MastercardPrincipal Software Engineer
Mastercard is hiring a Principal Software Engineer in London, United Kingdom. Level rates it ; you can apply on Mastercard.
Level's read on this job
- Little AI ●○○○ is how Level rates this software engineer role: aI is not part of the work.
- The posting mentions Terraform, Chef and Ansible among its tools and skills.
- Level classes it as a lead role.
- Mastercard has 967 other open roles on Level.
AI in this role
Drive infrastructure automation and DevOps initiatives across on-premises and cloud environments using modern CI/CD tools.
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
Principal Software EngineerJoin Mastercard’s Operations Automation Program as a Principal Engineer for our DevOps team that powers infrastructure automation across on-prem data centers and the cloud using Terraform, Chef, Ansible and other exciting tools.Role
In this role you will enable automation, deployment and management of critical high-volume infrastructure into public and private cloud environments. You will work with global engineering teams to drive DevOps initiatives across the platform utilizing a highly scalable architecture leveraging enterprise tools and technologies.
This is a unique opportunity to shape the future of Mastercard’s infrastructure automation —advancing innovative, high‑performance solutions and driving engineering and operational excellence across the organization.
• Automate, provision and manage public and on-prem cloud infrastructure, including containerized and virtualized systems
• Plan, build, and optimize CI/CD pipelines to enable fast, safe, and repeatable delivery of complex distributed systems across a global network of data centres.
• Collaborate in cross-functional teams to automate deployments, troubleshoot complex issues, and support new product initiatives
• Champion Infrastructure as Code principles using tools like Terraform Enterprise, Ansible and Chef
• Drive observability and reliability through monitoring, logging, and alerting systems (Prometheus, Grafana, Druid, Splunk etc.).
• Foster innovation and continuous improvement, adopting new tools and practices to increase efficiency, scalability, and cost optimization.
• Hands-on coding of automation efforts in Go Lang
• Partner with stakeholders to align DevOps initiatives with business objectives, including uptime, deployment velocity, and cost efficiency.
All About You
• 10+ years of experience in Software Engineering and DevOps roles, including at least 2 years in a technical leadership capacity.
• Strong Linux systems administration background
• Deep familiarity with cloud environments either AWS, Azure or GCP
• Proven experience with container orchestration and tooling (Kubernetes, Helm, Docker Compose).
• Hands-on experience with Terraform Enterprise, Ansbile and Chef
• Strong understanding of CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, Jenkins etc.).
• Proficient in scripting and programming (Bash, GoLang Python, Ruby ).
• Experience with monitoring and observability platforms (Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk, Dynatrace).
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to work effectively with Product, Developers and Operations teams.
• Demonstrated ownership mindset, prioritization skills, and ability to thrive in a fast-paced, multi-tasking environment.
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
Principal Software Engineer at Mastercard rates 10 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.
Little AI. AI is not part of the work.
- ●●●● Builds AI80 to 100
- ●●●○ Works on AI60 to 79
- ●●○○ Uses AI40 to 59
- ●○○○ Little AI0 to 39
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