Network Software Engineer II

Summary

Join Marqeta as a Network Software Engineer and contribute to the company's success by designing, developing, and maintaining network software for their products. You will configure and install network devices and services, work with various network protocols, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless integration. This role offers the flexibility to work remotely within Ontario or British Columbia, Canada, and comes with competitive compensation and benefits, including health insurance, flexible time off, retirement savings, equity in a publicly-traded company, a monthly stipend for remote work, annual development dollars, and family-forming benefits with parental leave.

Requirements

• Bachelor's, Master's, in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field
• Strong familiarity with networking software and device drivers
• Proficiency in networking concepts and protocols, including TCP/IP, BGP, OSPF, MPLS, VLANs, VPNs, and routing and switching technologies
• Collaborate with Internet Service Providers (ISPs) such as Equinix, and Card Network such as Visa / Master / Pulse to maintain and optimize connectivity, troubleshoot network issues and ensure SLAs
• Deep understanding of OSI model layers 1-4 and network stack
• Proficiency in one or several mainstream programming languages including C/C++, Go and Python
• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain network software for our products
• Configure and install various network devices and services (e.g., routers, switches, firewalls, load balancers, VPN, QoS)
• Work on Ethernet, IP, TCP/IP, and UDP/IP protocols to ensure efficient data transmission
• Implement and optimize network communication at OSI model layers 1-4
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless integration of network software into our infrastructure
• Collaborate with Internet Service Providers (ISPs) such as Equinix, and Card Network such as Visa / Master / Pulse to maintain and optimize connectivity, troubleshoot network issues and ensure SLAs
• Manage and Troubleshoot Layer 2 and Layer 3 Datacenter (DC) network infrastructure
• Manage and Troubleshoot complex enterprise routing with MPLS, BGP, OSPF and QoS
• Build software and tools to improve the reliability and availability of high-speed network infrastructure
• Improve data center network availability and efficiency through software development
• Develop network monitoring infrastructure, and optimize the data collection, processing and visualization pipeline
• Develop network troubleshooting and mitigation tools to reduce incident response time and improve availability
• Troubleshoot and resolve networking issues and provide technical support to resolve system problems

Benefits

• 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