Director, Software Engineering

Mastercard is seeking a Director of Software Engineering to join their Cross Border Services team in Dublin, Ireland. This role is crucial for leading the cloud transformation journey of Cross Border Services (XBS) capabilities. The position combines hands-on technical leadership with team management, requiring significant time spent on coding and mentoring engineers.

The ideal candidate will be a technology leader who implements and maintains compliance and security in CI/CD pipelines, champions domain-driven design, and drives consumer-driven contracts implementation. They should excel in polyglot engineering practices, bringing cutting-edge approaches to life across multiple frameworks including feature flags and fitness functions.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading complex enterprise-wide initiatives spanning multiple services
• Architecting and delivering new services for product innovations
• Driving architectural design decisions and implementation strategies
• Contributing to team's agile processes and prioritization decisions
• Improving customer experience across product services
• Mentoring engineers and leading Guild initiatives
• Conducting technical interviews and raising performance standards

The role requires expertise in:

• Building highly resilient & scalable distributed systems
• Multiple programming languages (Java, .NET, JavaScript)
• DevOps practices and cloud-first development
• Advanced testing methodologies and performance engineering
• API standards and service commercialization
• Leading and coaching development teams
• Architecture analysis for cloud environments

This position offers the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology while shaping the future of global payment solutions at one of the world's leading financial technology companies. The role combines technical excellence with leadership, making it ideal for experienced engineers looking to make a significant impact in financial technology.