Headquartered in Oakland, California, Marqeta created an open application programming interface (API) to help simplify the way payment programs are managed. The
Senior Cloud Database Engineer
Location
Canada
Posted
66 days ago
Salary
C$116K - C$145K / year
Seniority
Senior
Job Description
Senior Cloud Database Engineer
Marqeta
Role Description As Marqeta’s Senior Cloud Database Engineer, you will join our Cloud Database Engineering team wherein you will be responsible for all databases that power Marqeta’s card issuing platform. You’ll be at the heart of all things Databases: - Automating the lifecycle of AWS Aurora instances. - Working closely with application teams to analyze Database performance. - Innovating in building Marqeta’s next-generation, highly available and resilient Database solutions. Marqeta’s platform supports high cardholder availability across multiple regions globally, serving over 5 billion transactions annually. The Cloud Database Engineering team operates at the center of everything Marqeta does, and there is endless opportunity to make a sizable impact across your team and the whole business. 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! Qualifications - 5+ years experience as a backend engineer and a Bachelor's degree. In lieu of a degree, 7+ years of relevant experience may suffice. - Experienced with cloud native databases (AWS preferred), including transactional RDBMS such as Aurora, MySQL, and Postgres, as well as NoSQL databases such as DynamoDB or MongoDB. - Experienced in cloud based high availability, disaster recovery, and distributed systems including replication and failover. - Experienced in IaaC, automation and orchestration tools (Terraform, AWS Step Function, etc.). - Experienced CI/CD — pipelines, job runners, deployment automation. - Solid understanding of database administration: internals, query tuning, indexing, and performance metrics. - Proficient in Python. - Experience with Linux commands and shell scripting. - Experienced in monitoring and observability tools: Datadog preferred. - Strong sense of ownership — you follow through, raise issues proactively, and take accountability for your work. - Curious and committed to continuous learning — you actively keep up with industry trends and apply new knowledge to your work. - You have a team-oriented approach – can effectively work on a project and cross-functionally with other teams. Requirements - Logical/physical migrations + blue-green switchovers (current strategic work). - Database fleet management. - AI tooling fluency. - Basics in Java. - Experience with payments or the FinTech space. - Experience with ProxySQL and/or RDS Proxy. Benefits - Multiple health insurance options. - Flexible vacation time. - Retirement savings program with company contribution. - Equity in a publicly-traded company. - Monthly stipend to support our remote work model. - Annual “development dollars” to support our people growth and development. - Family-forming benefits and up to 20 weeks of Parental Leave. Company Description 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). You don’t need to be a Payments expert to join the Marqeta Team, let us help you with that. This is the opportunity of a lifetime to work with innovators around the world and unlock equitable financial access for all.
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