Our Purpose

Mastercard powers economies and empowers people in 200+ countries and territories worldwide. Together with our customers, were helping build asustainableeconomy where everyone can prosper. We support a wide range of digital payments choices, making transactionssecure, 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

Director, Software Engineering

Who is Mastercard

Overview
The Digital Network Solutions - 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 Manager, Software Development Engineering to run a team of IT Professionals for the development and delivery of quality software solutions with Passion, in a timely and cost-effective manner.

What You Will Do

Drive modernization from legacy switching architecture to microservices-based, event-driven platforms
Lead and develop a high-performing engineering team supporting NEX Settlement systems
Own end-to-end technology delivery from design through production operations
Ensure high availability, scalability, and performance for real-time financial transaction processing
Define and enforce development standards, quality controls, and CI/CD practices
Partner with Domain Owners, Payment Networks,



and cross-functional teams to shape platform strategy
Lead performance engineering for high TPS, low-latency payment systems
Provide architectural guidance for system integration across Authorization, Clearing, and Settlement
Champion AI-assisted engineering practices across development lifecycle
Represent the platform in executive forums and cross-domain architecture reviews

All About You

12+ years of engineering experience in high-volume, low-latency systems (payments switching, financial transaction systems, real-time streaming platforms)
5-7 + years of people management experience with proven ability to lead and grow teams
Experience delivering large-scale modernization or platform transformation initiatives
Strong background in Java/Spring Boot, Go, C++, or similar backend technologies
Experience with microservices, REST APIs, and event-driven architectures (Kafka/NATS)
Experience with CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins or similar), containerization (Docker), and Kubernetes/Cloud-native platforms
Experience working in strong matrix organizations and conducting formal performance reviews
Deep understanding of software engineering best practices, resiliency, and production support
Robust communication skills and ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders

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 Mastercards 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 Mastercards guidelines.

📌 Director, Software Engineering (Maharashtra)
🏢 Mastercard
📍 Maharashtra