Senior Software Engineer - Transaction Auditing

Marqeta, Inc.; Toronto; Remote; CAD 91,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for their Transaction Auditing team in Toronto. This role involves designing and operating systems for transaction accuracy and compliance. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in software development, particularly in Java and cloud computing, and will lead a high-impact team. The position offers flexible working arrangements and competitive compensation.

Benefits

Health Insurance Options

Flexible Time Off

Retirement Savings Program

Equity in Company

Monthly Stipend for Remote Work

Annual Development Dollars

Parental Leave

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in software development.
• Ability to develop clean, readable, and error-free code.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement high-performance solutions for financial data.
• Debug critical production issues across services.

Skills

Java

Cloud Computing

Service-Oriented Architectures

Communication

Tools

AWS

SQL

Java Spring Boot

Kubernetes

Docker

Job description

Senior Software Engineer - Transaction Auditing

Toronto, Canada

As a Senior Software Engineer on our Transaction Auditing team, you will design, build, and operate the systems that ensure penny-perfect accuracy, reliability, and compliance across Marqeta’s Transaction Domain. In this role, you will lead a small, high-impact scrum team responsible for the infrastructure, services, and APIs that guarantee the correctness of all financially-impacting transactions at Marqeta.

We are a team of diverse, agile-minded engineers who thrive on solving complex challenges and driving innovation at scale. Our work directly enhances Marqeta’s ability to process transactions with unmatched precision, speed, and operational efficiency.

We work Flexible First. This role can be performed remotely within British Columbia or Ontario Canada. We’d love for you to join us!

The Impact You’ll Have

• Design and implement high-performance solutions for large-scale, high-volume, and high-velocity financial data and complex compliance landscapes.
• Develop the software and infrastructure to achieve repeatable and efficient high-quality releases with automation, seeking opportunities to replace redundant tasks and enhance engineering focus on strategic challenges.
• Debug critical production issues across services and different stack levels.
• Apply a detail-oriented mindset to analyze data, detect patterns, and create well-organized documentation for non-technical audiences.
• Diagnose and resolve production issues across various services and system layers.
• Meticulously evaluate data, identify patterns, and communicate complex information clearly to non-technical stakeholders.

Who You Are

• You have 5+ years of industry experience in software development in Java, service-oriented architectures, and cloud computing (AWS preferred).
• Experience developing in Java and Relational Database/SQL, however we welcome experience in other languages.
• Ability to to develop and deliver clean, readable and error-free code with thorough documentation and testing.
• Ability to understand existing designs and technology choices and make appropriate adjustments when necessary.
• Ability to communicate in a clear, concise, and respectful manner both verbally and in writing.
• Ability to share relevant information including if difficult task-level trade-offs that impact the product need to be made.
• The ability to demonstrate humility, empathy, and to take constructive feedback positively.
• A desire to grow in your career, learn, share ideas and help others grow and learn.
• The capacity to work productively on cross-functional teams and take a collaborative, team oriented approach.

Nice-To-Haves

• Experience with payments or the FinTech space
• Experience with Java Spring Boot
• Experience with Kubernetes and/or Docker
• Experience with big data analytics tools (i.e. - Snowflake) and stream processing architectures
• Contributions to technical blogs, a public Github repo, or to open source projects
• Virtual “Onsite” consisting of 4-5, 45 min 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: 91,500 - 114,400.

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
• 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

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.

– 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.

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Our dedication to diversity and inclusion extends beyond the categories above. Review Marqeta’s ESG Report to see that dedication in action. Fostering an environment where everyone feels valued and respected creates a stronger and more innovative team at Marqeta. We celebrate the unique contributions of each individual and empower all members of our organization. Join us in building a company where diversity thrives and everyone can be their authentic selves.

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