Principal Software Engineer

ABOUT THE ROLE As a Principal Software Engineer on the Core Issuing & Processing team at Marqeta, you will work across the entire domain to stand up and drive high-impact projects for our customers from inception to completion. You will take on highly technical initiatives that optimize our issuing and processing engines, own the technical roadmap for the core platform, and partner with engineering leaders to drive engineering and operational excellence throughout the organization. WHAT YOU'LL DO You will be responsible for owning the technical roadmap and authoring system designs that enable scalable, secure, and operationally efficient card issuing and payment processing products for our customers. You will spend significant time in the codebase, writing, reviewing, and optimizing code across the issuing and processing stack. You will identify and drive high-impact technical initiatives that improve the performance, reliability, and cost-efficiency of our core processing engines. Additionally, you will collaborate with Product Managers to analyze requirements and provide technical recommendations across onboarding, issuing, digital wallets, authorization & clearing, transaction controls, and ledger. WHAT YOU'LL NEED To be successful in this role, you will need 12+ years of hands-on software engineering experience. You will have demonstrated passion for software engineering excellence, including design principles, fault tolerance practices, scalability, cost, security & privacy considerations, and test-driven development. You will have experience partnering with product teams to ideate and bring innovative solutions to market, as well as experience developing and scaling microservices using modern cloud technologies, preferably AWS. You will also have a solid understanding of security engineering best practices and demonstrable experience in designing solutions that adhere to those standards. WHY REMOTE Marqeta is a Flex First company, which allows you to choose your best working environment, whether that be from home or at a company office. This role can be performed remotely in the United States, only in one of our National locations, which you can review here. BENEFITS Marqeta offers a comprehensive benefits package, including: * 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 Compensation for this position is aligned according to the National geo-tier within the United States, with a new-hire base salary range of $242,400 - $303,000.