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This role pays less than
68%
of similar roles. Most pay
$149,500–$178,175
— the blue band above.
At the midpoint, this role pays about
$150k
versus about
$164k
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
150 open roles
on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs
$122,000–$207,000
across 142 roles with salary data.
JOB TITLE: Senior Software Engineer
The Senior Software Engineer joins the Mastercard Open Finance Connect team to shape financial connectivity and consumer experiences. This role involves designing, developing, and operating scalable customer-facing applications and backend services. You will build secure, commercial-grade REST APIs, microservices, and event-driven solutions for internal teams, financial institutions, and external partners. Key responsibilities include owning features end-to-end, leading architecture discussions, and mentoring engineers. You will utilize React.js, Node.js, JavaScript, TypeScript, Express.js, NestJS, Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipelines. The role requires expertise in cloud-native development, OAuth2, and JWT. Additionally, you will build AI-powered capabilities and agentic workflows using tools like GitHub Copilot, Claude, or Cursor. This position addresses technical challenges in the payments industry, specifically focusing on secure, scalable financial data integrations.
What does a Software Engineer earn?
Median $197400 from 2576 postings across 150 companies.
Design, develop, and operate scalable customer-facing applications and backend services using React.js, Node.js, and TypeScript.
Build secure, reusable, commercial-grade REST APIs for internal teams, financial institutions, and external partners.
Design microservices, distributed systems, and event-driven solutions with high availability and observability.
Own features end-to-end, including design, estimation, development, testing, deployment, and production support.
Build AI-powered capabilities, intelligent automation, agents, and agentic workflows to address customer needs.
Use AI-assisted development tools to accelerate coding, testing, debugging, and technical exploration.
Lead technical architecture discussions, conduct code reviews, and mentor engineers on best practices.
What we're looking for
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, a related field, or equivalent practical software development experience.
Extensive experience in software engineering.
Advanced full-stack expertise in React.js, Node.js, JavaScript, and TypeScript.
Deep experience designing and developing scalable backend services and REST APIs using Node.js with frameworks like Express.js or NestJS.
Proficiency in microservices, distributed systems, Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD, and cloud platforms.
Knowledge of application security, including OAuth2, JWT, OWASP practices, and vulnerability management.
Experience using AI coding assistants like GitHub Copilot, Claude, or Cursor for development tasks.
Experience building AI-powered applications, agents, or LLM integrations (preferred); experience in FinTech or regulated industries (preferred).
Golang
Java
gRPC
Microservices
Distributed Systems
API Development
GitHub Copilot
Claude Code
ChatGPT
Agile
Automated Testing
Software Architecture
Data Structures
Algorithms
Java
Python
Go
C++
C#
Kubernetes
Docker
RESTful APIs
CI/CD
Linux
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
Distributed Systems
GitHub Copilot
Codex
Claude Code
Infrastructure Automation
Service Observability