This role pays less than
61%
of similar roles. Most pay
$157,375–$239,550
— 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.
Manager, Software Engineering leads a cross-functional team of software engineers and technical program managers within the global credit card authorization program. This role involves managing the full software development lifecycle to build advanced technologies for high-volume, low-latency transaction processing systems. The manager is responsible for driving engineering excellence in areas such as software architecture, security-by-design, performance engineering, and reliability. Day-to-day responsibilities include mentoring staff, defining technical roadmaps, conducting code reviews, and overseeing incident management across distributed systems. The ideal candidate possesses hands-on experience with Java or C/C++ and a deep understanding of object-oriented programming, microservices, API-first design, and event-driven architectures. They must also demonstrate proficiency in automated testing frameworks, CI/CD pipelines, and observability tools to ensure the scalability and security of critical payment infrastructure while solving complex technical challenges for global transaction processing.
What does a Software Engineering Manager earn?
Median $223750 from 106 postings across 38 companies.
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