Lead Software Engineer

Mastercard • O'fallon, MO

50d

About The Position

Overview: Who is Mastercard? Mastercard is a global technology company in the payments industry. Our mission is to connect and power an inclusive, digital economy that benefits everyone, everywhere by making transactions safe, simple, smart, and accessible. Using secure data and networks, partnerships and passion, our innovations and solutions help individuals, financial institutions, governments, and businesses realize their greatest potential.Our decency quotient, or DQ, drives our culture and everything we do inside and outside of our company. With connections across more than 210 countries and territories, we are building a sustainable world that unlocks priceless possibilities for all. All About You- The ideal candidate has an enthusiasm for finding elegant solutions to complex problems and identifying process improvements to increase efficiency. - Experience in delivering secure, maintainable, scalable and complex application solutions in a SAFe/Agile process. - Lead developer with strong Java development/architecture experience. - Experience with responsive design, working with RESTful APIs and JSON. - Knowledge/experience using cloud native development such as PCF, Azure, etc. - Experience in Spring framework, Maven, Kafka, Database Design, SQL - Working Knowledge of tools like Sonar, Dynatrace, GIT, ALM, CI (Jenkins)/CD, Splunk. - Strong communication skills -- both verbal and written – and strong relationship, collaboration and organizational skills. - Ability to quickly learn and implement new technologies, frameworks and tools and support multiple concurrent activities and to interface with external / internal resources. - Ability to manage multiple priorities without compromising the processes. - Result oriented, self-driven and go-getter abilities.

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

• The ideal candidate has an enthusiasm for finding elegant solutions to complex problems and identifying process improvements to increase efficiency.
• Experience in delivering secure, maintainable, scalable and complex application solutions in a SAFe/Agile process.
• Lead developer with strong Java development/architecture experience.
• Experience with responsive design, working with RESTful APIs and JSON.
• Knowledge/experience using cloud native development such as PCF, Azure, etc.
• Experience in Spring framework, Maven, Kafka, Database Design, SQL
• Working Knowledge of tools like Sonar, Dynatrace, GIT, ALM, CI (Jenkins)/CD, Splunk.
• Strong communication skills -- both verbal and written – and strong relationship, collaboration and organizational skills.
• Ability to quickly learn and implement new technologies, frameworks and tools and support multiple concurrent activities and to interface with external / internal resources.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities without compromising the processes.
• Result oriented, self-driven and go-getter abilities.

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

• Mastercard benefits for full time (and certain part time) employees generally include: 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; and many more.
• Mastercard benefits for interns generally include: 56 hours of Paid Sick and Safe Time; jury duty leave; and on-site fitness facilities in some locations.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level