Mastercard

FinTech

SeniorSoftwareEngineer

€95–135k ~AI est. Dublin, Leinster, Ireland FULL TIME
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

Neural analysis suggests this role is
optimal for Senior candidates.

The Brief

“Senior Software Engineer at Mastercard. Skills: Software Development, Test Automation, Backend Systems, Quality Engineering. Contribute to software development. Contribute to quality engineering”

Industry & Context.

FinTech
Problems you'll solve

Troubleshooting; Debugging; Root cause analysis

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

5+ years Java development, Experience building backend systems, Experience contributing to production-grade Java applications, Experience in API Testing, Experience in API Automation using RestAssured, Experience in UI Automation using Selenium WebDriver or Playwright, Experience with Version control systems (Git), Experience with CI/CD tools, Experience with Code quality and coverage tools, Experience working in Agile development environments, Troubleshooting and debugging skills

Nice to Have

Full-stack development exposure, Experience with UI frameworks, Exposure to cloud-based applications, Experience with in-memory data grids, SQL knowledge, Exposure to monitoring and observability tools

What You'll Do.

Contribute to software development

Contribute to quality engineering

Design test automation frameworks

Implement test automation frameworks

Collaborate with engineering teams

Ensure testability in system design

Ensure performance in system design

Ensure security in system design

Participate in software design discussions

Participate in architecture discussions

Develop functional tests

Execute functional tests

Develop integration tests

Execute integration tests

Develop end-to-end tests

Execute end-to-end tests

Drive shift-left testing practices

Enhance CI/CD pipelines

Maintain CI/CD pipelines

Ensure automated test execution

Contribute to code reviews

Support performance engineering efforts

Analyze performance engineering

Tune performance engineering

Validate performance engineering

Ensure adherence to secure coding practices

Identify potential vulnerabilities

Contribute to operability engineering

Contribute to observability

Contribute to monitoring

Contribute to system reliability

Troubleshoot complex issues

Resolve complex issues

Identify opportunities to improve engineering

Identify opportunities to improve quality

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Cross-functional teams; Engineering teams

Process & Methodology

Agile development environments

Full Job Description

**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** ### Senior Software Engineer ### Role Overview We are seeking a highly capable Senior Software Engineer with a strong foundation in software development to join our engineering organisation. This role goes beyond traditional testing and requires a candidate who actively contributes to software design, development, and quality engineering practices. The ideal candidate will demonstrate a development-first mindset, with hands-on experience in building scalable backend systems and the ability to design and implement robust automation solutions across the application stack. The individual will play a key role in embedding quality into the development lifecycle, driving engineering best practices, and ensuring systems meet functional, non-functional, performance, and security requirements. Key Responsibilities Contribute to software development and quality engineering, ensuring high standards of code quality and system reliability Design and implement scalable, maintainable test automation frameworks across API and UI layers Collaborate with engineering teams to ensure testability, performance, and security are incorporated into system design Participate in software design and architecture discussions, providing input from a quality and reliability perspective Develop and execute unit, functional, integration, and end-to-end tests Drive shift-left testing practices across the development lifecycle Enhance and maintain CI/CD pipelines, ensuring

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