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

Lead Software Engineer

OVERVIEW

As part of a rapid-paced team delivering innovative payment, digital commerce, and platform solutions, this role provides technical leadership across architecture, software engineering, AI-enabled development, and cloud-native modernization initiatives. The successful candidate will lead large-scale engineering programs, design scalable and secure solutions, drive adoption of AI-assisted engineering practices, and collaborate with business and technology stakeholders to deliver high-quality products.

ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES





• Lead complex software engineering initiatives with significant business impact.
• Define and execute technology strategy, architecture roadmaps, and modernization programs.
• Design, develop, and deliver scalable, high-performance, cloud-native applications and APIs.
• Drive decomposition of monolithic platforms into reusable microservices and domain-driven architectures.
• Partner with Product Managers, TPMs, Architects, and Engineering teams to translate business requirements into technical solutions.
• Evaluate emerging technologies, AI capabilities, and third-party platforms to improve business outcomes and engineering efficiency.
• Develop Proofs of Concept (POCs) and validate new architectural approaches.
• Champion engineering excellence through code reviews, design reviews, automated testing, and continuous improvement.
• Drive adoption of AI-powered development tools and practices t

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