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Senior Software Engineer

Mastercard
O'Fallon, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 30 Jun 2026
💰 $184,000/yr($115,000/yr$184,000/yr)

About the role

Our Purpose

Mastercard powers economies and empowers people in 200+ countries and territories worldwide. Together with our customers, we’re helping build a sustainable economy where everyone can prosper. We support a wide range of digital payments choices, making transactions secure, simple, smart and accessible. Our technology and innovation, partnerships and networks combine to deliver a unique set of products and services that help people, businesses and governments realize their greatest potential.

Title and Summary

Senior Software Engineer

About the Role
As a Senior Software Engineer for the Send S3 Team, you will help design, build, and support scalable backend applications that power Mastercard’s Emerging Payments platform. You’ll contribute to high-impact initiatives within Mastercard 3.0, working closely with engineering, architecture, and cross-functional teams to deliver secure, reliable, and production-ready solutions.

Role
- Design, build, and maintain backend applications using Java, Spring, and Hibernate
-Contribute to development of APIs and web services supporting payment and transaction systems
-Apply strong object-oriented programming and software design principles to build scalable solutions
-Collaborate with architects and technical teams to translate functional and technical requirements into design
-Prioritize work effectively and deliver against multiple project deadlines in a fast-paced environment
-Adapt quickly to a dynamic, Agile development environment
-Assist in evaluating and deploying new technologies and tools to improve engineering efficiency
-Support integration, testing, and deployment activities across the SDLC
-Troubleshoot and resolve issues across applications and environments
-Work cross-functionally to ensure alignment with business and technical objectives

All About You
-Experience developing applications using Java / J2EE, with strong object-oriented programming knowledge
-Hands-on experience with Spring Framework (Spring Boot preferred)
-Solid working knowledge of Hibernate / ORM frameworks
-Experience working with web services (REST or WSDL-first / top-down approaches
-Strong understanding of object-oriented design and software development principles
-Experience working in an Agile environment
-Proven ability to manage priorities and work effectively in a fast-paced, collaborative team

Mastercard is a merit-based, inclusive, equal opportunity employer that considers applicants without regard to gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, disabled or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We hire the most qualified candidate for the role. In the US or Canada, if you require accommodations or assistance to complete the online application process or during the recruitment process, please contact reasonable_accommodation@mastercard.com and identify the type of accommodation or assistance you are requesting. Do not include any medical or health information in this email. The Reasonable Accommodations team will respond to your email promptly.

Corporate Security Responsibility


All activities involving access to Mastercard assets, information, and networks comes with an inherent risk to the organization and, therefore, it is expected that every person working for, or on behalf of, Mastercard is responsible for information security and must:

  • Abide by Mastercard’s security policies and practices;

  • Ensure the confidentiality and integrity of the information being accessed;

  • Report any suspected information security violation or breach, and

  • Complete all periodic mandatory security trainings in accordance with Mastercard’s guidelines.

In line with Mastercard’s total compensation philosophy and assuming that the job will be performed in the US, the successful candidate will be offered a competitive base salary and may be eligible for an annual bonus or commissions depending on the role. The base salary offered may vary depending on multiple factors, including but not limited to location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Mastercard benefits for full time (and certain part time) employees generally include: insurance (including medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, disability, life insurance); flexible spending account and health savings account; paid leaves (including 16 weeks of new parent leave and up to 20 days of bereavement leave); 80 hours of Paid Sick and Safe Time, 25 days of vacation time and 5 personal days, pro-rated based on date of hire; 10 annual paid U.S. observed holidays; 401k with a best-in-class company matc

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