Principal Data Engineer, Mastercard
Director
CA$154-247k
Global payments technology company
Open for applications
Global payments technology company
1001+ employees
Open for applications
CA$154-247k
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
- We are pursuing a highly motivated individual with strong problem-solving skills to take on the challenge of structuring and engineering data and cutting-edge AI model evaluation and reporting processes
- Extensive data engineering experience and significant leadership roles
- Lead end-to-end development, deployment, and performance evaluation of scalable data engineering solutions for complex business challenges
- Experience with SQL language and the following technologies: PySpark, Hadoop, Databricks
- Good knowledge of Linux / Bash environment
- Proficient in Python. Good understanding of Java and C++
- Good communication skills
- Highly skilled problem solver
- Exhibits a high degree of initiative
- At least an undergraduate degree in CS, or a STEM related field
- Prior experience in payment fraud detection modeling
Desirable
- PhD/Master’s in CS, Data Science, Machine Learning, AI or a related STEM field
- Experience in with data engineering and model building in PySpark using Spark ML on petabyte scale data
- Understands and implements methods to evaluate own work and others for bias, inaccuracy, and error
- Loves working with error-prone, messy, disparate, unstructured data
What the job involves
- You will be joining a team of Data Scientists and engineers working on innovative AI and ML fraud detection. Our innovative cross-channel AI solutions are applied in Fortune 500 companies in industries such as fin-tech and payments processing
- Define and execute the enterprise data engineering strategy to support multiple product lines and business domains
- Partner with Product, Data Science, and Technology teams to deliver reusable, standardized data solutions that accelerate time-to-market
- Oversee the design and implementation of data platforms, pipelines, and APIs that enable real-time and batch data processing using Databricks, Cloudera Data Platforms
- Ensure data architecture supports scalability, interoperability, and compliance with enterprise standards
- Establish best practices for data quality, lineage, observability, and performance optimization
- Drive automation for data workflows to improve reliability and reduce operational overhead
- Implement robust data governance frameworks, ensuring adherence to regulatory requirements (e.g., GDPR, PCI, PII, HIPAA) and internal security policies
- Partner with Risk and Compliance teams to maintain auditability and data stewardship across all products
- Build data products that comply with on-soil requirements
- Foster a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement across the data ecosystem
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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