Overview
On Site
USD 138,000.00 - 221,000.00 per year
Full Time
Skills
Innovation
Payments
SAFE
Systems Architecture
Payment Systems
Finance
Management
Scalability
High Availability
Auditing
ROOT
Recovery
Software Development Methodology
Testing
Software Engineering
Mentorship
Service Level
Agile
Partnership
Java
Vulnerability Management
OWASP
SEI
Streaming
Apache Kafka
Continuous Integration
Continuous Delivery
Cloud Computing
Test-driven Development
Behavior-driven Development
Design Patterns
mvc
API
Dependency Injection
Functional Requirements
Regulatory Compliance
Debugging
Thread
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
Manager, Software Engineering (Java)
Who is Mastercard
Mastercard is a global technology company in the payments industry. We work to connect and power an inclusive, digital economy that benefits everyone, everywhere by making transactions safe, simple, smart and accessible.
Our mission is 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. With connections across more than 210 countries and territories, we are building a sustainable world that unlocks priceless possibilities for all.
Job Overview
At Mastercard, Reactive Systems Architecture empowers Application Teams to concentrate on business functionality, while the underlying framework and infrastructure handle non-functional requirements. In our payment systems, the business logic is message-driven-financial messages trigger event-based processing.
Our platform ensures core non-functional capabilities, such as:
Security and traffic management
Infrastructure-agnostic deployment
Scalability, resiliency, and high availability
Reliable and consistent message delivery
Delivery auditing and failure recovery
Stateful stream processing and strong consistency
Observability, root cause detection, and recovery
Application lifecycle support and testing in live/silent modes
The Role: What You'll Do
As a Manager, Software Engineering focused on event-driven distributed systems, you will:
Design and develop scalable, resilient systems using reactive, event-driven architectures
Write, review, and enhance production-grade code with best development practices
Lead prioritization decisions by collaborating with product stakeholders
Automate and streamline software delivery pipelines and development processes
Conduct Proof of Concepts (POCs) to evaluate and introduce new technologies
Provide mentorship and technical guidance to junior developers
Own and resolve complex, cross-service dependencies
Define and implement procedures and service-level solutions that meet evolving business needs
Participate in Agile ceremonies and contribute to team prioritization and planning
Build and foster partnerships across cross-functional teams and business units
About You: What You Bring
Technical Expertise
Proficiency in Java or similar OOP languages; solid grasp of SOLID principles and 12-Factor App methodology
Hands-on experience building and operating distributed systems
Familiarity with secure coding practices and vulnerability management frameworks (e.g., OWASP, CWE, SEI CERT)
Experience with event streaming platforms like Kafka or NATS is a strong plus
Knowledge of CI/CD tools, containers, and infrastructure automation
Experience with cloud-native architectures and infrastructure-as-code
Development Practices
Skilled in TDD and BDD methodologies for efficient, collaborative development
Familiarity with advanced design patterns (e.g., MVC, API Gateway, Dependency Injection, Intercepting Filter)
Able to estimate and design for non-functional requirements such as security, compliance, and performance
Strong debugging skills including analysis of logs, thread dumps, and memory issues
Development Practices
Skilled in TDD and BDD methodologies for efficient, collaborative development
Familiarity with advanced design patterns (e.g., MVC, API Gateway, Dependency Injection, Intercepting Filter)
Able to estimate and design for non-functional requirements such as security, compliance, and performance
Strong debugging skills including analysis of logs, thread dumps, and memory issues
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
Manager, Software Engineering (Java)
Who is Mastercard
Mastercard is a global technology company in the payments industry. We work to connect and power an inclusive, digital economy that benefits everyone, everywhere by making transactions safe, simple, smart and accessible.
Our mission is 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. With connections across more than 210 countries and territories, we are building a sustainable world that unlocks priceless possibilities for all.
Job Overview
At Mastercard, Reactive Systems Architecture empowers Application Teams to concentrate on business functionality, while the underlying framework and infrastructure handle non-functional requirements. In our payment systems, the business logic is message-driven-financial messages trigger event-based processing.
Our platform ensures core non-functional capabilities, such as:
Security and traffic management
Infrastructure-agnostic deployment
Scalability, resiliency, and high availability
Reliable and consistent message delivery
Delivery auditing and failure recovery
Stateful stream processing and strong consistency
Observability, root cause detection, and recovery
Application lifecycle support and testing in live/silent modes
The Role: What You'll Do
As a Manager, Software Engineering focused on event-driven distributed systems, you will:
Design and develop scalable, resilient systems using reactive, event-driven architectures
Write, review, and enhance production-grade code with best development practices
Lead prioritization decisions by collaborating with product stakeholders
Automate and streamline software delivery pipelines and development processes
Conduct Proof of Concepts (POCs) to evaluate and introduce new technologies
Provide mentorship and technical guidance to junior developers
Own and resolve complex, cross-service dependencies
Define and implement procedures and service-level solutions that meet evolving business needs
Participate in Agile ceremonies and contribute to team prioritization and planning
Build and foster partnerships across cross-functional teams and business units
About You: What You Bring
Technical Expertise
Proficiency in Java or similar OOP languages; solid grasp of SOLID principles and 12-Factor App methodology
Hands-on experience building and operating distributed systems
Familiarity with secure coding practices and vulnerability management frameworks (e.g., OWASP, CWE, SEI CERT)
Experience with event streaming platforms like Kafka or NATS is a strong plus
Knowledge of CI/CD tools, containers, and infrastructure automation
Experience with cloud-native architectures and infrastructure-as-code
Development Practices
Skilled in TDD and BDD methodologies for efficient, collaborative development
Familiarity with advanced design patterns (e.g., MVC, API Gateway, Dependency Injection, Intercepting Filter)
Able to estimate and design for non-functional requirements such as security, compliance, and performance
Strong debugging skills including analysis of logs, thread dumps, and memory issues
Development Practices
Skilled in TDD and BDD methodologies for efficient, collaborative development
Familiarity with advanced design patterns (e.g., MVC, API Gateway, Dependency Injection, Intercepting Filter)
Able to estimate and design for non-functional requirements such as security, compliance, and performance
Strong debugging skills including analysis of logs, thread dumps, and memory issues
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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