Senior Software Engineer – Kubernetes Operations

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🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $144.1k - $180.1k / year

⏰ Full Time

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Marqeta

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501 - 1000 employees

Founded 2010

💳 Fintech

🤝 B2B

💰 Post-IPO Equity on 2021-06

Fintech • B2B • Payments

Marqeta is a leading modern card issuing platform that empowers businesses to integrate comprehensive credit and payment solutions seamlessly into their processes. Specializing in debit, credit, prepaid, and virtual cards, Marqeta provides dynamic spend controls, Just-in-Time (JIT) funding, and ensures compliance and risk management. The platform supports digital wallets, tokenization, and embedded finance, catering to industries such as digital banking, expense management, and on-demand services. With its open APIs, Marqeta facilitates the creation and management of card products, offering scalability and flexibility for enterprises ranging from startups to global companies.

📋 Description

• Design, build, and maintain highly available Kubernetes infrastructure at scale • Lead design for small-medium components/features and participate in design for larger components/features • Have significant ownership of a component/feature of the compute platform • Contribute to architecture decisions for container orchestration and cloud-native services • Mentor engineers on Kubernetes best practices, container security, and cloud infrastructure • Develop automation tools and improve CI/CD pipelines for containerized applications • Collaborate with platform and application teams to optimize workload performance • Drive initiatives to improve system reliability, observability, and disaster recovery • Participate in on-call rotation and incident response

🎯 Requirements

• 5+ years of software engineering experience • 3+ years of hands-on production experience with Kubernetes • Strong understanding of container technologies (Docker, containerd) • Experience with infrastructure as code (Terraform, Helm, or similar) • Proficiency in at least one programming language (Go, Python, Java) • Deep knowledge of networking, security, and distributed systems • Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure) • Strong communication and collaboration skills

🏖️ 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