This role pays less than
89%
of similar roles. Most pay
$192,050–$211,200
— the shaded band above.
At the midpoint, this role pays about
$164k
versus about
$202k
for comparable roles.
Based on 240 similar postings.
Employer
About Mastercard
Mastercard is a global technology company in the payments industry, processing transactions between financial institutions and merchants using its extensive network of credit, debit, and prepaid card products. Industry: Payments Technology & Financial Services
Mastercard currently has
116 open roles
on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs
$122,000–$207,000
across 104 roles with salary data.
The Lead PostgreSQL Engineer joins the Database Engineering team to lead the design, engineering, automation, and modernization of enterprise database platforms. This role focuses on building secure, scalable, and highly available database services for global applications while improving developer experience through Infrastructure as Code and CI/CD integration. The successful candidate will serve as the primary technical leader for PostgreSQL technologies, including Open Source PostgreSQL, EnterpriseDB, and AWS Aurora PostgreSQL, while supporting Oracle, Cassandra, MongoDB, and Redis. Key responsibilities include performing advanced troubleshooting, performance tuning, capacity planning, and establishing monitoring frameworks. Required skills include expertise in Terraform, CloudFormation, Ansible, Chef, and XLR, alongside proficiency in Linux/Unix administration, scripting, and container platforms like Kubernetes and OpenShift. The role addresses the challenge of managing distributed systems and microservices-based architectures within a cloud-native environment.