Senior Software Engineer
About The Position
Mastercard’s Commercial Customer Experience team is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to help design, develop, and deliver scalable, secure, and high-performing software solutions that power critical customer experiences and business capabilities. This is a hands-on full-stack engineering role with a strong focus on backend development using Java and Spring Boot, while also contributing to modern web applications built with Angular. The ideal candidate will have experience building enterprise-scale applications, microservices, REST APIs, and event-driven systems using streaming technologies such as Apache Kafka. You will play a key role in developing cloud-native solutions, driving engineering excellence, and delivering resilient, customer-focused products in a collaborative Agile environment. You will work from Mastercard's technology hub in a collaborative, Agile environment alongside talented engineers, product managers, technical program managers, and test engineers. This is a hybrid role based in Arlington, VA, requiring three days per week onsite.
Requirements
- Proven experience developing enterprise-scale software applications as a Software Engineer, Senior Software Engineer, or Full-Stack Engineer.
- Extensive experience developing enterprise applications using Core Java, Spring Framework, Spring Boot, RESTful APIs, and microservices.
- Strong full-stack development experience, including modern UI development with Angular and backend development with Java and Spring technologies.
- Hands-on experience with Apache Kafka or equivalent messaging and event-streaming technologies.
- Strong understanding of microservice architecture, distributed systems, API design, event-driven systems, and cloud-native development practices.
- Strong understanding of cloud architecture principles, including scalability, resiliency, reliability, and high availability.
- Broad understanding of software engineering concepts and methodologies, including object-oriented design, design patterns, data structures, algorithms, and system design.
- Experience using AI-assisted development tools to improve productivity and software quality across coding, refactoring, testing, debugging, documentation, and delivery.
- Strong SQL and database development skills with technologies such as PostgreSQL or Oracle, including experience designing and optimizing solutions for high-volume transactional systems.
- Experience diagnosing and improving application performance, scalability, reliability, and resiliency in production environments.
- Understanding of software engineering best practices including automated testing, CI/CD, Git-based development, code reviews, observability, and operational readiness.
- Ability to translate complex product and business requirements into secure, testable, maintainable, and supportable technical solutions.
- Demonstrated ability to operate effectively in an Agile engineering environment, contributing to continuous improvement and collaborative technical decision-making.
- Ability to work independently, manage competing priorities, and make thoughtful technical decisions with minimal supervision.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to explain technical concepts and influence decisions across technical and non-technical audiences.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or equivalent practical experience.
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and evolve secure, scalable Java/Spring Boot microservices and APIs.
- Build and maintain full-stack applications, contributing to both Angular-based user interfaces and Java/Spring Boot backend services.
- Design and implement event-driven architectures using Apache Kafka or similar streaming and messaging technologies.
- Translate business and product requirements into reliable, maintainable technical solutions, contributing to system architecture and technical design.
- Build and integrate services across Angular applications, databases, internal platforms, and third-party systems, including efficient SQL and database solutions for high-volume workloads.
- Apply AI-assisted development tools to accelerate coding, testing, debugging, documentation, code reviews, and software quality improvements with appropriate human oversight.
- Develop solutions that meet Mastercard standards for security, performance, scalability, reliability, and operational excellence, applying enterprise security patterns such as authentication, authorization, encryption, and secrets management.
- Apply 12-factor application principles, cloud-native practices, and Mastercard engineering governance throughout the development lifecycle.
- Participate in code reviews, pull requests, retrospectives, and technical discussions, contributing to high-quality engineering practices and continuous improvement.
- Collaborate with Software Engineers, Test Engineers, Product Managers, Technical Program Managers, and other stakeholders to deliver customer-focused solutions.
- Troubleshoot complex production and performance issues, improve system reliability, and mentor engineers by sharing technical knowledge and best practices.
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
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
