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Marqeta

Staff Software Engineer - Kubernetes Operations

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about 4 hours ago
Remote, United StatesStaff+
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Base Salary

$175k - $218k/yr

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.

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.

Benefits

  • Multiple health insurance options.
  • Flexible time off – take what you need.
  • Retirement savings program with company contribution.
  • 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 growth and development.
  • Flexibility to live and work wherever you and your family thrive.

Tech Stack

AWSAzureDatadogDockerGoGoogle Cloud PlatformGrafanaHelmIstioJavaKubernetesPrometheusPythonTerraform

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