Senior Software Engineer, Kubernetes Operations

Marqeta

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Marqeta is a modern card issuing platform that provides open API technology for businesses to create, issue, and manage customized payment cards, powering payment programs for fintech companies and enterprises. Industry: Financial Technology & Card Issuing

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TL;DR · Senior Software Engineer, Kubernetes Operations

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As a Senior Software Engineer - Kubernetes Operations at Marqeta, you will join the Product and Engineering team to build and scale our foundational compute infrastructure. Your day-to-day responsibilities include designing and maintaining highly available Kubernetes environments, leading small-medium component development, and contributing to architecture decisions for container orchestration. You will also mentor engineers on best practices, develop automation tools, and collaborate with platform teams to optimize workload performance. Additionally, you will drive initiatives to enhance system reliability and observability while participating in on-call rotations. This role requires 5+ years of software engineering experience, including 3+ years working with Kubernetes in production, along with strong knowledge of container technologies, infrastructure as code tools, and cloud platforms like AWS or GCP. Experience in fintech is a plus.

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Kubernetes Docker Terraform Helm Go Python AWS GCP Azure CI/CD Prometheus Grafana Istio Linkerd

What you'll do

  • Design and maintain highly available Kubernetes infrastructure at scale.
  • Lead the design of small-medium components/features in Kubernetes projects.
  • Own a significant component/feature of the compute platform independently.
  • Mentor engineers on best practices for Kubernetes, container security, and cloud infra.
  • Develop automation tools to enhance CI/CD pipelines for containerized applications.
  • Collaborate with teams to optimize workload performance and improve system reliability.

What we're looking for

  • 5+ years of software engineering experience with a focus on Kubernetes.
  • 3+ years of hands-on production experience with Kubernetes and container technologies like Docker.
  • Strong understanding of infrastructure as code tools (Terraform, Helm).
  • Proficiency in at least one programming language (Go, Python, Java) for automation and tool development.
  • Deep knowledge of networking, security, and distributed systems in cloud environments.
  • Experience with major cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure) and service mesh technologies.
  • Strong communication skills to mentor engineers and collaborate across teams.

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