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
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
The Event Framework team is looking for a Manager, Software Engineering to implement large scale distributed systems based on reactive architectures. This individual is expected to actively engage in architectural discussions, provide guidance to the team members and consistently produce high quality code.
The ideal candidate is passionate about solving highly complex problems, motivated, and has an intellectually curious mindset.
Role• Own on-time, high quality delivery of the product• Manage, mentor a team of software engineers• Design and implement highly resilient large scale distributed systems using event driven architectures• Write code to build and enhance applications/services, conduct code-reviews, and other standard development practices to deliver high-quality artifacts to production.• Drive prioritization decisions and trade-offs through working with product partners• Automate and simplify all aspects of software delivery and development• Introduce new technologies and architectures aligning to enterprise guidelines by conducting POCs
All About You
The ideal candidate for this position should have following experience and skillsets:• Proven track record in delivering production grade large scale distributed systems• Good delivery management and team management experience• Excellent programming experience. Preferred - Java, Spring Boot• Familiarity with secure coding standards • Good exposure to advanced design patterns and ability to appropriately apply them• Understands internals of operating systems (Windows, Linux) to write interoperable and performant code• Good exposure of implementing products in AWS (and/or) Azure environments• Experience with event-driven architecture , broker technologies (NATS, Kafka etc.) is a plus
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 Canada, the successful candidate will be offered a competitive pay based on location, experience and other qualifications for the role and may be eligible to participate in a discretionary annual incentive program.
Pay Ranges
Vancouver, Canada: $127,000 - $203,000 CAD
Skills Required
- Proven track record in delivering production grade large scale distributed systems
- Good delivery management and team management experience
- Excellent programming experience. Preferred - Java, Spring Boot
- Familiarity with secure coding standards
- Good exposure to advanced design patterns
- Understands internals of operating systems (Windows, Linux)
- Good exposure of implementing products in AWS (and/or) Azure environments
- Experience with event-driven architecture, broker technologies (NATS, Kafka) is a plus
Mastercard Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Retirement Support — Retirement programs include an employer match up to 10% (401k or local equivalent), consistently highlighted in careers materials. Feedback suggests this is a standout component of total rewards.
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Parental & Family Support — A global minimum of 16 weeks paid new‑parent leave is offered for birth, adoption, or foster placements, with financial assistance for fertility, adoption, and surrogacy where allowed. Feedback suggests these provisions are robust relative to many large employers.
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Flexible Benefits — Flexibility features include hybrid work, a four‑week “work from elsewhere” program, quarterly meeting‑free days, and five paid volunteer days. Feedback suggests these options support work/life balance across many roles.
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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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