This role pays more than
81%
of similar roles. Most pay
$174,600–$241,512
— the shaded band above.
At the midpoint, this role pays about
$259k
versus about
$208k
for comparable roles.
Based on 240 similar postings.
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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
118 open roles
on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs
$122,000–$207,000
across 106 roles with salary data.
As a Principal Software Engineer, Data Architecture within the Data & Analytics organization, you will define and advance the global enterprise data architecture strategy. You will lead the design of strategic platforms to simplify how external data is securely exchanged while enabling teams to discover and leverage enterprise assets. Your daily work involves establishing architectural visions, developing roadmaps for scalability, and setting engineering standards through the Architecture Review Board. You will drive the adoption of technologies including Databricks, Snowflake, Delta Lake, Spark, Kafka, Flink, NiFi, and Hadoop/Cloudera. Additionally, you will integrate AI-enabled platforms and agent-based architectures into the ecosystem. This role solves the challenge of transforming complex, fragmented data processes into scalable, self-service experiences while ensuring security, resiliency, and regulatory compliance within a highly regulated global environment to unlock value from diverse data assets.
What does a Software Engineer earn in Virginia?
Median $211200 from 279 postings across 14 companies.