Principal Software Engineer, Mastercard
Data Architecture
$170-293k
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Global payments technology company
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Global payments technology company
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$170-293k
Salary dependent on location
More information about location
1001+ employees
Company mission
To connect and power an inclusive, digital economy that benefits everyone, everywhere by making transactions safe, simple, smart, and accessible.
Role
Who you are
- Proven experience as a Principal Engineer, Lead Architect, or equivalent technical leadership role driving enterprise-scale data architecture and platform strategy
- Deep expertise designing, building, and operating distributed data systems at global scale
- Strong hands-on experience with technologies such as Apache Spark, Kafka, Flink, NiFi, Databricks, Snowflake, and modern cloud-native data platforms
- Demonstrated success modernizing data platforms using cloud native architectures across AWS, Azure, and/or GCP
- Experience integrating AI driven capabilities into data platforms, with appropriate governance and guardrails for emerging use cases, including agentic commerce
- Strong understanding of data governance, security, and regulatory compliance in highly regulated, global environments
- Proven ability to lead and influence architectural initiatives within Agile, SAFe, or product centric delivery models, partnering effectively with product, engineering, and business stakeholders
- Demonstrated ability to influence technical and business decisions at all levels, including C-suite stakeholders
- Strong executive presence with the ability to translate complex architecture concepts into business language
- Exceptional communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts to executive and non-technical audiences
- Strong Decency Quotient (DQ) with a track record of building inclusive, collaborative, high performing teams
- Bachelor’s or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, or a related quantitative field, or equivalent practical experience
What the job involves
- Mastercard's Data & Analytics organization is seeking a visionary Principal Software Engineer, Data Architecture to define and advance our global enterprise data architecture strategy
- Reporting to the Vice President of Data Engineering, this role serves as the senior technical authority for how data is architected, governed, secured, and enabled across Mastercard's complex global ecosystem
- The successful candidate will establish the architectural vision for modernizing data platforms across hybrid cloud and on-premises environments, supporting both high-volume batch processing and low-latency, real-time workloads
- This leader will play a critical role in enabling Mastercard's "Edge Everywhere, Run Anywhere" strategy, ensuring data platforms can be deployed consistently, securely, and at scale across diverse geographies and regulatory environments
- This position combines deep hands-on technical expertise with enterprise influence, driving architectural decisions that maximize the value of Mastercard's data assets while meeting the highest standards for security, resiliency, compliance, and operational excellence
- Serve as the senior technical leader for enterprise data architecture, partnering closely with the VP and senior technology leadership
- Act as a trusted advisor to executive stakeholders, translating business strategy into scalable, secure, and resilient data architecture decisions
- Define and evolve Mastercard's global data architecture strategy across hybrid cloud and on-premises environments
- Architect secure, resilient solutions that meet global regulatory and compliance mandates, including GDPR, ISO 20022, and regional data localization requirements
- Champion Data Mesh principles, enabling data-as-a-product capabilities, federated ownership, governance, and self-service access
- Establish and drive enterprise architecture standards, design patterns, and engineering best practices through the Data & Analytics Architecture Review Board
- Lead the modernization of legacy data platforms to cloud native architectures across AWS, Azure, and GCP
- Drive adoption of modern data technologies, including Databricks, Snowflake, Delta Lake, and streaming platforms
- Enable both real time and batch analytics use cases to support high availability, mission critical workloads
- Evaluate and incorporate emerging technologies, including AI-enabled data platforms and agent-based architectures
- Mentor and influence global engineering teams, fostering a culture of technical excellence, accountability, and thoughtful risk taking
- 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
Our take
Mastercard is in the global payments business, and operates the world's fastest payments processing network. Its products and solutions have become central to everyday commerce across the world, in activities ranging from shopping and travelling to running businesses.
As the economy has become more and more digitized, Mastercard has been a leading player in helping businesses and individuals across the globe embrace card payments and digital banking. One of the world's largest companies, its revenue has seen consistent gain in the last 20 years.
The challenge for modern payments companies is that payments are always changing, as seen in the astronomical rise of contactless payments over the last decade. Mastercard's acquisition of blockchain systems, and an overall focus on leveraging its technology towards a digital economy, has placed the company in good stead to keep up to date with current trends, like cryptocurrency, in the digitized payments world.
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Insights
21% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company HQ
Purchase, Harrison, NY
Leadership
Michael Miebach
(CEO)Michael has served in a variety of roles at the company, including President and CPO. They are currently a Board Member at IBM, Accion, the World Resources Institute, the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum, and the Metropolitan Opera. They are also a Trustee of USCIB.
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