Staff Software Engineer – Kubernetes Operations

As Marqeta’s Staff Software Engineer - Kubernetes Operations, you'll play a crucial role in scaling our platform to meet the demands of our rapidly growing business. This position is fully remote within the United States. ### 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 enhance system reliability, observability, and disaster recovery. - Participate in on-call rotation and incident response. - Contribute to the technical roadmap and infrastructure strategy. ### Qualifications - 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 the fintech or payments industry. - Contributions to the open-source Kubernetes ecosystem. ### Compensation The new-hire base salary range for this position is: $174,700 - $218,400, depending on skills, prior experience, and work location.