Software Engineer II

Mastercard•Salt Lake City, UT

About The Position

We are looking for a Software Engineer II to join our Cloud Engineering team. This role is ideal for engineers who have moved beyond fundamentals and are ready to build, operate, and automate cloud platforms at scale, while continuing to grow depth in AWS, Kubernetes, and Infrastructure-as-Code. You will work closely with senior and lead engineers to design, build, and maintain cloud-native infrastructure and platforms that support critical workloads. This is a hands-on engineering role - you will write code, ship infrastructure, troubleshoot real production issues, and learn how large-scale platforms are operated in an enterprise environment.

Requirements

2–4 years of experience in software or cloud engineering
Hands-on experience with AWS (EC2, VPC, IAM, EKS or similar services)
Practical experience using Terraform (modules, state, deployments)
Working knowledge of Kubernetes (EKS, KOPS, or equivalent)
Strong fundamentals in Linux administration (Ubuntu preferred)
Understanding of basic networking concepts: VPCs, CIDR ranges, subnets
Security groups, routing, DNS, load balancing
Programming experience in Python or GoLang (or strong proficiency in at least one language)
Experience working with Git-based workflows and CI/CD pipelines
Ability to troubleshoot issues logically and communicate clearly across teams

Nice To Haves

Experience operating production Kubernetes clusters
Exposure to observability tools (logs, metrics, alerting)
Familiarity with cloud security concepts and IAM best practices
Experience building internal developer platforms or shared infrastructure
Interest in automation, platform engineering, and reliability practices

Responsibilities

Design, build, and maintain cloud infrastructure on AWS using Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform)
Contribute to the provisioning and operation of Kubernetes platforms (Amazon EKS, KOPS)
Support Linux-based systems (primarily Ubuntu) used across cloud environments
Collaborate on designing secure, scalable, and resilient cloud architectures
Write and maintain automation and tooling using Python, GoLang, or comparable languages
Assist with incident troubleshooting, root-cause analysis, and platform stability improvements
Apply basic networking concepts (VPCs, subnets, routing, load balancing, security groups)
Partner with SRE, Security, and Application teams to deliver platform capabilities
Follow engineering best practices: code reviews, documentation, testing, and operational readiness

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