Lead Software Engineer - job 1 of 8

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

Overview
• Tech Lead at MasterCard is a high performing engineer within the organization and spearheads the architecture or framework implementations. He or she participates in the Software Development Life Cycle through Coaching, R&D, Proof of Concepts, Prototyping, Code review etc. Additionally, he or she influences the development practices so that they are in compliance with best practices, policies and procedures.
• We are building a team of talented engineers to work on new and exciting products. The team is cross-functional, which means that between all its members they possess sufficient skills to do the work. There is no dictated leadership hierarchy within the team members.
• Do you have what it takes to provide technical leadership for a Scrum team, including coaching and mentoring? Have you got the skills to be recognized as a Lead Engineer in a Scrum team?

Role
• Design and implement a scalable, resilient and highly performant web authentication proxy service using Nginx, JavaScript, Spring and Redis.
• Execute and own the baseline architecture implementations and design activities collaborating with other engineers and engineering teams.
• Regularly communicate with management about risk analysis and design trade-offs.
• Work on Pre SDLC or Discovery activities owning and contributing to assigned activities related to technical feasibility & assessment, providing responses.
• Provide guidance to teams on development standards, automation and tools.
• Identify performance bottlenecks and come up with novel ways to solve them.
• Work to define feature requirements and deliver the product that materially impacts the business and improves the consumer experience.

All About You
• Experience in working with fast paced, modern architecture using REST API’s, reverse proxies, NO/SQL databases and actively participate in R&D on the new frameworks.
• BS in Computer Science or related technical field or equivalent practical experience.
• Working experience using Nginx, JavaScript, Spring boot, Redis or similar technologies.
• Good understanding of private or public cloud eco systems.
• Proficiency in Software Development Best Practices (TDD/BDD, Unit test, Continuous Delivery, …)
• Working experience in a continuous integration development environment, preferably Jenkins.
• Very good analytical and problem solving skills.
• Desire to stay abreast of new development technologies and tools.
• Very good inter-personal skills and ability to work in a collaborative environment.
• Strong communication skills, with an ability to express design ideas to a development team.

Nice To Have
• Experience in secure software development.
• Experience with application monitoring tools and practices.

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 [email protected] 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 match; deferred compensation for eligible roles; fitness reimbursement or on-site fitness facilities; eligibility for tuition reimbursement; and many more.

Pay Ranges

O'Fallon, Missouri: $138,000 - $221,000 USD