We're seeking an experienced Senior Manager, Platform Engineering to lead our infrastructure software engineering team responsible for Marqeta's Kubernetes-based compute platform. This is a critical technical leadership role at the heart of our infrastructure, supporting the applications that process millions of payment transactions with ultra-high availability requirements.
You'll drive platform modernization, cost optimization, and operational excellence while leading a team of infrastructure software engineers who build and maintain the foundational systems that enable Marqeta's engineering organization to ship quickly and reliably.
We work Flexible First. This role can be performed remotely in the United States, only in one of our National or Premium locations, which you can review here.
The Impact You’ll Have
Leadership & Team Development
- Lead, mentor, and grow a team of infrastructure software engineers focused on Kubernetes platform engineering
- Build a culture of innovation, operational excellence, and customer-focused platform development
- Recruit top talent and develop career growth paths for team members
- Foster collaboration with application development teams, SRE, security, and other infrastructure teams
- Drive technical decision-making while empowering engineers to own their solutions
Platform Strategy & Modernization
- Define and execute the technical roadmap for Marqeta's Kubernetes compute platform
- Drive continuous platform modernization to support evolving business needs and scale requirements
- Champion platform-as-a-product mindset, treating internal engineering teams as customers
- Evaluate and integrate emerging technologies and AWS services to improve platform capabilities
- Lead architectural decisions for container orchestration, service mesh, observability, and developer tooling
Cost Optimization & Efficiency
- Develop and implement strategies to optimize Kubernetes infrastructure costs without compromising performance or reliability
- Monitor and analyze compute resource utilization, identifying opportunities for right-sizing and efficiency gains
- Implement FinOps practices including chargeback/showback models, budget alerting, and cost allocation
- Drive adoption of cost-effective AWS services and spot ins