This role pays less than
70%
of similar roles. Most pay
$184,425–$211,200
— the shaded band above.
At the midpoint, this role pays about
$186k
versus about
$198k
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.
Lead Software Engineer
As a Lead Software Engineer, you will join a team focused on transforming how payment systems are built, scaled, and operated. You will drive the architecture, design, and delivery of mission-critical payment platforms while providing technical leadership across multiple engineering teams. Your daily responsibilities include defining engineering standards for security and operability, mentoring engineers, and managing complex troubleshooting efforts. You will build highly available distributed systems capable of processing millions of transactions daily using Java, Spring Boot, REST APIs, and microservices architecture. The role involves implementing event-driven architectures with Kafka, cloud-native technologies like PCF, Kubernetes, and Docker, and integrating agentic AI workflows including RAG and MCP. You will solve complex problems regarding performance engineering, scalability, and infrastructure automation to ensure the reliability of high-throughput payment systems in a modern technical environment.