Lead Software Engineering
Description For Lead Software Engineering
Mastercard is seeking a Lead Software Engineer for their Platform & API Team in Seattle. This role is part of the Services division, which manages fraud and risk, enhances cybersecurity, and improves digital payments experience. The position focuses on Identity Verification, Mastercard's global standard in identity verification that enables businesses to link digital transactions to human identity.
As a Lead Software Engineer, you'll be instrumental in tech leading the team's developers, working with a functional programming language tech stack within a geo-diverse larger team. The role involves designing, coding, and maintaining high-performance data processing applications on the JVM platform, primarily using Clojure and running on AWS.
The ideal candidate should have deep experience using functional programming technologies to build internal and external latency-sensitive APIs. You'll work in an Agile environment, mentoring team members while developing secure solutions in the Financial/Fraud Services Sector. The position offers competitive compensation ($159,000 - $254,000) and comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision insurance, 401k with company match, and educational support.
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced engineer passionate about building secure, scalable solutions in the payments industry. You'll be part of Mastercard's mission to connect and power an inclusive digital economy, working with cutting-edge technologies and contributing to products that impact billions of transactions worldwide.
Responsibilities For Lead Software Engineering
- Work as part of a development Scrum team in an Agile environment that is geographically diverse
- Help lead and mentor from the tech perspective members of the team
- Responsible for the analysis, design, development, and delivery of software backend (REST API) solutions
- Define requirements for new applications and customization adhering to Mastercard standards
- Develop, customize, and test applications to integrate to Mastercard's specifications
- Be part of a day-time team on-call schedule to support our APIs during customer use
Requirements For Lead Software Engineering
- Demonstrated software development experience in a professional development team setting
- Strong communication skills -- both verbal and written
- Strong relationship, collaborative and organizational skills
- JVM experience or experience with object-oriented languages (Java, C#, C++, Python)
- Knowledge of unit testing frameworks and source control systems (Git/BitBucket)
- Experience with cloud-based server environments (AWS)
- Experience with Clojure, functional programming languages, JSON, HTTP, RESTful services
- Experience with SQL and NoSQL databases (Cassandra, Redis)
- Experience working in a CI/CD environment
- Experience with customer facing, scalable, and performant RESTful APIs
- Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Information Technology, Computer Science or Engineering or equivalent work experience
Benefits For Lead Software Engineering
- Insurance (medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, disability, life insurance)
- Flexible spending account
- Health savings account
- 16 weeks new parent leave
- Up to 20 paid days bereavement leave
- 10 annual paid sick days
- 10+ annual paid vacation days
- 5 personal days
- 10 annual paid U.S. observed holidays
- 401k with company match
- Deferred compensation for eligible roles
- Fitness reimbursement
- Tuition reimbursement
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