Staff Software Engineer - Kubernetes Operations
About The Position
As Marqeta’s Staff Software Engineer - Kubernetes Operations, you'll be instrumental in scaling our platform to meet the demands of our rapidly growing business and help architect solutions that power millions of transactions daily. This role can be performed remotely in the United States or in one of our National locations. You will design, build, and maintain highly available Kubernetes infrastructure at scale, lead architecture decisions for container orchestration and cloud-native services, and mentor engineers on Kubernetes best practices, container security, and cloud infrastructure. You will also develop automation tools, improve CI/CD pipelines for containerized applications, collaborate with platform and application teams to optimize workload performance, and drive initiatives to improve system reliability, observability, and disaster recovery. Participation in on-call rotation and incident response, as well as contributing to the technical roadmap and infrastructure strategy, are also key aspects of this role.
Requirements
- 8+ 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
Nice To Haves
- 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
Responsibilities
- Design, build, and maintain highly available Kubernetes infrastructure at scale
- Lead 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
- Contribute to the technical roadmap and infrastructure strategy
Benefits
- Multiple health insurance options
- Flexible time off
- Retirement savings program with company contribution and after tax contributions
- Equity in a publicly-traded company
- Employee Stock Purchase Program
- Family-forming benefits
- Fertility support
- Up to 20 weeks of Parental Leave
- Free therapy sessions
- Financial and professional coaching
- Legal advice
- Monthly stipend to support remote work model
- Annual “development dollars” to support people growth and development
- Freedom to live and work wherever you and your family thrive
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
