Staff Software Engineer, Kubernetes
Remote, USA
As a Staff Software Engineer on our Kubernetes Platform Engineering team, you will build and operate our managed Kubernetes platform in a distributed AWS environment which runs Marqeta and all of our production workloads.
We are looking for experienced Kubernetes Engineers with deep passion for distributed systems to join us on our mission to optimize and expand our platform!
We work Flexible First. This role can be performed remotely anywhere within the United States or from our Oakland office. We’d love for you to join us!
The Impact You'll Have
- Build, test, and continuously improve our modern, repeatable Kubernetes infrastructure
- Leverage IaC to define all of our repeatable infrastructure in Terraform
- Create secure, available, fully automated, repeatable, and Cloud Native infrastructure
- Reduce operating costs by creating the infrastructure and scaffolding for our engineering user community to deploy multi-region, highly-available services
Who You Are
- 8+ years of relevant experience with a Bachelor’s degree; or 6 years of experience with a Master's degree; or a PhD with 3 years experience. In lieu of a degree, 11+ years of relevant experience may suffice.
- Operations and provisioning experience in Kubernetes or EKS.
- Experience with Kubernetes components like Karpenter, OPA Gatekeeper, Crossplane, AWS Secrets Plugin, CNI, and Service Mesh.
Nice-To-Haves
- Familiarity with IaC pipelines and Helm charts
- Hands on experience with AWS CLI and AWS Console
- Programming knowledge in Go, Python, or Java
- Experience in software delivery pipelines and CI/CD systems
Your Manager
Your Recruiter
Our (typical) process:
- Application submission
- Recruiter call
- 30 minute Hiring manager call
- Coding interview
- Virtual “Onsite” consisting of four 45-60 minute rounds
- Offer!
Compensation and 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. Compensation is aligned according to three tiers within the United States:
- 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 …
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Benefits/PerksAnnual bonuses Equity options Flexible time off Flexible work environment Health insurance options Multiple health insurance options Parental leave Professional development support Remote work stipend Retirement savings program Salary range
Tasks- Build and operate Kubernetes platform
- Improve infrastructure
- Reduce operating costs
AWS AWS CLI AWS Console CI/CD Compliance Distributed Systems Finance Go Helm IaC Java Kubernetes Legal Operations Payments Python Terraform
Experience8 years
EducationBachelor's Engineering Finance Master's Master's degree Ph.D.
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