Manager, Software Engineering - Identity Platform
MarqetaPayments company
Toronto, CanadaManager
Software Engineering
About the role
Lead the Identity Platform team to manage KYC lifecycle and ensure compliance.
- •Lead the design, development, and execution of our Identity Platform, managing the full KYC lifecycle and ensuring regulatory compliance.
- •Key Responsibilities Own the end-to-end identity verification lifecycle, from one-time CIP checks at account opening through ongoing CDD and continuous customer risk monitoring.
- •Build and operate systems that enforce KYC obligations across the full framework: identity verification (CIP), risk-based due diligence (CDD), and event-driven re-verification as customer risk profiles evolve.
- •Drive AI-first automation, reducing manual review rates and increasing efficiency across KYC/KYB decisioning, sanction screening, and Red Flag rule evaluation.
- •Requirements Experienced engineering leader (8–10+ years in engineering, 3+ years managing senior and staff engineers).
- •Deep backend engineering expertise, you have a strong foundation in building and scaling backend systems, and you can credibly engage with your engineers on architecture, performance, and design trade-offs.
- •Breadth across the stack, you've led teams delivering across multiple product lines and paradigms: from synchronous API services (Java/Spring Boot) to batch and event-driven ETL pipelines (Python/Airflow), and you know how to apply the right tool for each problem.
Tech stack
PythonJavaSpringAirflowPostgreSQLAWSKubernetesCI/CDGitJiraSlackExcel
Match insights
Tech:Python, Java, Spring, Airflow, PostgreSQL
Level:Manager