Lead Software Engineer (C/C++)

MastercardO'fallon, MO
Onsite

About The Position

This is an exciting opportunity for you to join Mastercard on the global credit card authorization team. The system facilitates billions of transactions among issuers, acquirers, and service providers. You will have the chance to lead projects that enhance this system each release. We are looking for engineers that are passionate about design and development with constant focus on quality.

Requirements

  • Written many lines of code in C or C++
  • Experience in automation (CI/CD)
  • Developed software for Linux operating systems
  • Experience and prefer working on an Agile team
  • Worked on embedded or real-time distributed systems
  • Passionate about quality and engineering standards

Nice To Haves

  • Solving complex challenges
  • Set technical direction for your team and mentored junior engineers

Responsibilities

  • Partner with Product Management to elaborate features, stories, and test strategy for each initiative
  • Create technical designs and assign work to developers
  • Develop complex stories in C and write unit tests in C++ (Google Test)
  • Be a quality gate by leading code and design reviews
  • Collaborate with other Principals and Leads to define interfaces and interactions between systems
  • Advise on implementation strategy for successful deployment
  • Implement development process improvements and automation
  • Coach and develop junior employees
  • Deliver department and external presentations

Benefits

  • insurance (including medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, disability, life insurance)
  • flexible spending account and health savings account
  • 16 weeks of new parent leave
  • up to 20 days of bereavement leave
  • 80 hours of Paid Sick and Safe Time
  • 25 days of vacation time
  • 5 personal days
  • 10 annual paid U.S. observed holidays
  • 401k with a best-in-class company match
  • deferred compensation for eligible roles
  • fitness reimbursement or on-site fitness facilities
  • eligibility for tuition reimbursement
  • 56 hours of Paid Sick and Safe Time (for interns)
  • jury duty leave (for interns)
  • on-site fitness facilities in some locations (for interns)
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