Overview
On Site
USD 138,000.00 - 221,000.00 per year
Full Time
Skills
Payments
SAFE
Partnership
Finance
Network
Collaboration
Analytics
Interfaces
Big Data
Machine Learning (ML)
FOCUS
Cross-functional Team
Innovation
Java
J2EE
RESTful
Web Services
JavaScript
Docker
Spring Batch
Spring Framework
Aspect-oriented Programming
Hibernate
UI
User Experience
React.js
AngularJS
API
Cloud Computing
DevOps
Pivotal
Cloud Foundry
Database
PL/SQL
PostgreSQL
Apache Cassandra
Elasticsearch
Eclipse
IntelliJ IDEA
JetBrains
Sonar
Git
Apache Maven
SQL
Jenkins
Continuous Integration
Continuous Delivery
Product Development
Technical Drafting
Documentation
Test Plans
Operational Excellence
Testing
Root Cause Analysis
Mentorship
Software Development Methodology
Problem Solving
Conflict Resolution
Law
Recruiting
Reporting
Information Security
Insurance
Life Insurance
Job Details
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
Lead Software Engineer
Who is Mastercard?
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.
Technology at Mastercard
What we create today will define tomorrow. Revolutionary technologies that reshape the digital economy to be more connected and inclusive than ever before. Safer, faster, more sustainable.
And we need the best people to do it. Technologists who are energized by the challenges of a truly global network. With the talent and vision to create the critical systems and products that power global commerce and connect people everywhere to the vital goods and services they need every day.
Working at Mastercard means being part of a unique culture. Inclusive and diverse, a rich collaboration of ideas and perspectives. A place that celebrates your strengths, values your experiences, and offers you the flexibility to shape a career across disciplines and continents. And the opportunity to work alongside experts and leaders at every level of the business, improving what exists, and inventing what's next.
About The Role
Software Engineers at Mastercard design and code a variety of applications covering transaction processing, analytics, user interfaces, and APIs using a blend of cutting-edge technologies across big data, distributed systems, machine learning, and more. As a Software Engineer, you will deliver these products and solutions with speed and agility as part of a small team. This will involve developing high-performing, highly scalable software solutions and products for some of the world's top brands. Specific tasks vary depending on the project and the business unit that you join in.
All staff at Mastercard are expected to demonstrate 'Mastercard Way' cultural values every day - own it, simplify it, sense of urgency, thoughtful risk-taking, unlock potential, and be inclusive - with a relentless focus on our customers. As a Lead Software Engineer at Mastercard, you are expected to perform the following general responsibilities:
Own complex problems with dependency across services and facilitate cross-functional team interactions to drive resolution
Drive prioritization decisions and trade-offs in working with product partners
Automate and simplify all aspects of software delivery and development
Introduce new technologies and architecture by following enterprise guidelines
Provide development and architecture guidance to team members
All About You
Experience designing or creating complex, multi-tier distributed systems. Subject matter expert in areas of interest with a history of innovation, introducing new processes and technologies.
Proficient experience with following:
Java, J2EE, micro services, RESTful APIs, Angular, Web Services, JavaScript, Docker
Framework - Spring (Spring Boot, Spring Data, Spring Batch, Spring REST, Spring Cloud, AOP), Hibernate
UI/UX frameworks and best practices (React, Angular)
API tooling and design best practices
Cloud and DevOps Architecture, especially via Pivotal Cloud Foundry
Databases - Oracle, SQL server, PostgreSQL, Cassandra, ElasticSearch
Tools - Eclipse or IntelliJ, Sonar, GIT, Maven, SQL Developer, Jenkins, CI/CD, Gatling
Key driver/owner for delivering multiple product features on or ahead of schedule. Extensive experience leading the full product development lifecycle including coordinating/shepherding technical design discussions, documentation, comparing & contrasting approaches, tasking out stories, and architecting test plans.
Strong oral and written communicator with expertise in evangelizing complex ideas/solutions, spanning multiple, often conflicting, requirements. Facilitates discussions amongst technical and business stakeholders across organization and team boundaries to build consensus.
Drives operational excellence by suggesting improvements to product modules/features using test data, performance data, and production metrics. Leverage testing to verify both functional and non-functional application requirements. Drives efforts to build and maintain lower environments that accurately reflect production.
Demonstrable expertise with root cause analysis of issues in multi-tier distributed systems, with the ability to prescribe risk-reward balanced short-, mid- and long-term changes, over multiple release cycles.
Highly regarded mentor. Instills best practices and proactively coaches others to high technical and quality standards. Identifies and sponsors junior teammates for key growth opportunities.
Extensive experience using enterprise tooling and processes to improve products and processes by proposing changes/enhancements to the full SDLC lifecycle.
Approaches discussions and problem solving, across organization and team boundaries with differing motivations/priorities, with empathy and a goal of building consensus. Finds way pitches in and lends support where needed. Valuable partner with organization and business partners in all roles and geographies.
Key technical voice in anticipating, articulating, and evangelizing solutions to technical challenges, spanning org/team boundaries, based on broader industry trends, prioritized based on business needs.
