Senior Software Engineer - Kubernetes Operations

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
• Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) or Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist (CKS)
• Experience with service mesh technologies (Istio, Linkerd)
• Knowledge of observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog)
• Experience in fintech or payments industry
• Contributions to open-source Kubernetes ecosystem
• Our (typical) process:
• Application submission
• Recruiter video call
• Hiring Manager Interview
• Virtual "Onsite" consisting of three 45 - 60 min calls
• Offer!
• Compensation and Benefits
• National : A baseline tier that applies to most of the geographic territory of the United States.
• Premium : Slightly elevated from the National tier, and oriented toward a narrower set of higher cost-of-living areas, such as Los Angeles CA and Seattle WA
• Premium Plus : A tier for the most expensive working areas, like the San Francisco Bay area and New York City.
• Visit this page or consult with a Recruiter to determine which tier would be applicable to you.
• 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 is:
• National: $144,100 - $180,100
• 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 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
• About Marqeta
• Marqeta's Values
• Solve for the Customer:

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Additional Information

Marqeta is looking for a talented Senior Software Engineer - Kubernetes Operations to help build and scale our foundational compute infrastructure. You will define and deliver well-scoped milestones for projects and may serve as a technical lead for projects on your team. You will actively keep customer needs in mind and work with cross-functional stakeholders to deliver technical solutions that provide value quickly. We work Flexible First . This role can be performed remotely in the United States, only in one of our National locations, which you can review here . Learn more about our Product and Engineering team The Impact You'll Have 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

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