Mastercard
payments
Sr.SoftwareEngineer
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“Sr. Software Engineer at Mastercard. Skills: Java Full Stack engineering, Java 8+, SOLID principles, design patterns, microservices architecture, Spring Boot, event-driven patterns, messaging technologies, integration patterns, cloud-first development, infrastructure-as-code concepts, Agile, CI/CD, DevOps, Quality Engineering, mission critical systems. ownership of software delivery activities including development, testing, and deployment at an application or component level. troubleshoot, refa”
Industry & Context.
problem solving; analytical; troubleshoot; refactor; enhance existing code
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Java Full Stack engineering background, experience developing Java 8+ applications using SOLID principles, design patterns, and modern microservices architecture with Spring Boot and event-driven patterns, working knowledge of messaging technologies and integration patterns such as Apache Kafka, NATS, etc., understanding of secure coding standards (OWASP, CWE, SEI CERT), good background in cloud-first development and infrastructure-as-code concepts, understanding of Git branching strategies (e.g., Gitflow) and peer review best practices, ability to use engineering quality tools such as Sonar, Checkmarx, etc., to identify and fix code quality issues, experience building unit, service-level, and integration-level tests to ensure comprehensive coverage, understanding of requirement analysis and participates in elaboration, prioritization, and estimation sessions, solid understanding of Agile and modern SDLC practices such as Scrum, Kanban, CI/CD, DevOps, and Quality Engineering, good understanding of engineering principles needed to build and operate mission critical systems, including security, observability, performance, and fault tolerance, understanding of CI/CD pipelines, automation, containerization, and virtualization concepts, ability to write automation scripts in languages such as Java, Python, Ruby, Bash, Perl, or Groovy to support repeatable engineering workflows, clear understanding of functional and non-functional testing methods and ability to estimate testing effort appropriately
Nice to Have
familiarity with stateful stream processing concepts and foundational understanding of Apache Flink, familiarity with common design patterns including Chain Of Responsibility, Factory, Adapter, Singleton, Composite, Observer, Strategy, and IoC, familiarity with different application patterns (APIs, event-driven services, batch services, web applications, big data) and when to use them
What You'll Do.
ownership of software delivery activities including development
and deployment at an application or component level
and enhance existing code
learn and adopt new programming languages
and architectural patterns
pick tasks from the backlog
understand the broader system view
including end to end logical architecture of your domain
apply Mastercard’s technology policies in day-to-day work
engage in continuous learning
assist in preparing technical documentation for APIs and services
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
actively participate in the team’s Agile ceremonies; contribute to planning and decision-making; deliver in collaboration with the full scrum team; influence team decisions; support peers and less experienced engineers
Process & Methodology
planning, prioritization, estimation sessions
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** ### Sr. Software Engineer ### Job Description Who is Mastercard? Mastercard is a global technology company in the payments industry. Our mission is to connect and power an inclusive, digital economy that benefits everyone, everywhere by making transactions safe, simple, smart, and accessible. Using secure data and networks, partnerships and passion, our innovations and solutions help individuals, financial institutions, governments, and businesses realize their greatest potential. Our decency quotient, or DQ, drives our culture and everything we do inside and outside of our company. With connections across more than 210 countries and territories, we are building a sustainable world that unlocks priceless possibilities for all. Overview The Mastercard Payment Networks team is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to help advance our customer experience strategy through continuous innovation and problem solving. We’re looking for someone who is eager to learn Mastercard’s switching solutions, highly motivated, intellectually curious, analytical, and who brings an entrepreneurial mindset to their work. The Role What this role involves and what you will do day to day: • Take ownership of software delivery activities including development, testing, and deployment at an application or component level. • Troubleshoot, refactor, and enhance existing code to uphold exceptional code quality. • Learn and adopt new programming languages, frameworks, and
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