Lead Software Engineer

Company	Mastercard
Location	O’Fallon, MO, USA
Salary	$138000 – $221000
Type	Full-Time
Degrees	Bachelor’s
Experience Level	Senior, Expert or higher

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in information systems, Information Technology, Computer Science or Engineering or equivalent experience.
Proficiency in software development languages, including but not limited to Java and Java-based frameworks (Spring, Spring Boot), React or Angular, and JSON.
Demonstrated expertise in containerization, container orchestration, microservices, REST services, and cloud technologies, preferably Azure or AWS.
Strong understanding of technology selection, system architecture, and full-stack development principles.
Proven ability to deliver large-scale, complex software programs with measurable business impact.
Skilled in performing code reviews, conducting troubleshooting and debugging, executing root cause analysis (RCA), and resolving coding errors.
Practical experience with CI/CD pipelines to streamline development and deployment processes, docker containers & Kubernetes to Cloud platforms.
Adept at mentoring developers and coaching teams on best practices, coding standards, and development methodologies.
Exceptional analytical, presentation, and problem-solving skills to address challenges effectively.
Strong communication abilities to collaborate across teams and articulate complex ideas clearly.

Responsibilities

Design secure, reliable, and scalable solutions for globally distributed customer facing products.
Collaborate closely with the global Solution Architecture & Engineering team to define principles and best practices.
Engage with wider Mastercard Architecture & Technology teams to ensure alignment on the wider technical strategies and policies within Mastercard.
Support development teams and work with stakeholders, promoting agile development.
Research, create and evaluate technical solution alternatives for the business needs using current and upcoming technologies and frameworks.
They are hands on all the time and collaborate by writing interfaces, tests; unit or acceptance and architecture fitness functions, outside of meeting rooms.
Work with business/product owners to architect and deliver on new services to introduce new products and bundles.
Participate and contribute to team’s agile process and decisions. Drive prioritization decisions and trade-offs in working with product partners.
Drive the architectural design, including dependent services, service interactions, and policies.
Contribute and lead Squad initiatives by engaging and mentoring Engineers at all levels to improve the craftmanship of Software Engineering.
Simplify and improve the cost/benefit of a function/service/architecture strategy.
Consult across teams and across organization lines to identify synergies and reuse opportunities.
Participate and contribute to Principal review architecture meetings and drive resolutions to enterprise-wide challenges and regulatory needs.
Conduct technical interviews for hiring engineering staff and raising the performance bar.

Preferred Qualifications

Knowledge with Pivotal Cloud Foundry or any other cloud platform AWS or Azure or GCP is preferred.
Has experience designing and implementing solutions focusing on the non-functional concerns – Performance, Scalability, Availability, Extensibility, Supportability, Usability.
Familiar with cutting edge industry trends and thorough understanding of development methodologies and standards.