Manager, Software Engineering – Data Infrastructure

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About the role

  • Manager of Data Infrastructure leading engineers to support AI and analytics at Marqeta. Overseeing data platforms and ensuring operational excellence while driving agile delivery.

Responsibilities

  • Lead 5-6 engineers through hands-on technical mentoring, performance management, and career development while fostering operational excellence.
  • Own data lake infrastructure operations (S3, Airflow, Kafka/MSK, Spark/Glue) maintaining 99.5% uptime and managing on-call rotation.
  • Drive agile delivery with sprint planning, capacity planning, and requirements analysis to ship infrastructure improvements quarterly.
  • Apply product thinking by gathering customer requirements from data teams, prioritizing platform features, and measuring adoption success.
  • Execute technical roadmaps that deliver on data strategy, translating vision into concrete project plans with measurable outcomes.
  • Partner with security/compliance on governance controls and work with vendors on technical integrations and platform optimization.

Requirements

  • 6+ years in data engineering/infrastructure with 2+ years leading technical teams at scale.
  • Deep hands-on expertise with AWS data services (S3, EMR/Glue), Airflow, Kafka/MSK, and data catalog tools.
  • Strong product thinking with experience translating customer requirements into platform capabilities.
  • Proven agile delivery skills including capacity planning, sprint execution, and requirements analysis.
  • Track record of operational excellence: on-call management, incident response, and achieving SLAs.
  • Excellent mentoring skills with passion for developing engineers and building high-performing teams.
  • Must be authorized to work in Canada with ability to travel quarterly to the United States.

Benefits

  • 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

Job type

Full Time

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

$174,700 - $218,400 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Tech skills

AirflowAWSKafkaSpark

Location requirements

RemoteCanada

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