Senior Software Engineer, Backend - Full or Part Time

Mastercard powers economies and empowers people in 200+ countries and territories worldwide. Together with our customers, we're helping build a sustainable economy where everyone can prosper. We support a wide range of digital payments choices, making transactions secure, simple, smart and accessible. Our technology and innovation, partnerships and networks combine to deliver a unique set of products and services that help people, businesses and governments realize their greatest potential.

Senior Software Engineer

Mastercard powers economies and empowers people in 200+ countries and territories worldwide. Together with our customers, we're helping build a sustainable economy where everyone can prosper. We support a wide range of digital payments choices, making transactions secure, simple, smart and accessible. Our technology and innovation, partnerships and networks combine to deliver a unique set of products and services that help people, businesses and governments realize their greatest potential.

Senior Software Engineer

Mastercard is seeking a Senior Java Middle Tier & Backend Software Engineer to join our dynamic team. In this role, you will be responsible for the analysis, design, development, and delivery of software solutions. You will define requirements for new applications and customizations while adhering to Mastercard's standards, processes, and best practices.

Your responsibilities will include client-facing activities, such as engaging with clients to understand their needs, providing technical solutions, and ensuring a seamless onboarding and integration experience. Additionally, you will develop, customize, and test applications to align with Mastercard's specifications.

As a Senior Engineer, you will also provide leadership, mentorship, and technical training to other team members.

Design, build, and maintain innovative, high-quality, and scalable solutions that adhere to Mastercard standards and meet SLAs.

Conduct in-depth analyses and propose tailored solutions for non-standard client needs during the integration process.

Engage with client engineering teams to understand their technology stack and provide technical solutions, ensuring smooth onboarding and integration experiences.

Oversee the entire development process, including planning, documentation, testing, and deployment of high-quality systems.

Handle system maintenance, monitor incidents, provide on-call support, and resolve issues to maintain optimal performance.

Stay up-to-date on technological advancements, evaluate new frameworks, and drive the implementation of cutting-edge tools.

Lead training sessions, create reusable 'Use Case' playbooks, ensure effective knowledge transfer, and foster a culture of continuous learning.

Work with multiple engineering teams to gain exposure to various frameworks, technologies, and domain knowledge, contributing to the broader open banking ecosystem at Mastercard.

Proven experience in Middle Tier & Backend engineering within an agile production environment.

Demonstrated ability to lead the design and implementation of complex features in Middle Tier & Backend applications and large projects.

Proficiency in web application development using Java, Spring Boot, and REST, SOAP, WSDL.

Expertise with technologies such as Java/J2EE, Spring Boot, Spring (MVC, IOC, AOP, Security), Maven, Hibernate/JPA, REST, and SQL Server (Object Oriented design and implementation experience).

Solid experience working with RESTful APIs, JSON/SOAP-based APIs, and API documentation tools like Swagger or OpenAPI, along with tools like Postman/Insomnia.

Strong knowledge of SQL, multi-threading, message queuing, and distributed systems.

Familiarity with design patterns and expertise in JUnit or other automated unit testing frameworks.

Experience with alerting and monitoring tools, such as Splunk/Dynatrace, and proficiency in Git and Jenkins.

Knowledge of cloud-native development, particularly with AWS.

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.

Mastercard is a merit-based, inclusive, equal opportunity employer that considers applicants without regard to gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, disabled or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. In the US or Canada, if you require accommodations or assistance to complete the online application process or during the recruitment process, please contact [HIDDEN TEXT] and identify the type of accommodation or assistance you are requesting. Do not include any medical or health information in this email. The Reasonable Accommodations team will respond to your email promptly.

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;

Report any suspected information security violation or breach, and

Complete all periodic mandatory security trainings in accordance with Mastercard's guidelines.

In line with Mastercard's total compensation philosophy and assuming that the job will be performed in the US, the successful candidate will be offered a competitive base salary and may be eligible for an annual bonus or commissions depending on the role. The base salary offered may vary depending on multiple factors, including but not limited to location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Mastercard benefits for full time (and certain part time) employees generally include: insurance (including medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, disability, life insurance); flexible spending account and health savings account; paid leaves (including 16 weeks of new parent leave and up to 20 days of bereavement leave); 80 hours of Paid Sick and Safe Time, 25 days of vacation time and 5 personal days, pro-rated based on date of hire; S. observed holidays; deferred compensation for eligible roles; fitness reimbursement or on-site fitness facilities; eligibility for tuition reimbursement; 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;

Report any suspected information security violation or breach, and

Complete all periodic mandatory security trainings in accordance with Mastercard's guidelines.