Lead Software Engineer

Mastercard
United States
Workplace: HybridFull timeUSD 161,000 - 266,000 annuallyFunction: Software EngineeringEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Leadership","Mentoring","Problem-solving","Communication","Collaboration"]

Lead Software Engineer guiding Mastercard's Accelerators group to accelerate delivery, improve platform scalability, and drive AI-enabled SDLC/PDLC improvements across platform engineering. Mentor engineers, shape architecture, and develop reusable patterns and tools while partnering with platform, product, and DevOps teams to deliver scalable, reliable cloud-native services.

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3 months ago

Lead Software Engineer

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Job Summary

Lead Software Engineer guiding Mastercard's Accelerators group to accelerate delivery, improve platform scalability, and drive AI-enabled SDLC/PDLC improvements across platform engineering. Mentor engineers, shape architecture, and develop reusable patterns and tools while partnering with platform, product, and DevOps teams to deliver scalable, reliable cloud-native services.
Location: United States
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Software Engineering
Seniority: Sr. Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Make foundational changes to the CI/CD pipelines and practices to improve reliability and deliver market-facing solutions faster.
  • •Develop reusable engineering patterns, frameworks, and tools to improve developer experience and accelerate delivery.
  • •Drive modernization and optimization of SDLC/PDLC practices through AI adoption and AI-first engineering initiatives.
  • •Identify and implement process improvements that increase engineering velocity, quality, and operational efficiency.
  • •Mentor and guide engineers across Mastercard’s engineering community, promoting best practices and technical excellence.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 161,000 - 266,000 annually
Perks:Health InsuranceDentalVision401kPaid LeaveGym Membership

Key Requirements

  • •Extensive experience as a Software Engineer, Full-Stack Engineer, or Platform Engineer in fast-paced, collaborative environments.
  • •Strong full-stack development experience across modern stacks (e.g., .NET, Java, React, JavaScript, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, or similar technologies).
  • •Proven experience designing and building scalable backend services, APIs, and distributed systems.
  • •Strong experience in cloud environments (AWS and/or Azure), with hands-on experience building and deploying cloud-native applications.
  • •Deep DevOps and platform engineering experience, including CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Jenkins, GitHub Actions) and deployment automation.
Experience:PaymentsFinancial services
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:LeadershipMentoringProblem-solvingCommunicationCollaboration
Tech Stack:.NETJavaReactJavaScriptSQL ServerPostgreSQLAWSAzureJenkinsGitHub Actions

Company Brief

Mastercard
Mastercard is a global payments and technology company that processes transactions, provides fraud prevention and data services, and builds payment infrastructure for consumers, businesses, merchants and governments across 200+ countries.
Industry: Payments
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Purchase, New York, United States
Founded: 1966
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