Staff Software Engineer, Frontend
Staff Software Engineer, Frontend
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Job Description
Marqeta is on a mission to change the way money moves. Were one of the earliest enablers of embedded finance a market opportunity sized up in the trillions. Our card issuing platform provides unprecedented flexibility and control for companies to issue cards authorize transactions and manage payment operations in real time. Marqeta is powering the most well known brands in the new economy (Block Cash App Affirm Instacart Doordash Uber Walmart etc). This is the opportunity of a lifetime to work with innovators around the world and unlock equitable financial access for all.
We are looking for a Staff Software Engineer Frontend with strong expertise in React Native to provide technical leadership in building our UX Toolkit (Web/Native) at Marqeta. This is a newly formed area of focus and we need a technical leader with deep experience in building cross-platform mobile and web applications from the ground up.
The Impact Youll Have
- Partner with product design and engineering leadership to shape and deliver innovative cardholder experiences across web and mobile platforms aligning technical strategy with business goals.
- Lead the design and development of React Native SDKs and applications establishing architectural patterns that enable scalability modularity and cross-platform consistency.
- Architect reusable and extensible React Native components that adhere to modern UI/UX patterns accessibility standards and internal design systems.
- Drive mobile performance optimization strategies including lazy loading rendering optimizations and bundle size reduction to ensure fast responsive experiences.
- Contribute hands-on to complex front-end systems using React Native TypeScript and web technologies while fostering engineering excellence through mentorship and code quality initiatives.
- Define technical roadmaps and author detailed design documents that align with long-term platform strategy balancing velocity with maintainability.
- Lead engineering discussions guide decision-making across teams and champion best practices for mobile and web development to improve developer velocity and user experience.
Who You Are
- Over 8 years of experience in web and mobile application development with deep expertise in architecting and delivering React Native solutions at scale.
- Demonstrated mastery of React Native including advanced usage of React Navigation Expo and custom native modules in Swift Kotlin Objective-C and Java.
- Proven ability to bridge React Native with complex native iOS and Android features driving seamless integration across platforms.
- Strong architectural understanding of and modern state management solutions (Redux Context API Zustand etc.) with experience scaling apps with predictable state flows.
- Led the development and enforcement of design systems and modular component architectures to ensure consistency reusability and maintainability across large codebases.
- Deep knowledge of mobile performance optimization including instrumentation memory profiling and rendering improvements.
- Extensive experience integrating RESTful and GraphQL APIs with scalable error handling caching and offline support patterns.
- Expertise in implementing secure mobile authentication flows using OAuth biometrics and encrypted storage for session handling.
- Designed and maintained CI/CD pipelines using tools like Fastlane Bitrise and App Center to support robust automated mobile delivery workflows.
- Strong Git expertise and deep familiarity with scalable development workflows including trunk-based development code reviews and release strategies.
- Track record of mentoring engineers driving cross-team mobile strategy and raising engineering quality through technical leadership.
- Exceptional debugging and cross-platform troubleshooting skills with a focus on improving app reliability and user experience.
- Strong communicator and collaborator known for partnering effectively with design product and backend engineering to align on vision tradeoffs and execution.
Nice to haves
- Experience with Swift and/or Kotlin for deeper native integrations in React Native apps.
- Domain experience in Payments or Fintech industries.
- Familiarity with App Store and Google Play Store deployment processes including code signing release management and A/B testing.
- Experience using TypeScript to enhance maintainability and scalability in React Native applications.
- Knowledge of WebAssembly PWAs or alternative approaches to cross-platform development.
- Passion for delivering high-quality delightful user experiences with a customer-first mindset
Your Manager
- Jeremy Greenberger Senior Manager Software Engineering
Recruiter for This Role:
- Prashant S Senior Technical Recruiter
Our (typical) process:
- Application Submission
- Recruiter Video Call
- Pair Programming Interview
- Engineering Leader Interview
- Virtual Onsite consisting of three 45-60 minute rounds
- Offer!
Compensation and Benefits
Marqeta is a Flex First company which allows you to choose your best working environment whether that be from home or at a company office. To support Flex First we calibrate pay to a competitive value according to working location.
When determining salaries we consider several factors including but not limited to skills prior experience and work location. The new-hire base salary range for this position reflected in CAD is $148900 to $186100
We also believe in recognizing the contributions of our people. Thats why we award annual bonuses to eligible employees rewarding both individual performance and the success of the entire company.
Along with monetary compensation Marqeta offers
- Multiple health insurance options
- Flexible time off take what you need
- Retirement savings program with company contribution
- Equity in a publicly-traded company
- Monthly stipend to support our remote work model
- Annual development dollars to support our people growth and development
- Family-forming benefits and up to 20 weeks of Parental Leave
Required Experience:
Staff IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
