Lead Software Engineer – Mastercard
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 payment 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.
Overview
The InControl platform is a fundamental part of Mastercard's Commercial Solutions, enabling some of our largest customers to issue Virtual Cards to securely manage and report on Travel, Expense & Supplier transactions. Focused on secure, highly available and innovative solutions, this dynamic team is responsible for end‑to‑end solutions for a diverse global customer base. We are seeking a Lead Software Development Engineer to work with our cross‑functional development teams within the InControl organization.
The Role
Design and develop complex applications, frameworks, tools, and research alternative technical solutions as per changing business needs and deliver quality product in a timely and cost effective manner.
Responsibilities
* Successfully lead major projects and complex assignments with broad scope and long‑term business implications. Create solutions with a high level of innovation, cost effectiveness, high quality and faster time to market.
* Create low‑level designs for the solutions.
* Lead day‑to‑day system development and maintenance activities of the team.
* Contribute to the overall strategy and manage complex issues within functional area of expertise.
* Develop overall strategic technical plan and create architecture solutions and proposals.
* Mentor, coach and assist project team members. Provide technical training to the team. Assist with selection of technical resources for the projects.
* Research, create and evaluate technical solution alternatives for the business needs current and future.
* Collaborate with business and technical partners to identify and scope opportunities, identify risks, benefits and constraints.
* Contribute ideas to help ensure that required standards and processes are in place and actively look for opportunities to enhance standards and improve process efficiency.
About You
* Proven track record of delivering secure, maintainable, scalable and complex application solutions.
* Advanced knowledge and understanding of Software Engineering Concepts and Methodologies.
* Ability to be high‑energy, detail‑oriented, proactive and able to function under pressure in an independent environment along with a high degree of initiative and self‑motivation to drive results.
* Strong communication skills—both verbal and written—and strong relationship, collaboration skills and organizational skills.
* Ability to quickly learn and implement new technologies, frameworks and tools and support multiple concurrent activities and to interface with external / internal resources.
* Experience using the Agile Methodology.
* Result oriented, self‑driven and go‑getter abilities.
Essential Skills
* Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Information Technology, Computer Science or Engineering or equivalent work experience.
* Java – strong experience of developing secure, scalable, multi‑threaded applications in Java.
* Experience with designing and developing RESTful interfaces using PCF and Spring.
* Experience with Java performance testing and benchmarking.
* Experience documenting detailed designs with class and sequence diagrams.
* Advanced knowledge of Linux and security standards.
* Experience in Database Design, Oracle Databases, strong knowledge of PL/SQL.
* Working knowledge of tools like Sonar, Dynatrace, GIT, ALM, CI (Jenkins)/CD, Splunk.
* Understanding of Web/Application servers like Websphere 8, Apache Tomcat.
Corporate Security Responsibility
All activities involving access to Mastercard assets, information, and networks come 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.
* Complete all periodic mandatory security trainings in accordance with Mastercard’s guidelines.
Seniority Level
Mid‑Senior level
Employment Type
Full‑time
Job Function
Engineering and Information Technology (Financial Services, IT Services and IT Consulting, Technology, Information and Internet)
Location
Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland
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