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?
Mastercard is a global technology company in the payments industry. 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.
Overview
Switching Gateway provides a single payment connection that supports Mastercard and non-Mastercard branded financial transactions. It is a streamlined interface that enables transaction originators and receivers (e.g., merchants, financial institutions, and processors) to connect to other players in the payment ecosystem. Our team of integrators, analysts, testers and subject matter experts work together to build four platforms that encompasses full lifecycle of payment processing. We are looking for a Lead Product Manager-Technical to drive our customer experience strategy forward by consistently innovating and problem-solving.
Role
Contribute to the planning, design, and development of microservices on your team.
Build and own full-stack applications and services using Java, and Kubernetes/PCF
Deliver code with exceptional quality and security that operates at scale
Participate in code reviews and retrospectives, and submit Pull Requests using Git
Collaborate with software engineers, test engineers, TPMs, and PM-Ts
Ensure that you use 12-factor app design principles in your development.
Ensure that the systems you create comply with Mastercard engineering best practices and governance models, including security, operations, and Enterprise Architecture requirements.
Required Experience:
Bachelor's degree
Solid foundation in Computer Science fundamentals
Strong leadership and collaboration skills
You have experience with web technologies, including HTML5, CSS, Javascript, and front-end frameworks such as Angular
Experience building applications using Java and PCF
Experience using storage technologies such as PostgreSQL or Oracle and delivering solutions that leverage them at a massive scale
You have exposure to automated testing and releasing software in a continuous delivery model using Git
You enjoy working in an Agile team focused on continuous improvement
You have a strong desire to learn best practices and modern software architecture and collaborate within a team
You are passionate about the art of delivering the highest quality software to customers
You have excellent communication skills with both technical and non-technical people
Nice To Have:
Experience working within the commercial card space or corporate banking
Strong ability to multi-task, organize, manage, and implement complex projects whether directly or through supervision
Operates with minimal supervision and able to make informed, well-reasoned decisions independently
Thrives in an environment that is fast-paced, rapidly changing, and customer-oriented
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.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree
- Solid foundation in Computer Science fundamentals
- Experience with web technologies including HTML5, CSS, JavaScript, and Angular
- Experience building applications using Java and PCF
- Experience using PostgreSQL or Oracle
- Exposure to automated testing and continuous delivery using Git
- Strong leadership and collaboration skills
- Excellent communication skills with technical and non-technical people
Mastercard Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Retirement Support — Company information highlights a 10% retirement match on U.S. roles, positioned as best‑in‑class and well above typical large‑employer benchmarks. This level of employer contribution materially strengthens long‑term savings.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — U.S. postings list 25 vacation days, 5 personal days, 10 company holidays, 80 hours of paid sick/safe time, and up to 20 days of bereavement. A minimum of 16 weeks paid new‑parent leave (including adoption and foster) further expands paid time away.
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Parental & Family Support — Benefits include a minimum of 16 weeks paid new‑parent leave and family‑building support such as fertility, adoption, and surrogacy where legally available. Dependent scholarships, counseling, and protection benefits contribute additional family support.
Mastercard Insights
What We Do
Mastercard powers economies and empowers people in 200+ countries and territories worldwide. Together with our customers, we’re building a resilient 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.
Why Work With Us
We live the Mastercard Way: creating value in the communities we touch, growing together through the opportunities we see, and moving fast to innovate and scale. Our collaborative culture and our passionate people are the key to what we do, driving meaningful change as one team and connecting everyone to priceless possibilities.
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