Remote Senior Cloud Database Engineer

Description:

• Join Marqeta’s Cloud Database Engineering team as a Senior Cloud Database Engineer responsible for all databases powering the card issuing platform.
• Automate AWS Aurora instance lifecycles, analyze database performance, and innovate resilient database solutions.

Requirements:

• 5+ years of backend engineering experience; Bachelor's degree or 7+ years of relevant experience in lieu of a degree.
• Proficient with cloud-native databases (AWS preferred), including RDBMS (Aurora, MySQL, Postgres) and NoSQL (DynamoDB, MongoDB).
• Experience in high availability, disaster recovery, distributed systems, IaC, automation tools (Terraform), and CI/CD.
• Solid understanding of database administration, query tuning, and performance metrics; proficient in Python and Linux commands.
• Strong ownership, curiosity for continuous learning, and team-oriented approach.

Benefits:

• Competitive base salary range: 144,100 - 180,100 USD, with annual bonuses for performance.
• Multiple health insurance options, flexible time off, retirement savings program, equity options, and family-forming benefits.
• Free therapy sessions, coaching, legal advice, monthly remote work stipend, and annual development funds.