and building high‑performing teams.
• Must be authorized to work in Canada with ability to travel quarterly to the United States.

Nice-To-Haves

• Experience with payments or the FinTech space.

Typical Process

• Application Submission
• Virtual “Onsite” consisting of four 45‑60 min video calls
• 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.

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: 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 offers

• Multiple health insurance options
• Flexible vacation time
• 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

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