Marqeta Inc Software Engineer II on the Core Edge Processing team at Marqeta writes and reviews production code for real-time payment infrastructure. The role involves leading initiatives to improve platform reliability, speed, and cost-efficiency.
Responsibilities
Ship and refine production code across routing and processing stack
Lead initiatives to make platform more reliable, faster, and cost-efficient
Shape system design including data model changes and failure strategy
Take on complex, mission-critical codebases and lift engineering standards
Mentor engineers and guide technical direction at Staff level
Qualification
Someone who writes system designsAt home in a regulatedExperienced in payment processingRecruiter For This RoleApplication SubmissionRecruiter phone callHiring manager video callVirtual “Onsite” consisting of 4-5
Required
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)
Preferred
Cryptography or key management experience (HSM, AWS Payment Cryptography, KMS)
Experience running systems across multiple regions, including tested failover