Lead Software Engineer

Mastercard•Arlington, VA

5d•$161,000 - $266,000

About The Position

Mastercard is seeking a Lead Software Development Engineer for its Foundry Research and Development team. The role contributes to designing, developing, testing, and delivering product capabilities across Mastercard business units. The team partners across the enterprise to define, build, validate, and deliver capabilities for global markets, with a focus on bringing payment solutions and services to market. The engineer will work in a highly agile environment, building and integrating applications, interfaces, data pipelines, and services across relevant technology stacks. The work includes developing scalable and maintainable solutions across cloud, data, and enterprise platforms, and collaborating with product, design, data, architecture, and engineering stakeholders. The position also requires following engineering standards and secure development practices, participating in code reviews and production-readiness activities, and sharing technical knowledge with teammates. Mastercard expects employees to protect the confidentiality and integrity of information, report suspected security violations or breaches, follow security policies, and complete mandatory security training.

Requirements

Strong experience designing, developing, testing, and delivering software products and applications.
Hands-on experience with cloud platforms such as Databricks, Snowflake, AWS, or Azure.
Experience with big data ecosystems and enterprise-scale data or AI applications, such as Hadoop, Spark, Kafka, or similar technologies.
Working knowledge of AI/ML, data analytics, and data product development, including data quality, data privacy, and localization considerations.
Proficiency with Java, Spring Boot, React, TypeScript, Postgres, object-oriented programming, front-end frameworks, and database technologies.
Ability to translate business and product needs into practical technical implementation.
Strong verbal and written communication skills and ability to collaborate across functions.
Ability to work independently within defined priorities, escalate blockers, and deliver high-quality work in an agile environment.

Responsibilities

Design, develop, test, and deliver software components in a rapidly changing environment.
Contribute to solution design and technical implementation plans under the guidance of Mastercard technology leaders.
Identify technical risks, raise issues early, and support validation of implementation approaches.
Use knowledge of technical and data assets to implement efficient solutions to business problems.
Build and integrate applications, interfaces, data pipelines, and services across relevant technology stacks.
Develop scalable, maintainable solutions across cloud platforms, data platforms, and enterprise environments.
Follow established engineering standards, secure development practices, and team delivery processes.
Partner and communicate effectively with product, design, data, architecture, and engineering stakeholders.
Participate in code reviews, troubleshooting, testing, documentation, and production-readiness activities.
Share technical knowledge with teammates and contribute to an effective engineering culture.
Abide by Mastercard security policies and practices, protect information confidentiality and integrity, report suspected security violations or breaches, and complete mandatory security training.

Benefits

Medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, disability, and 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, prorated based on date of hire.
10 annual paid U.S. observed holidays.
401(k) with a company match.
Deferred compensation for eligible roles.
Fitness reimbursement or on-site fitness facilities.
Eligibility for tuition reimbursement.