Marqeta

Marqeta is a pioneer in modern card issuing and payment solutions, offering businesses instant card issuance and payment processing through their innovative open API platform.

Diversified Financial Services

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251-1K (958)

Founded 2010

25 open positions

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Manager, Software Engineering - Identity Platform

2 months, 1 week ago

Canada

Full-time

Lead

Engineering Manager

Software Development

Apache Airflow Java Python Spring Boot

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Marqeta

Marqeta is a pioneer in modern card issuing and payment solutions, offering businesses instant card issuance and payment processing through their innovative open API platform.

Diversified Financial Services

251-1K

Founded 2010

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Description

Lead the design, development, and execution of the Identity Platform.
Own the end-to-end identity verification lifecycle, including CIP, CDD, and continuous risk monitoring.
Build and operate systems that support KYC obligations, re-verification, and compliance decisioning.
Drive AI-first automation to reduce manual review and improve efficiency across screening and rule evaluation workflows.
Lead and mentor a high-performing engineering team and improve velocity and reliability.
Act as a technical and business-facing leader for customer and regulatory escalations.
Partner with Risk, Compliance, Product, Operations, and Legal on platform roadmap and identity strategy.
Improve system reliability through operational excellence, on-call hygiene, and blameless post-mortems.
Translate complex compliance scenarios into scalable platform improvements.
Engage directly with enterprise customers and compliance stakeholders to resolve identity and regulatory issues.

Requirements

8–10+ years of experience in engineering.
3+ years of experience managing senior and staff engineers.
Strong backend engineering experience building and scaling backend systems.
Experience leading teams across synchronous API services and batch/event-driven ETL pipelines.
Experience with Java/Spring Boot and Python/Airflow, or similar backend and data tooling.
Operational excellence mindset with experience in incident management and system reliability.
Hands-on AI-first mindset and comfort using AI/ML to improve automation and team velocity.
Ability to thrive in ambiguity and take full ownership of outcomes.
Strong communication skills and experience influencing cross-functional stakeholders.
Nice to have: deep understanding of identity verification, AML/BSA compliance, and financial services or fintech regulatory obligations.
Nice to have: experience integrating with vendors such as Trulioo, LexisNexis, Socure, or Alloy.
Nice to have: background in fintech issuing platforms, core banking, or payments operations.
Nice to have: prior ownership of KYC/KYB automation initiatives that reduced manual review or compliance risk.
Nice to have: familiarity with OFAC screening, FinCEN CIP rules, or Red Flag program requirements.

Benefits

Base salary range of CAD $156,800 to $196,000.
Annual bonuses for eligible employees.
Multiple health insurance options.
Flexible vacation time.
Retirement savings program with company contribution.
Equity in a publicly traded company.
Monthly stipend to support remote work.
Annual development dollars for growth and development.
Family-forming benefits.
Up to 20 weeks of parental leave.
Flexible First work model with remote work available within Ontario or British Columbia, Canada.

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