Lead Software Engineer
Mastercard
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This role pays less than 64% of similar roles. Most pay $176,058–$220,800 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $186k versus about $198k for comparable roles.
Based on 240 similar postings.
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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 150 open roles on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs $122,000–$207,000 across 142 roles with salary data.
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The Lead Software Development Engineer joins the Cyber & Intelligence organization to drive architecture, design, and modernization for mission-critical platforms. This role involves building scalable, fault-tolerant systems while performing hands-on software engineering to write secure, modular code. Key responsibilities include leading technical decision-making, mentoring engineers, and managing the full software development lifecycle, including requirements analysis, testing strategies, and performance engineering. The candidate will utilize technologies such as Java, Scala, Node.js, TypeScript, and Angular within cloud-native environments involving IaaS, PaaS, serverless, and containerization. The work focuses on solving cybersecurity, authentication, fraud prevention, and risk mitigation problems within the global payments ecosystem. Expertise in microservices, event-driven architectures, CI/CD pipelines, and secure coding practices is essential for maintaining high availability and operational excellence.
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