Principal Software Engineer

Overview

Principal Software Engineer

MasterCard is a technology company in the global payments business. We connect consumers, financial institutions, merchants, governments and businesses worldwide and enable them to use secure and convenient electronic forms of payment.

Join the industry’s most passionate, motivated & engaged global team - Our employees are encouraged to drive innovation every day in support of a more connected world – A World Beyond Cash.

The chosen candidate for this position will be the Principle of Software Engineering in a strong global team and responsible for delivery of high quality software solutions using agile methodology.

Overview

MPGS i.e., Mastercard Payment Gateway Services is a payment service provider. We offer merchants around the world an omni-channel payment gateway with integrated services (e.g. fraud risk management, alternative payment methods, currency conversion) while reducing their exposure to pain (chargebacks, PCI-DSS compliance etc).

The chosen candidate for this position will be a strong Development lead of the software engineering team that develop and deliver of MPGS software solutions.

Are you a leader, influencer and innovator?

Do you want to be part of an agile software development, collaborative environment?

Are you motivated to be a part of driving a world beyond cash?

Do you love to solve problems and find creative solutions?

Role

• Responsible for the analysis, design, development and delivery of software solutions
• Is hands-on Domain Driven Design, Cloud technologies (Azure, AWS, PCF etc), Modernisation patterns, Database migration patterns, Security paradigms etc.
• Experience in Agile app development (with evolving architecture)
• Defines/evaluates requirements for new applications and customisations, adhering to standards, processes and best practices
• Must demonstrate long term strategic thinking and leadership.
• Mentor developers and tech leads to become technical SMEs on the Gateway Platforms
• Must be solutions oriented – ultimately find and implement the ‘best fit’ solution to address the requirement on time.
• Assist defining processes and choice of development tools to be used across the group
• Ensure code is easily maintainable and tracked in version control system. Responsible for ensuring Coding Standards
• Provide task estimates, level of complexity assessment
  
  
  

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Engineering or equivalent experience.

Advanced knowledge and understanding of Software Engineering Concepts and Agile Methodologies is required.

Comprehensive experience with the following: Software Engineering Best Practices, Java, SpringBoot, Test automation (using Cucumbur), Alerts and Monitoring (Splunk, Dynatrace, SignleFx)

Ability to be high-energy, detail-oriented, proactive and able to function under pressure in an independent environment along with a high degree of initiative and self-motivation to drive results.

Strong communication skills -- both verbal and written – and strong relationship, collaboration skills 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, working as a member of a matrix based diverse and geographically distributed project team.

In summary, are you an expert in Payments Domain, Cloud Technologies and Automation? If yes, please apply. If not, don't bother.

Corporate Security Responsibility

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.