Director, Software Engineering - Credit

Marqeta is looking for a Director, Software Engineering to lead and evolve their Credit platform. This leadership role is responsible for scaling innovative credit products and requires collaboration with various teams to drive execution and deliver secure systems.

Responsibilities:

• Lead and develop multiple engineering teams responsible for core credit capabilities
• Drive platform resiliency, scalability, and operational excellence
• Partner with Product to shape roadmap, sequencing, and delivery strategy
• Establish clear engineering standards around quality, reliability, testing, and documentation
• Improve execution rigor including planning, sprint hygiene, and measurable outcomes
• Lead architectural discussions and make high quality technical decisions
• Stay close to the codebase and system design while empowering teams to execute
• Recruit and develop top engineering talent and actively build bench strength
• Create a culture of ownership, accountability, and continuous improvement

Requirements:

• 10+ years of engineering experience with 5+ years leading engineering managers or multiple teams
• Experience building and scaling distributed systems in cloud native environments, preferably AWS
• Strong background in microservices architectures and high availability systems
• Proven ability to operate in regulated or compliance sensitive environments
• Demonstrated track record of raising engineering standards and improving execution discipline
• Comfortable navigating ambiguity while driving clarity and momentum
• High personal standards and a bias toward action
• Experience in fintech strongly preferred; credit domain experience is a plus but not required
• Experience building or scaling credit products such as underwriting, ledgering, servicing, or transaction processing
• Experience improving platform resiliency such as multi region architectures
• Track record of evolving teams from good to great
• Masters Degree in Computer Science