Senior Software Engineer - Card Network Integration

marqeta-inc; EE. UU.; A distancia; USD 81.000 - 102.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Health insurance

Remote work stipend

Floating holidays

Equity in a publicly traded company

Professional development stipend

Parental leave top-up

Remote setup stipend

Descripción de la vacante

Marqeta is seeking a senior backend engineer for a card network integration team. You will build the backend plumbing for settlement and transaction data, handling large-scale batch and event-driven processing, with a focus on production-quality software shipping toward quarterly goals.

The role is remote-first, open to engineers in Ontario or British Columbia, Canada. You will collaborate with product, engineering, and operations, mentor peers, and help shape cloud architecture for global

Formación

• 5+ years of professional software or data engineering experience, preferably in payments or financial services processing.
• Strong Java and/or Python production code with tests and high quality.
• Hands-on design, build, and operation of batch and event processing systems.
• Experience with batch data processing using Athena or Trino/Presto.
• Ability to mentor engineers and collaborate across product, engineering, and operations teams.

Responsabilidades

• Design, build, and maintain backend services that process card network settlement and transaction data at scale, including batch and event-driven flows.
• Support digital wallet token provisioning flows for major mobile wallet platforms.
• Implement services around chargebacks, ACH money movement, ATM transfers, APRs and fees, and 3DS access control.
• Architect and ship large features end-to-end, partnering with product managers to scope and estimate initiatives and with engineers to prioritize delivery.
• Participate in on-call coverage and drive rapid diagnosis and resolution of production issues.
• Contribute to DevOps and cloud architecture decisions for scaling, resilience, and global availability.

Conocimientos

Java

Python

Batch processing

Event-driven

Mentoring

Herramientas

Athena

Trino/Presto

Kubernetes

Docker

Airflow

Spring Boot

Descripción del empleo

Role overview

A senior engineering position is available on a card network integration team that builds the backend plumbing behind modern card issuing. The work spans large-scale batch and event-driven processing of settlement and transaction data, with a clear remit to turn ideas into production-quality software that ships against quarterly goals. The role is remote-first and open to engineers based in Ontario or British Columbia, Canada.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain backend services that process card network settlement and transaction data at scale, including both batch and event-driven flows.
• Support digital wallet token provisioning flows for major mobile wallet platforms.
• Implement services around chargebacks and disputes, ACH money movement, ATM network transfers, credit APRs and fees, and 3DS access control.
• Architect and ship large features end-to-end, partnering with product managers to scope and estimate new initiatives and with other engineers to prioritize delivery.
• Participate in on-call coverage and drive rapid diagnosis and resolution of production issues.
• Where applicable, contribute to DevOps and infrastructure work, guiding cloud architecture choices for scaling, resilience, and global availability.

Requirements

• 5+ years of professional experience in software or data engineering, ideally within payments or financial services processing.
• Strong programming skills in Java and/or Python, with a track record of writing production code with high quality and meaningful test coverage.
• Hands-on experience designing, building, and operating batch and event processing systems.
• Experience with batch data processing using query engines such as Athena or Trino/Presto.
• Comfort making technical trade-offs, navigating ambiguity, and identifying root causes of production issues quickly.
• Demonstrated ability to mentor other engineers and collaborate effectively across product, engineering, and operations teams.

Nice to have

• Direct payments or FinTech industry experience.
• Background with microservices architectures and Java Spring Boot.
• Familiarity with workflow orchestration tools like Airflow.
• Production experience with modern cloud platforms (other clouds welcome alongside AWS) and with deployment tooling such as Kubernetes and Docker.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and software delivery orchestration.
• Public technical contributions such as blogs, a GitHub portfolio, or open-source work.

Benefits and work setup

• Remote-first work model within Ontario or British Columbia, Canada.
• Base salary range of 116,000 to 145,000 CAD, plus an annual bonus program tied to individual and company performance.
• Multiple health insurance plan options.
• Flexible vacation time with additional floating holidays.
• Retirement savings program with company contribution and equity in a publicly traded company.
• Monthly stipend to support remote work setup.
• Annual professional development stipend.
• Family-forming benefits and generous parental leave with base salary top-up.