Marqeta is on a mission to change the way money moves. We’re one of the earliest enablers of embedded finance, a market opportunity sized up in the trillions. Our card issuing platform provides unprecedented flexibility and control for companies to issue cards, authorize transactions, and manage payment operations in real time. Marqeta is powering the most well known brands in the new economy (Block, Cash App, Affirm, Instacart, Doordash, Uber, Walmart, etc). Today nearly 8 out of 10 Americans use a product powered by Marqeta every week. This is the opportunity of a lifetime to work with innovators around the world and unlock equitable financial access for all.

Marqeta is looking for a talented Software Engineer II to deliver resilient and sustainable software projects from design to implementation and rollout. You will execute on defined projects to achieve team-level goals and work on and own minor features in support of larger features. You will contribute heavily to test development and bug fixing and may mentor new hires, interns, or more junior engineers.

The Disputes Engineering Team is responsible for building automations, integrations and tools that support managing payments disputes at a massive scale. We have built an abstraction layer on top of the card networks (Visa, Mastercard & Pulse) to support operations teams managing disputes and are expanding into supporting all phases of the cardholder dispute lifecycle.

We work Flexible First. This role can be performed remotely anywhere within Toronto, ON or Vancouver, BC Canada. We’d love for you to join us!

What You’ll Do

• Independently and consistently develop, and deliver clear, bug-free code.
• Decompose simple problems or business scenarios into solutions composed of multiple software components interacting with each other.
• Own small features.
• Achieve team-level goals and work on and own minor features in support of larger features.
• Read and navigate through a large code base and effectively contribute to test development and bug fixing. 
• Participate in the core processes of the team, including recommending and implementing process improvements, as well as planning, on-call rotations, bug triage, metrics review, etc.
• Ensure the team delivers secure and compliant products for our customers.
• Contribute to a positive sense of community on the team (e.g. engage in team lunches, new-hire on-boarding, etc.).

What We’re Looking For 

• 2 years experience as a backend engineer and a Bachelor's degree; or an advanced degree with no relevant experience. In lieu of a degree, 5 years of relevant experience may suffice.
• Experience developing in Java
• Ability to to develop and deliver clean, readable and error-free code with thorough documentation and testing. 
• Ability to understand existing designs and technology choices and make appropriate adjustments when necessary. 
• Ability to communicate in a clear, concise, and respectful manner both verbally and in writing.
• Ability to share relevant information including if difficult task-level trade-offs that impact the product need to be made. 
• The ability to demonstrate humility, empathy, and to take constructive feedback positively.
• A desire to grow in your career, learn, share ideas and help others grow and learn.
• The capacity to work productively on cross-functional teams and take a collaborative, team oriented approach.

Nice-To-Haves

• Full stack/frontend experience
• Experience with payments or the FinTech space
• Experience with AWS.

Your Manager

• Eli Malone-Shkurkin, Senior Engineering Manager

Recruiter For This Role

• Lizzie LaPonsey

Typical Process

• Application submission
• Recruiter phone call
• Hiring manager video call
• Virtual “Onsite” consisting of 3, 45 min calls
• Offer!

Compensation & Benefits 

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. To support Flex First, we calibrate 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 position, reflected in CAD, is: 81,00 - 108,000.

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 offers

• Multiple health insurance options
• Flexible time off – take what you need
• Retirement savings program with company contribution
• 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