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, straightforward, 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 - Java

Overview
The Director, Software Engineering will lead the engineering strategy, delivery,
and operational excellence for Mastercard’s Next Generation File Transfer (NGFT)
platform—our strategic solution for modernizing file transfer across global
products and regions.
This role is accountable for ensuring platform stability, scalability, and
regulatory compliance, while enabling the migration from legacy systems and
supporting critical business flows such as clearing and settlement.

Role
Major Accountabilities




Own end-to-end delivery and health of the NGFT platform, including core transfer
engine, orchestration, and supporting services.
Define and execute the engineering strategy and roadmap, balancing platform
stability with long-term modernization
Lead and develop multiple engineering teams and managers across global locations
Drive operational excellence, including platform observability, incident
management, and resiliency improvements.
Ensure architecture supports scalability, modularity, and high availability
across multi-region deployments.
Partner with Product, TPM, SRE, and business stakeholders to deliver critical
platform capabilities and migrations
Represent engineering in executive forums, communicating risks, progress, and
strategic direction
Establish and enforce engineering best practices across SDLC, testing, and
security.

Leadership & Team Management
Build and scale a high-performing engin

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