Lead Software Engineer

Our Purpose

We work to connect and power an inclusive, digital economy that benefits everyone, everywhere by making transactions safe, simple, smart and accessible. Using secure data and networks, partnerships and passion, our innovations and solutions help individuals, financial institutions, governments and businesses realize their greatest potential. Our decency quotient, or DQ, drives our culture and everything we do inside and outside of our company. We cultivate a culture of inclusion for all employees that respects their individual strengths, views, and experiences. We believe that our differences enable us to be a better team – one that makes better decisions, drives innovation and delivers better business results.

Title and Summary

Lead Software Engineer

Mastercard is looking for brilliant, passionate and innovative software developers to join Mastecard NYC Technology team on a permanent basis. In this role, you will be a key member of a highly agile group as part of the Mastercard R&D team that has created its own blockchain & working on latest technologies in the area of Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality, Voice Interfaces etc. You will be part of a team playing a critical role in building an exciting and innovative product and taking it to scale globally.

Our team is built on a foundation of research and development, mining innovation internally, innovating new product lines with emerging technology, managing new products from inception to market validation and engaging strategically with startups to shape the future of commerce with and for our customers. At Mastercard Technology you will help define the future of commerce globally.


Job Overview:

As a Lead Software Engineer specializing in Java, Microservices and React/Angular, you will play a pivotal role in designing and implementing scalable, resilient, and high-performance software solutions. You will provide technical leadership and guidance to development teams, driving architectural decisions, and ensuring adherence to best practices and industry standards. The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of Java development, Spring Boot framework, microservices architecture, and cloud technologies, along with strong problem-solving and communication skills.

Role:

• Design secure, reliable, high availability, scalable solutions for the Product.

• Define, plan, and support execution of the technology strategy for one or more products.

• Collaborate closely with the global Solution Architecture & Engineering team to define principles and best practices.

• Engage with wider Mastercard Architecture & Technology teams to ensure the Program aligns with the wider technical strategies and policies within Mastercard.

• Support development teams and work with stakeholders, promoting agile development.

• Create a culture of technical excellence and ceaseless improvement.

• Research, create and evaluate technical solution alternatives for the business needs using current and upcoming technologies and frameworks.

• Drive the overall Software Implementation for the Product using your deep expertise in microservices-based architectures for the fintech industry.

• Partner with senior technical and product leaders for the platform on how to deliver on your designs.

• Collaborate with the development teams, operations, and product owners.

• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to development teams.

• Represent as the primary architect and technical advocate with other groups within the program.


Technologies:

• Java, J2EE, micro services, RESTful APIs, React, Angular, Web Services, JavaScript

• Framework - Spring (Spring Boot, Spring Data, Spring Batch, Spring REST, Spring Cloud, AOP), Hibernate

• API tooling and design best practices

• Cloud and DevOps Architecture, especially via Pivotal Cloud Foundry

• Databases – PostgreSQL / NoSQL DBs

• Experience with Blockchain protocols such as Ethereum , Besu , Quorum..etc a plus

• Good working knowledge of designing and creating smart contracts for enterprise grade apps

All about you:

• More than 10 years of rich product engineering experience designing scalable software solutions.

• You have an exceptional foundation in Computer Science fundamentals, web applications & services, and microservices-based software architecture.

• You have architected & designed high transaction volume, financial (banking, payment) systems that operate at global scale and extreme up-time requirements.

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