Manager, Software Engineering - Identity Platform
Marqeta
$174,700–$218,400from the description
Jun 29, 2026
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Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A hands-on engineering management role leading the team responsible for an Identity Platform that handles the full KYC/KYB lifecycle — including identity verification at account opening, ongoing due diligence, sanctions screening, and AML/BSA compliance monitoring. The position involves both people leadership (managing senior and staff engineers) and direct technical engagement, with an emphasis on using AI-driven automation to reduce manual review and building systems extensible enough to support new regulatory jurisdictions. Suits an experienced engineering leader with strong backend foundations and comfort working alongside compliance, risk, and enterprise customers.
Senior level · 8+ years · Remote · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 2,350 people nationally plausibly meet what this posting asks for (computer and information systems managers). range 990–3,550
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
Rare in this occupation — lead with these, and say what you built with them.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $178,991 (middle half $141,096–$225,584). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (7)
The title 'Manager, Software Engineering' carries no seniority level word, so the title states no level. The requirements (8–10+ years in engineering, 3+ years managing senior/staff engineers, org-wide identity platform ownership) support a Senior band — a long tenure requirement and team-lead scope are normal for a Senior engineering manager and do not by themselves reach Staff or Principal.
Java/Spring Boot and Python/Airflow are cited in the 'Who You Are' requirements section as concrete examples of the stack the candidate must credibly engage with ('synchronous API services (Java/Spring Boot)' and 'batch and event-driven ETL pipelines (Python/Airflow)'), making them hard gates on technical breadth.
AI/ML is framed as a hard requirement throughout the posting ('AI-first mindset', 'hands-on AI-first', 'embrace AI/ML') and sits in the core 'Who You Are' section.
Identity verification vendor experience (Trulioo, LexisNexis, Socure, Alloy) and KYC/KYB automation background appear under the 'Nice-To-Haves' section and are preferred, not required.
The compensation range ($174,700–$218,400/year) reflects Marqeta's 'National' tier for US remote workers. The posting also mentions annual bonuses and equity but gives no figures for those components.
11-3021 (Computer and Information Systems Managers) is the primary classification because this is explicitly a people-management role with direct reports, hiring responsibility, and team ownership. 15-1252 is noted as a runner-up given the strong hands-on technical expectations.
Caller marked this a fully-remote role — scored against the national candidate pool.
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