Manager, Software Engineering

Our Purpose

Mastercard powers economies and empowers people in 200+ countries and territories worldwide. Together with our customers, we’re helping build a sustainable economy where everyone can prosper. We support a wide range of digital payments choices, making transactions secure, simple, smart and accessible. Our technology and innovation, partnerships and networks combine to deliver a unique set of products and services that help people, businesses and governments realize their greatest potential.

Title and Summary

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Manager, Software Engineering

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Summary:

We are seeking an experienced Software Engineering Manager to lead the design, development, modernization, and support of scalable, high-volume applications within the Card Payments ecosystem.

The ideal candidate will bring a combination of strong technical leadership, people management, Java engineering expertise, payment domain knowledge, and AI-driven engineering practices.

Key Expectations

• Lead and mentor a team of software engineers, technical leads, and senior developers.
• Drive end-to-end delivery of enterprise-scale Java applications and microservices.
• Provide technical leadership for architecture, design reviews, code quality, security, and operational excellence.
• Build and support highly available, resilient, and scalable payment processing platforms.
• Partner with Product, Architecture, Operations, and Business teams to deliver strategic initiatives.
• Champion Agile, DevOps, and cloud-native engineering practices.

Technical Expertise

• Strong hands-on experience with Java 11/17+, Spring Boot, Microservices, REST APIs, Kafka, and Distributed Systems.
• Experience with AWS/Azure, Kubernetes, Docker, CI/CD, and Observability platforms.
• Deep understanding of modern software architecture, cloud transformation, and platform modernization.

Key Responsibilities

Technical Leadership

• Lead the design and development of enterprise-scale Java applications and microservices.
• Drive architecture discussions and technical decision-making.
• Ensure engineering best practices, coding standards, security, and performance optimization.
• Review system designs, code quality, and production readiness.
• Champion modernization initiatives and cloud-native development.

People Management

• Manage and mentor a team of software engineers and technical leads.
• Conduct performance reviews, career development discussions, and coaching sessions.