Lead Software Engineer

Mastercard

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Work type: On-site
Location: Arlington, VA
Salary: $161,000–$266,000 / yr
Posted: 4 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live today
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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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 150 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $122,000–$207,000 across 142 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Lead Software Engineer

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The Lead Software Engineer joins the Mastercard Foundry Research and Development team to build products and capabilities delivered at scale to global markets. This role involves designing, developing, testing, and delivering software components, applications, interfaces, and data pipelines within a rapidly changing environment. You will contribute to solution designs, identify technical risks, and implement efficient solutions to business problems while following secure development practices. The position requires hands-on experience with cloud platforms like Databricks, Snowflake, AWS, or Azure, alongside big data ecosystems such as Hadoop, Spark, and Kafka. Proficiency in Java, Spring Boot, React, TypeScript, and Postgres is essential. You will solve technical challenges by translating business needs into practical implementations for payment solutions and services across various enterprise environments and data platforms.

Skills

Java Spring Boot React TypeScript AWS Azure Databricks Snowflake Spark Kafka Hadoop AI/ML Data Pipelines Agile Object-Oriented Programming Data Analytics

What you'll do

Design, develop, test, and deliver software components in a rapidly changing environment.
Contribute to solution designs and technical implementation plans under the guidance of technology leaders.
Identify technical risks, raise issues early, and support the validation of implementation approaches.
Build and integrate applications, interfaces, data pipelines, and services across various technology stacks.
Develop scalable, maintainable solutions across cloud platforms, data platforms, and enterprise environments.
Participate in code reviews, troubleshooting, testing, documentation, and production-readiness activities.
Translate business and product needs into practical technical implementation plans.

What we're looking for

Strong experience designing, developing, testing, and delivering software products and applications.
Hands-on experience with cloud platforms such as Databricks, Snowflake, AWS, or Azure.
Experience with big data ecosystems and enterprise-scale data or AI applications, such as Hadoop, Spark, or Kafka.
Working knowledge of AI/ML, data analytics, and data product development, including data quality, privacy, and localization.
Proficiency with Java, Spring Boot, React, TypeScript, Postgres, object-oriented programming, and database technologies.
Ability to translate business and product needs into practical technical implementation.
Strong verbal and written communication skills and ability to collaborate across functions.
Ability to work independently and deliver high-quality work in an agile environment.