Lead Software Engineer, Mastercard
Transfer Solutions - QE
Global payments technology company
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Global payments technology company
1001+ employees
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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
- 10+ years of experience in software quality engineering, test automation, or software development
- Proven experience in people management, team building, and mentoring engineers
- Strong understanding of Agile development, microservices architecture, and modern testing methodologies
- Hands-on experience with:
- Automation: Karate, Selenium, Playwright, Rest Assured
- Performance & Resilience: JMeter, Chaos testing tools
- Quality & Monitoring: SonarQube, Quality Gates, AI-based testing platforms
- Languages: Java (preferred) , JavaScript , Python
- CI/CD & DevOps: Jenkins, Git, Docker, Kubernetes
- Release Management: Coordinating deployments, managing rollback strategies, and ensuring production readiness
- Experience with contract testing, API testing, and end-to-end service validation
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills
- Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field
- Curiosity and initiative to explore emerging QE tools and trends, and the ability to translate them into actionable improvements
What the job involves
- 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 – Quality Engineering to lead and scale a high-performing quality engineering team in a modern, agile, microservices-driven environment
- This role blends deep technical expertise with people leadership, driving innovation in testing strategies, automation, CI/CD, and release management
- You will be responsible for mentoring engineers, managing performance, and fostering a culture of ownership, collaboration, and continuous improvement
- You’ll also work closely with cross-functional teams to ensure high-quality, scalable, and user-centric solutions in the payments domain
- Lead and manage a team of quality engineers, providing coaching, career development, and performance feedback
- Foster a collaborative, inclusive, and high-performing team culture
- Drive in-sprint testing, shift-left quality, and test automation across XBS platform
- Plan, coordinate, and manage CI/CD pipelines and release management processes to ensure smooth, reliable deployments
- Design and implement robust testing frameworks using Karate, Selenium, Playwright, Rest Assured, and AI-based testing tools
- Implement and monitor Quality KPIs (e.g., test coverage, defect leakage, MTTR, release readiness)
- Ensure performance and resilience through JMeter, chaos testing, and contract testing
- Collaborate with Product Managers, Designers, and Engineers to ensure intuitive, high-value user experiences
- Promote test-driven development (TDD), behavior-driven development (BDD), and quality gating using tools like SonarQube
- Continuously evaluate and improve team processes, tools, and testing strategies
- Stay current with the latest trends in Quality Engineering and proactively recommend and adopt new tools, frameworks, and practices to enhance team capabilities
Application process
- End Date: December 12, 2025
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 digitised, 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 digitised payments world.
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Insights
21% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company benefits
- Gym membership
- Share purchase options
- Extra holiday purchase optional
- Work from home opportunities
- Health insurance
Company HQ
Purchase, Harrison, NY
Leadership
Michael Miebach
(CEO)Has served in a variety of roles at the company, including President and CPO. Currently 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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