This role pays less than
83%
of similar roles. Most pay
$135,000–$175,500
— the shaded band above.
At the midpoint, this role pays about
$120k
versus about
$155k
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.
As a Software Engineer II within the Mastercard Authentication Program, you will contribute to building and operating authentication products like ID Check and Token Authentication Service for in-store and e-commerce use cases. Positioned at the intersection of site reliability, platform engineering, and release engineering, you will develop scalable backend services using Java, Spring Boot, and REST APIs while building user interfaces with Angular and Node.js. Your daily responsibilities include end-to-end delivery involving solution design, testing, deployment, and production support across hybrid environments including Kubernetes and cloud platforms. You will ensure high code quality through peer reviews and automated testing while addressing security, performance, and observability. The role focuses on solving complex problems in distributed architectures to provide secure, resilient, and production-ready solutions for authentication systems.
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Java
Spring Framework
Python
Go
Site Reliability Engineering
DevOps
CI/CD
Distributed Systems
Automation
Configuration Management
Observability
Root Cause Analysis
ITSM
Capacity Planning
Monitoring