Principal Software Development Engineer
Mastercard1 day ago
Base Salary
$170k - $323k/yr
Responsibilities
- Lead the definition, development, and delivery of major cross-department software initiatives.
- Partner with business and technical stakeholders on opportunity assessment, business cases, costs, risks, benefits, estimates, and strategic decisions.
- Perform proofs of concept, recommend technologies, and create technical roadmaps aligned with department strategy.
- Lead implementation of processes and supporting tools, define and manage project scope, and plan project phases and iterations.
- Define and lead quality assurance and quality control processes, quality metrics, standards, and incident-free deployment practices.
- Guide teams on processes, documentation, standards, and solution-development lifecycle artifacts.
- Ensure compliance requirements are integrated into the software development lifecycle and represent the team during compliance audits.
- Coach and mentor team members and facilitate knowledge sharing on technologies, methodologies, and application frameworks.
- Lead and influence matrix-based, geographically distributed teams and manage vendor relationships and selection activities.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Information Technology, Computer Science, or Engineering, or equivalent experience.
- Superior coding background with Java/Spring or Python.
- Experience with AWS and Databricks or Snowflake.
- Expertise in software engineering concepts and methodologies.
- Proven experience selecting and implementing methodologies, including Lean methodology, and delivering high-efficiency solutions.
- Experience leading and influencing matrix-based project teams without direct authority.
- Experience with vendor relationship management, vendor selection, RFI/RFP processes, and statements of work is highly desired.
- Experience in an operations environment is highly desirable.
- Experience delivering secure solutions in the financial services sector is preferred.
- Experience using AI to assist in shaping or designing applications and understanding associated risks.
- Strong communication, leadership, relationship-building, persuasion, data formulation, metrics, and dashboard-reporting abilities.
- Ability to organize and control several concurrent initiatives with conflicting needs and work effectively under pressure.
Benefits
- Full-time employees generally receive medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance.
- Benefits generally include flexible spending and health savings accounts, paid leaves, 16 weeks of new parent leave, bereavement leave, paid sick and safe time, vacation time, personal days, and U.S. observed holidays.
- Benefits generally include a 401(k) with company match, deferred compensation for eligible roles, fitness reimbursement or on-site fitness facilities, and tuition reimbursement.
- The posting is not for a current vacancy; Mastercard is collecting resumes for future opportunities.
- The stated U.S. base salary ranges vary by location from $170,000 to $323,000.
About Mastercard
Mastercard builds and operates a global payments network used by banks, merchants, fintechs, and governments, offering card processing, real-time payments, tokenization, and fraud/risk services. It generates revenue from transaction processing and assessment/service fees across more than 200 countries and territories. Founded in 1966 and headquartered in Purchase, New York, Mastercard is a public company listed on the NYSE (ticker: MA).