Lead Software Engineer, Mastercard
SDET
CA$127-203k
Global payments technology company
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Global payments technology company
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
CA$127-203k
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
- A background in software testing, strong technical skills in automation, testing, and performance testing
- Experience with end-to-end testing of multi-tier REST APIs and UIs
- Solid understanding of modern web development (e.g., React, Angular, NodeJS, GraphQL)
- Deep expertise in testing strategies, frameworks, and automation tools for multi-tier REST APIs and UIs
- Passionate about driving innovation in the testing space through AI-powered testing strategies
- Expertise with CI/CD pipelines, using tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or similar
- Deep expertise in troubleshooting distributed systems and guiding long-term architectural improvements
- Proven ability to work collaboratively across global teams, navigating cultural and time zone differences effectively
- Engineering experience with deep expertise in distributed systems, resilience engineering, or SRE
- Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure), Kubernetes, and infrastructure as code
- Track record of leading reliability-focused initiatives across teams or organizations
- Strong communication skills and ability to influence engineers, leadership, and cross-functional stakeholders
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience). Why Join Us
- Define and lead a new team built at the intersection of product development and platform engineering
- Influence engineering culture, resilience standards, and reliability maturity across the org
- Competitive compensation, flexible work environment, and the opportunity to work on systems that combat fraud
What the job involves
- Our team is seeking a Lead Software Engineer for a brand new team to help us build more resilient systems by proactively uncovering weaknesses in our infrastructure and applications
- This role will be central to supporting multiple scrum teams with cutting-edge software solutions
- You will closely collaborate with product and engineering teams to coordinate the end-to-end performance, quality, and reliability of our software products
- We are looking for an experienced engineer who combines strong technical expertise with a background in software quality and a passion for innovation
- If you are excited by the opportunity to innovate and work in a dynamic environment, this is the role for you
- Design, develop, and deliver scalable software platforms and tools for performance, end-to-end, and other forms of comprehensive testing
- Champion engineering best practices, including test automation (BDD), CI/CD, and performance monitoring
- Explore opportunities to incorporate cutting-edge AI tools to increase efficiency across the SDLC
- Be comfortable collaborating across large enterprises
- Collaborate with product and business leaders to translate business needs into technical solutions, using Agile methodologies
- Evaluate and introduce new technologies aligned with our enterprise architecture standards
- Mentor engineers in resilient testing methodologies and incident preparedness
- Lead post-incident reviews, help establish long-term and cross-functional fixes, and build a culture of learning from failure
- Drive operational excellence by improving platform reliability, scaling, and maintainability using data and metrics
- Ensure platform security and compliance while balancing speed of delivery and long-term maintainability
- Drive continuous improvement in the software development lifecycle, ensuring alignment with our technical and business strategies
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.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
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, not founder)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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