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.

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.

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