Manager, Software Engineering

Mastercard • O'fallon, MO

94d • $138,000 - $221,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

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, 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. Title and Summary Manager, Software Engineering Overview: Mastercard’s Decision Management Platform team is seeking a hands-on Software Development Manager to lead and mentor a team of talented software engineers in delivering high-quality, scalable, and secure software solutions. This role combines technical depth and leadership excellence, driving clean code practices, engineering rigor, and on-time delivery of products aligned with Mastercard’s strategic goals. You’ll be deeply involved in technical design, code reviews, and problem-solving while empowering your team to innovate and deliver with excellence. Our engineers work in small, flexible, Agile teams with a strong focus on collaboration, continuous integration, and continuous delivery. This is a hybrid position based in O’Fallon, MO, requiring three days per week onsite.

Requirements

• Proven experience as a Software Engineer, Developer, or Architect, with a track record of success as a Manager leading and mentoring technical teams.
• Hands-on expertise in Java (Java 17 preferred) and experience building scalable, high-performance applications.
• Proficiency in multiple programming languages (e.g., Python, C#) and frameworks (e.g., Spring, Angular, Apache projects).
• Strong ability to write secure, efficient, and maintainable code following industry standards (OWASP, CWE).
• Solid understanding of architectural principles and design patterns (e.g., MVC, service-to-worker, dependency injection).
• Experience designing and deploying highly available, distributed systems across multiple availability zones.
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines, DevOps toolchains, and automation for deployment and testing.
• Proficient in test-driven development (TDD) and integrating automated testing (functional, regression, performance, chaos) into workflows.
• Deep understanding of cloud-native application design and infrastructure (compute, storage, networking).
• Experienced in code reviews, developer mentorship, and continuous improvement through refactoring and technical debt reduction.
• Skilled in IDEs such as IntelliJ IDEA, with expertise in source control, branching strategies, peer reviews, logging, and error handling.
• Advanced debugging skills, including core, heap, and thread dump analysis.
• Customer-centric mindset with the ability to align technical solutions with business objectives.
• Deep knowledge of Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban, SAFe) and modern software development practices.
• Exceptional communication skills with the ability to translate complex technical topics for diverse audiences.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or equivalent practical experience.
• This role is not eligible for Mastercard’s work authorization sponsorship. As such, candidates must be eligible to work in the United States, now as well as in the future, without employer sponsorship.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a hands-on technical leader, contributing to design discussions, architecture decisions, and complex coding challenges.
• Lead, coach, and mentor a team of software engineers to deliver secure, reliable, and scalable solutions.
• Champion clean code principles, code reviews, and engineering best practices across the team.
• Collaborate closely with Product, Architecture, and Engineering leads to define the technical roadmap and ensure high-quality execution.
• Drive the team to meet delivery milestones while maintaining technical excellence and code quality.
• Lead cross-functional initiatives with broad scope and long-term strategic impact.
• Recommend modern technologies and shape the strategic technical direction of the organization.
• Identify process gaps and implement tools, automation, and workflows that enhance team productivity.
• Manage staffing, training, and performance evaluations to foster a high-performing and engaged engineering culture.
• Oversee financial planning and resource allocation for assigned teams and projects.
• Abide by Mastercard’s security policies and practices;
• Ensure the confidentiality and integrity of the information being accessed;
• Report any suspected information security violation or breach, and
• Complete all periodic mandatory security trainings in accordance with Mastercard’s guidelines.

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: Manager
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees