Lead Software Engineer

Mastercard

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Work type: On-site
Location: O'Fallon, MO
Salary: $140,000–$231,000 / yr
Posted: 7 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live 2 days ago
Nearby: 94 roles within 25 mi

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Salary context

Below market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $200k

This role $186k

$129k most similar roles pay here $242k

This role pays less than 77% of similar roles. Most pay $189,350–$211,200 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $186k versus about $200k for comparable roles.

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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 116 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $122,000–$207,000 across 104 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Lead Software Engineer

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Lead Software Engineer(Recorded Future) joins the team to lead a group of internal developers and contractors in the operation and evolution of the CDIP platform. This leader oversees daily development activities, including deployment, enhancement, and ensuring alignment with data governance requirements and organizational standards. The role involves building a scalable pipeline that utilizes Databricks to ingest Recorded Future data and evaluate it against Mastercard datasets to identify actionable patterns for commercialization. Key responsibilities include mentoring junior engineers, driving engineering best practices like code quality and testing, and collaborating with architecture teams on technical strategy and automation. The candidate must possess strong leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills to manage risks and translate complex technical issues into clear explanations while ensuring platform reliability and performance within the specific context of data integration and insight generation.

Skills

Databricks Data Governance Monitoring Incident Response Automation Code Quality Testing Standards

What you'll do

Lead and mentor a team of internal developers and contractors on the CDIP platform.
Oversee the deployment, operation, and continuous enhancement of the Databricks-based data platform.
Develop pipelines to ingest Recorded Future data and identify actionable patterns for commercial use.
Enforce engineering best practices including code quality, testing standards, and operational excellence.
Ensure all development activities align with Mastercard’s security policies, architectural standards, and compliance requirements.
Manage platform reliability through monitoring, incident response, and continuous process improvement.
Contribute to technical strategy regarding tooling, automation, and architectural enhancements for the ecosystem.
Communicate complex technical issues and project risks clearly to senior leadership and stakeholders.

What we're looking for

Proven track record of increasing technical responsibility and demonstrating strong leadership.
Strong communication and problem-solving capabilities.
Ability to lead and mentor development teams including internal employees and contractors.
Experience in driving engineering best practices, code quality, testing standards, and operational excellence.
Ability to translate complex technical issues into clear explanations for senior leadership.
Ability to collaborate across teams to identify synergies and align efforts with organizational standards.
Capability to contribute to technical strategy regarding tooling, automation, and architectural enhancements.