MastercardLead Software engineer (Java Full stack Developer)
Mastercard is hiring a Lead Software engineer (Java Full stack Developer) in Pune, India. Level rates it ; you can apply on Level.
AI in this role
Design and build secure, scalable solutions and mentor developers using Java and full-stack technologies.
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
Lead Software engineer (Java Full stack Developer)All About UsMasterCard is a technology company in the global payments business. We connect consumers, financial institutions, merchants, governments, and businesses worldwide and enable them to use secure and convenient electronic forms of payment.
Join the industry’s most passionate, motivated & engaged global team - Our employees are encouraged to drive innovation every day in support of a more connected world – A World Beyond Cash.
Overview:
The MasterCard B&MI Technology development team is engaged in working with new and innovative technologies to build business solutions that keep Mastercard positioned as a leader in delivering value added business analytic and reporting solutions to our diverse customer base. We work collaboratively with our product partners and other technical teams to continuously improve and enhance our existing products and drive new products to the global marketplace. We are currently seeking candidates that will be responsible to propose, design scalable solutions for our products.
Role :-
1. Design secure, reliable, and scalable solutions for globally distributed customer facing products.
2. Lead/mentor junior team members in learning new development skills and lead overall delivery/feature execution as per roadmap.
3. Support development teams and work with stakeholders, promoting agile development
4. Knowledge of DWH concepts, strong DB/SQL skills and experience in large data processing is desirable.
5. Define, plan, and support execution of the technology strategy for Operational insights products
6. Engage with wider Mastercard Architecture & Technology teams to ensure alignment on the wider technical strategies and policies within Mastercard
7. Research, create and evaluate technical solution alternatives for the business needs using current and upcoming technologies and frameworks
Technologies: -
1. Java, J2EE, micro services, RESTful APIs, Angular, Web Services, JavaScript, Docker
2. Framework - Spring (Spring Boot, Spring Data, Spring Batch, Spring REST, Spring Cloud, AOP), Hibernate
3. UI/UX frameworks and best practices (React, Angular)
4. API tooling and design best practices
5. Cloud and DevOps Architecture, especially via Pivotal Cloud Foundry
6. Databases – Oracle, SQL server, PostgreSQL, Cassandra, ElasticSearch
7. Tools - Eclipse or IntelliJ, Sonar, GIT, Maven, SQL Developer, Jenkins, CI/CD, Gatling
All About You
The ideal candidate has an enthusiasm for finding scalable solutions to complex problems and identifying process improvements to increase efficiency.
1. Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science or Management Information Systems and equivalent work experience
2. Thorough knowledge and experience applying software engineering concepts and methodologies
3. A high degree of initiative and self-motivation with a willingness and ability to learn and take on challenging opportunities
4. Experience designing, developing, and deploying Java webservices using a mix of relational and non-relational persistence
5. Strong communication skills to effectively communicate complicated subjects to both technical and non-technical audiences
6. Experience and knowledgeable in DWH concepts, large data processing tools etc.
Beneficial Experience: -
1. Familiarity with the payments industry, payment processing, reporting and data & analytics domain
2. Experience designing for standard and regulatory compliance (e.g., PCI-DSS, GDPR, etc.)
3. Familiarity with agile development practices, in particular Scaled Agile Framework
4. Exposure to trending technologies(AI/ML, IOT, Bot, Quantum Computing) and architectures is very good to have
5. Exposure to coding agents GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Claude Code to the list and agentic stack- crewAi, n8n etc and QA automation frameworks like Selenium , Microsoft Playwright is a big plus
Corporate Security Responsibility
All activities involving access to Mastercard assets, information, and networks comes with an inherent risk to the organization and, therefore, it is expected that every person working for, or on behalf of, Mastercard is responsible for information security and must:
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.
How we rate this
Lead Software engineer (Java Full stack Developer) at Mastercard rates 0 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Little AI (AI Level 1 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.
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