Director, Software Engineering

Director, Software Engineering

Who is Mastercard?

• Manage a team of highly skilled engineers and deliver software development projects using agile methodologies and AI assisted processes


• Define requirements for new applications and customizations, adhering to standards, processes and best practices


• Marry solutions that encompass Quantum and AI/ML and software engineering aspects


• Research, design and document solutions that can scale globally


• Responsible for driving the team, project management, reporting and execution of software projects


• Lead and/or take part in external and internal events


• Strong passion for innovation and new technologies, e.g. AI, Quantum

• Formally supervise and coach a group/team, or several Leaders/ Consultants and is responsible for business execution of goals and objectives.


• Ensure own teams compliance to goal setting and performance appraisal process


• Help identify and coach top talent within own team


• Provide strategic leadership related to specific applications and systems, or software-development methodologies


• Create and sustain an environment of ingenuity and creativity and challenges the status quo to encourage innovation


• Oversees the management of the Software Engineering function of assigned projects and act as an authority on high-level and complex decisions within the function


• Work with data scientists, data engineers, software engineers, quality engineers and UI/UX experts to drive a multi-disciplinary project delivery

• Experience in software engineering and delivery of software engineering projects


• Experience working with experts in Quantum, Artificial Intelligence, machine learning or data science an advantage


• Experience in python and Jupyter, and putting those technologies into production


• Experience with developing and deploying technologies in virtual environments (including Kubernetes)


• Experience in using state of the art AI harnesses and AI assisted software development

• BSc (or equivalent) in Computer Science or a related discipline


• 10+ years of industry experience

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.