Lead Software Engineer

Mastercard • O'fallon, MO

124d • $138,000 - $221,000

About The Position

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. The Lead Software Engineer will design secure, reliable, and scalable solutions for globally distributed payment systems, support development teams, and create a culture of technical excellence and continuous improvement.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science or equivalent work experience
• Thorough knowledge and experience applying software engineering concepts and methodologies
• A high degree of initiative and self-motivation with a willingness and ability to learn and take on challenging opportunities
• Experience designing, developing, and deploying Java webservices using a mix of relational and non-relational persistence
• Strong communication skills to effectively communicate complicated subjects to both technical and non-technical audiences
• Successfully led small to large-scale software testing across multiple technologies and groups
• Demonstrated expertise in reviewing BDD/TDD practices, analyses, test frameworks, and management tools
• Experience leading cross-browser and cross-device testing strategies
• Strong organizational and problem-solving skills with great attention to detail, critical thinking
• Solid oral and written communication skills
• Able to mentor peers and guide less experienced Team members

Nice To Haves

• Familiarity with the payments industry and payment processing
• Experience designing for standard and regulatory compliance (e.g., PCI-DSS, GDPR, etc.)

Responsibilities

• Design secure, reliable, and scalable solutions for globally distributed payment systems
• Identify, plan and drive the enablers / Non Functional requirements for the systems
• Support development teams and work with stakeholders using the Scaled Agile Framework
• Create a culture of technical excellence and ceaseless improvement
• Act as a spokesperson for technical designs and future directions of the platform
• Research, create and evaluate technical solution alternatives for the business needs using current and upcoming technologies and frameworks
• Identify and resolve any dependencies early so that team can concentrate on delivery
• Ownership of documentation, ensure knowledge and information is not lost
• Identify bottlenecks in time-to-market; create and implement improvement efforts
• Identify areas of improvements, introduce and champion best practice (continuous improvement)

Benefits

• Insurance (including medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, disability, life insurance)
• Flexible spending account and health savings account
• Paid leaves (including 16 weeks of new parent leave and up to 20 days of bereavement leave)
• 80 hours of Paid Sick and Safe Time
• 25 days of vacation time and 5 personal days, pro-rated based on date of hire
• 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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees