Staff Software Engineer - Banking and Money Movement

Marqeta is seeking an experienced Staff Software Engineer to independently drive the identification and delivery of complex software solutions on our Banking and Money Movement Team. In this role, you will lead end-to-end delivery across multi-component systems and multi-milestone initiatives, taking full ownership of projects aligned to quarterly team goals. You will navigate ambiguous, open-ended technical challenges with autonomy, defining the path forward where problems are not yet well-scoped. You will serve as a technical leader and trusted collaborator — partnering closely with your team and cross-functional stakeholders to align on priorities and deliver high-impact outcomes.

The Banking and Money Movement engineering team develops and optimizes financial services, including account creation, transaction processing, payment systems, banking integrations, reporting, and reconciliation. We work collaboratively to ensure secure, efficient, and innovative solutions that meet regulatory standards and enhance user experiences in moving the money.

We work Flexible First. This role can be performed remotely anywhere within Ontario or British Columbia, Canada. We’d love for you to join us!

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The Impact You'll Have

• Lead the design and architecture of large-scale, complex systems and components, making decisions that impact both short-term and long-term product strategy.
• Take ownership of major technical initiatives, providing direction to teams while ensuring alignment with customer needs and business goals.
• Drive architectural improvements, optimizing for scalability, performance, and maintainability, while addressing both current and future system requirements.
• Mentor and guide other engineers, providing technical leadership and fostering an environment of growth, learning, and excellence across the team.
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional stakeholders, including product, design, and other engineering teams, to define and deliver high-impact solutions.
• Develop and maintain a deep understanding of the product, business needs, and user experience, ensuring that engineering decisions align with company goals.
• Independently drive the design and implementation of high-impact features and systems, ensuring high-quality deliverables with minimal supervision.
• Drive innovation and champion the adoption of best practices across the engineering team, while challenging the status quo to continuously improve processes.
• Be an advocate for software craftsmanship, ensuring code is clean, efficient, and aligned with the organization's architectural vis