Lead Software Engineer

Lead Software Engineer - Transfer Solutions
Lead Software Engineer - Transfer Solutions role at Mastercard

Overview
Lead Software Engineer, Cross–Border Payments. The Transfer Solutions group is responsible for designing, building, and operating the technology that powers Mastercard’s next-generation payment applications—domestic, Cross–Border, and Bill Payments. We are seeking a Lead Software Engineer to join our Dublin team, focusing on building and operating our Cross‑Border payments platform in the Treasury Management domain. We build software that can be deployed on private or public cloud. In this role, you will design and build software that scales to global markets, enabling secure, seamless, always available Cross‑Border payments. This is an engineering leadership role working with a global team passionate about the solutions we deliver to our customers.

Responsibilities

Provide technical leadership to a team responsible for developing, testing, implementing, documenting, maintaining, and supporting application software systems in accordance with Mastercard standards, processes, and best practices.

Designing and delivering detailed solutions for complex technical challenges and guide the team through implementation.

Provide technical expertise and strategic direction on assigned projects.

Identify opportunities for automation and process improvement across the software lifecycle (build, operate, run) to enhance efficiency.

Collaborate closely with technical architects and product owners to define and prioritize features and user stories.

Evaluate technical solutions to meet current and future business needs.

Continuously expand your technical knowledge and drive innovation within our systems.

Lead technical demonstrations, facilitate discussions with Product Owners, and promote best practices adoption.

Review code, test automation, and engineering deliverables to ensure high standards.

Mentor junior engineers, providing technical guidance to support their career growth.

Qualifications

Advanced expertise in Java with Spring Boot development, including design patterns, performance optimization, and troubleshooting.

Solid experience designing and developing RESTful services and deploying on cloud-native environments (AWS & PCF).

Strong knowledge of DevOps practices, infrastructure as code, and cloud-first software development (AWS preferred).

Experience building highly resilient, scalable distributed systems with expertise in databases, messaging, and caching technologies.

Proven track record of promoting engineering best practices, including API design, continuous integration, and test-driven development.

Experience working in a dynamic and collaborative work environment and making independent decisions.

Experience leading one or more scrum teams to provide technical direction and resolve blockers faced by the development team.

Ability to innovate and develop new approaches to complex design problems; self-motivated with a continuous learning mindset.

Strong verbal and written communication skills, fostering relationships, and working effectively within a team.

Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Information Technology, Computer Science or Engineering.

Corporate Security Responsibility
All activities involving access to Mastercard assets, information, and networks come with inherent risk. Abide by Mastercard’s security policies and practices; ensure the confidentiality and integrity of the information being accessed; report any suspected information security violation or breach; and complete all periodic mandatory security trainings in accordance with Mastercard’s guidelines.

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