Lead Software Engineer - Full Stack (Java, Micro-services, React/Angular)

Overview

Lead Software Engineer - Full Stack (Java, Micro-services, React/Angular)

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.

Overview

The Mastercard Merchant Acceptance Program is looking for a Lead Software Development Engineer to drive our customer experience strategy forward by consistently innovating and problem-solving. The ideal candidate is passionate about the customer experience journey, highly motivated, intellectually curious, analytical, and possesses an entrepreneurial mindset.

Merchant Acceptance Program consists of products & solutions that aim to increase Mastercard's acceptance footprint and improving quality of card holder experience at the point of interaction.

Role:

Work as a technical lead to deliver end-to-end product development.

Full Stack Development using Microservices, Messaging/Event Driven Frameworks, CI/CD on a Cloud Native environment

Ensure benchmarks are met on quality, performance, info security and other NFRs

Guide and mentor teams effectively as per needs. Train developers on the technologies needed.

Communicate effectively and coordinate with various global groups in MasterCard to ensure success of the projects, including Business Owners, Product Owners, Enterprise Architecture teams, other product teams etc.

Lead various initiatives for improving automation, defect metrics and overall quality. Conduct various Proofs-of-concept as per technological and business needs

Take responsibility for deciding the relevant tools, technologies and patterns that need to be implemented for the service

All About You:

10 - 15 years of experienced hands-on technologist with very strong Object-Oriented Design and clean programming skills using the Java language and the SOLID design principles aimed at creating re-usable, scalable components

Passionate about emerging technologies and trends, especially microservices, event driven architecture and modern caching/persistence mechanisms

Strong experience in Product Development, Spring Boot framework and Cloud technology in an Agile (SAFe) Development Environment

Ability to analyze, conceptualize and create cutting edge technical solutions based on the business needs

Extensive experience in the development of online, real time application features

Result Oriented Professional

Strong communication and stakeholder management skills involving Business Owners, Architecture teams, Development/Test teams, Vendors etc. Ability to guide teams on technology.

Coordination and organization skills and the ability to work with multiple stakeholders and vendors across locations to ensure success of the project.

Strong understanding, inclination, and experience of working in an Agile (SaFe) environment

Knowledge/Experience (preferred):

• Java [J2EE, Spring Boot, Hibernate, JPA]
• Web [Angular, React, Javascript, jQuery, CSS, HTML]
• Excellent understanding of distributed cache and messaging system
• Database [Postgres] – well versed in writing efficient and optimized SQL queries
• Expert in full stack development.
• Experience working in an Agile environment
• Experience in implementing APIs
• Discipline of working in a continuous integration.
• Experienced in delivering commercial grade software
• Has been pro-active in creating better user experience, consumer value proposition
• Understands gaps in knowledge and has ability to source training online
  
  
  

• High energy, can-do attitude, strong desire to succeed
• Strong Analytical and skills
• Strong communication skills
  
  
  

Corporate Security Responsibility

Every Person Working For, Or On Behalf Of, Mastercard Is Responsible For Information Security. All Activities Involving Access To Mastercard Assets, Information, And Networks Comes With An Inherent Risk To The Organization And Therefore, It Is Expected That The Successful Candidate For This Position Must:

• 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.
  
  
  

All Activities Involving Access To Mastercard Assets, Information, And Networks Comes With An Inherent Risk To The Organization And, Therefore, It Is Expected That Every Person Working For, Or On Behalf Of, Mastercard Is Responsible For Information Security And Must:

• 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.