Staff Software Engineer - Onboarding and Migrations

The Program Experience team is looking for a Staff Software Engineer to help scale our Customer Migration Platform at Marqeta. We are looking for an experienced and strong engineer with hands-on experience in developing backend applications and data pipelines from scratch.

We work Versatile First . This role can be performed remotely within the provinces of Ontario or British Columbia, Canada. We’d love for you to join us

This position is for an existing vacancy.

The Impact You’ll Have

Design, develop, and maintain server-side applications and services using languages like Java and Python

Implement robust and scalable APIs, web services, and microservices that support various front-end applications and user interactions

Use hands-on experience with AWS (preferred) or other cloud infrastructure to build cloud native applications that scale and perform for the end users

Optimize code and databases for performance, scalability, and maintainability

Identify and resolve technical challenges and bottlenecks in the backend systems

Design and maintain data pipelines, ELT processes, and data integration solutions to support data analytics and reporting needs

Work with large datasets, both structured and unstructured, and implement data storage and retrieval mechanisms

Collaborate with data scientists and analysts to ensure data quality, accuracy, and availability for business insights

Implement data security and privacy best practices to protect sensitive information

Implement CI/CD pipelines in conformance with the existing frameworks and automate deployment processes to ensure smooth releases





Monitor and troubleshoot production systems to ensure high availability and performance

Participate in on-call rotations and incident response when necessary

Create and maintain comprehensive documentation for code, architecture, and data processes

Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including product managers and domain experts to deliver high-quality software solutions

Mentor junior engineers in their short and long term growth and help the organization by improving it’s engineering efficiency

Who You Are

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field. Master's degree is a plus

Proven experience as a Software Engineer, with a minimum of 8 years working on software engineering, data pipelines, data integration, and database management

Strong expertise in AWS services, including but not limited to S3, Glue, Athena, DynamoDB, Kinesis etc.

Hands-on experience working with data integration tools such as Fivetran

Hands-on experience working with orchestration services such as Airflow

Proficiency in various modern databases - relational, non-relational and data warehouses such as Amazon Aurora, Cassandra, DynamoDB and Snowflake

Solid programming skills in modern languages like Python, Java, or Scala

Knowledge of data modeling, ELT processes, and data warehousing concepts





Hands-on experience in building and operating containerized workloads and services such as Kubernetes on cloud

Familiarity with data quality and data governance principles

Strong problem-solving skills and an ability to work independently and as part of a team

Ability to take an abstract problem and lead the team through the design, build, deployment and operations stage

Excellent communication skills to collaborate with cross-functional teams and articulate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders

Experience working with distributed teams - be a self starter and proactive in communication

Be a mentor to junior engineers and be a champion of software engineering principles and best practices for the organization

Experience using AI tools effectively and responsibly to accelerate design, development and operations, including reviewing and validating AI-generated output, protecting sensitive data and customer information, and following company security, privacy and compliance guidelines

AWS or other relevant certifications are a plus

Compensation and Benefits

Marqeta calibrates 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 full-time 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 currently offers:

Multiple health insuranc

📌 Staff Software Engineer (British Columbia)
🏢 Marqeta
📍 British Columbia