Staff Software Engineer – Kubernetes Operations

Marqeta

Staff Software Engineer responsible for Kubernetes operations at Marqeta. Designing highly available infrastructure to support millions of transactions daily.

Posted 5/7/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $174,700 - $218,400 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSAzureCloudDistributed SystemsDockerGoGoogle Cloud PlatformJavaKubernetesPythonTerraform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

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

Requirements

What you’ll need

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

Benefits

Comp & perks

Multiple health insurance options
Flexible time off – take what you need
Retirement savings program with company contribution and after tax contributions
Equity in a publicly-traded company and an Employee Stock Purchase Program
Family-forming benefits, fertility support, and up to 20 weeks of Parental Leave
Free therapy sessions, financial and professional coaching, and legal advice
Monthly stipend to support our remote work model
Annual “development dollars” to support our people growth and development
Through Flex First, the freedom to live and work wherever you and your family thrive

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Hard Skills & Tools

KubernetesDockercontainerdTerraformHelmGoPythonJavacloud platformsinfrastructure as code

Soft Skills

leadershipmentoringcommunicationcollaboration