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 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:
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 based on location, experience and other qualifications for the role and may be eligible for an annual bonus or commissions depending on the role. 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 new parent leave, up to 20 paid days bereavement leave), 10 annual paid sick days, 10 or more annual paid vacation days based on level, 5 personal days, 10 annual paid U.S. observed holidays, 401k with a best-in-class company match, deferred compensation for eligible roles, fitness reimbursement or on-site fitness facilities, eligibility for tuition reimbursement, gender-inclusive benefits and many more.
Pay Ranges
O'Fallon, Missouri: $138,000 - $221,000 USD
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
Lead Software Engineer
Who is Mastercard?
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.
Technology at Mastercard
What we create today will define tomorrow. Revolutionary technologies that reshape the digital economy to be more connected and inclusive than ever before. Safer, faster, more sustainable.
And we need the best people to do it. Technologists who are energized by the challenges of a truly global network. With the talent and vision to create the critical systems and products that power global commerce and connect people everywhere to the vital goods and services they need every day.
Working at Mastercard means being part of a unique culture. Inclusive and diverse, a rich collaboration of ideas and perspectives. A place that celebrates your strengths, values your experiences, and offers you the flexibility to shape a career across disciplines and continents. And the opportunity to work alongside experts and leaders at every level of the business, improving what exists, and inventing what's next.
About The Role
Software Engineers at Mastercard design and code a variety of applications covering transaction processing, analytics, user interfaces, and APIs using a blend of cutting-edge technologies across big data, distributed systems, machine learning, and more. As a Software Engineer, you will deliver these products and solutions with speed and agility as part of a small team. This will involve developing high-performing, highly scalable software solutions and products for some of the world's top brands. Specific tasks vary depending on the project and the business unit that you join in.
All staff at Mastercard are expected to demonstrate 'Mastercard Way' cultural values every day - own it, simplify it, sense of urgency, thoughtful risk-taking, unlock potential, and be inclusive - with a relentless focus on our customers. As a Lead Software Engineer at Mastercard, you are expected to perform the following general responsibilities:
Own complex problems with dependency across services and facilitate cross-functional team interactions to drive resolution
Drive prioritization decisions and trade-offs in working with product partners
Automate and simplify all aspects of software delivery and development
Introduce new technologies and architecture by following enterprise guidelines
Provide development and architecture guidance to team members
All About You
Experience designing or creating complex, multi-tier distributed systems. Subject matter expert in areas of interest with a history of innovation, introducing new processes and technologies.
Proficient experience with following:
Java, J2EE, micro services, RESTful APIs, Angular, Web Services, JavaScript, Docker
Framework - Spring (Spring Boot, Spring Data, Spring Batch, Spring REST, Spring Cloud, AOP), Hibernate
UI/UX frameworks and best practices (React, Angular)
API tooling and design best practices
Cloud and DevOps Architecture, especially via Pivotal Cloud Foundry
Databases - Oracle, SQL server, PostgreSQL, Cassandra, ElasticSearch
Tools - Eclipse or IntelliJ, Sonar, GIT, Maven, SQL Developer, Jenkins, CI/CD, Gatling
Key driver/owner for delivering multiple product features on or ahead of schedule. Extensive experience leading the full product development lifecycle including coordinating/shepherding technical design discussions, documentation, comparing & contrasting approaches, tasking out stories, and architecting test plans.
Strong oral and written communicator with expertise in evangelizing complex ideas/solutions, spanning multiple, often conflicting, requirements. Facilitates discussions amongst technical and business stakeholders across organization and team boundaries to build consensus.
Drives operational excellence by suggesting improvements to product modules/features using test data, performance data, and production metrics. Leverage testing to verify both functional and non-functional application requirements. Drives efforts to build and maintain lower environments that accurately reflect production.
Demonstrable expertise with root cause analysis of issues in multi-tier distributed systems, with the ability to prescribe risk-reward balanced short-, mid- and long-term changes, over multiple release cycles.
Highly regarded mentor. Instills best practices and proactively coaches others to high technical and quality standards. Identifies and sponsors junior teammates for key growth opportunities.
Extensive experience using enterprise tooling and processes to improve products and processes by proposing changes/enhancements to the full SDLC lifecycle.
Approaches discussions and problem solving, across organization and team boundaries with differing motivations/priorities, with empathy and a goal of building consensus. Finds way pitches in and lends support where needed. Valuable partner with organization and business partners in all roles and geographies.
Key technical voice in anticipating, articulating, and evangelizing solutions to technical challenges, spanning org/team boundaries, based on broader industry trends, prioritized based on business needs.
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 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 based on location, experience and other qualifications for the role and may be eligible for an annual bonus or commissions depending on the role. 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 new parent leave, up to 20 paid days bereavement leave), 10 annual paid sick days, 10 or more annual paid vacation days based on level, 5 personal days, 10 annual paid U.S. observed holidays, 401k with a best-in-class company match, deferred compensation for eligible roles, fitness reimbursement or on-site fitness facilities, eligibility for tuition reimbursement, gender-inclusive benefits and many more.
Pay Ranges
O'Fallon, Missouri: $138,000 - $221,000 USD
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