Principal Software Engineer

Principal Software Engineer

Who is Mastercard?

• Lead the architecture & design of software systems and applications.


• Collaborate with product teams to understand the requirements, identify solutions, and provide technical thought leadership.


• Have experience implementing Domain Driven Design methodology.


• Ensure solutions meet corporate security standards and adhere to operability principles.

• Leading software development projects, especially at an early stage  (PoC, Pilot).


• You have working experience across a variety of languages and frameworks.


• You love declarative paradigm and functional programming. You focus on continuous improvement.


• Your solutions are secure by design.


• You build great relationships with technical peers across your organization

• Broad experience as a Software Engineer / Full Stack Developer. 


• Hands on experience implementing design patterns and using multiple programming languages. 


• Experience building and operating scalable global platforms with high throughput with 5 9’s availability. 


• In depth knowledge of Java, Spring framework, persistence and messaging technologies, and testing methodologies and tools.


• In depth knowledge of Public Cloud platforms, containers and container orchestration.


• Good working knowledge of cryptography functions and PKI infrastructure.

• Hands-on technical leader who consistently demonstrates leadership, builds trust, focuses on talent development and inspires the team.


• Must be high-energy, detail-oriented and proactive with the ability to function under pressure in an independent environment.


• Have a passion for continuous learning and enjoy challenging opportunities.


• Strong communication skills – both verbal and written – with strong relationship building, collaborative skills and organizational skills.


• Drives outcomes through strong commitment to timely delivery of key objectives.


• Have strong decision-making skills, lead retrospection and continually improve as a result.


• Must have expert level knowledge of software development processes and be an experienced user of one or more Application Lifecycle Management tools.

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.