Lead Software Engineer (Backend - Java)

Mastercard; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 127,000 - 203,000; Full time

Job summary

Mastercard seeks a Lead Software Engineer (Backend - Java) to develop high-performance solutions for their Decision Management Platform. The role requires expertise in Java and collaboration within Agile teams, all aimed at enhancing fraud detection capabilities while maintaining a focus on security and innovation.

Qualifications

• Experience with multi-tier software solutions design and development.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Proactive and detail-oriented, able to work independently.

Responsibilities

• Lead systems development and maintenance activities to meet SLAs.
• Accountable for the full systems development lifecycle.
• Collaborate with team members and external vendors.

Skills

Java

Linux

Oracle & PL/SQL

NoSQL

REST

gRPC

Spring Framework

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

J2EE

Apache Tomcat

Docker

Job description

Our Purpose

Mastercard powers economies and empowers people in 200+ countries and territories worldwide. Together with our customers, we’re helping build asustainableeconomy where everyone can prosper. We support a wide range of digital payments choices, making transactionssecure, 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

Lead Software Engineer (Backend - Java) 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
Join the Operations & Technology Fraud Products team to help develop innovative capabilities for Mastercard’s Decision Management Platform, the backbone for a range of solutions that detect fraud and authenticate identity. Our patented Java-based platform processes billions of transactions monthly in milliseconds, using a high-performance, multi-tiered, message-oriented architecture.

• Would you like to develop industry-leading solutions for fighting fraud?
• Are you motivated by speeding business solutions to market?
• Do you want to innovate, using cutting-edge technologies on challenging business problems?

Role
• This role involves working with a team of talented developers to develop high-performance, high-volume solutions. You will be responsible for:
• Lead day-to-day systems development and maintenance activities of the team to meet service level agreements (SLAs) and create solutions with high level of innovation, cost effectiveness, high quality and faster time to market.
• Accountable for full systems development life cycle including creating high quality requirements documents, use-cases, design and other technical artifacts, including but not limited to detailed test strategy/test design, performance benchmarking, release rollout and deployment plans, contingency/back-out plans, feasibility study, cost and time analysis and detailed estimates.
• Collaborate with Architects, fellow Leads, Developers, Business Analysts & Product Owners.
• Develop high-quality, secure, scalable and maintainable Java-based software solutions.
Apply best practices for automated testing, automated code quality, automated delivery & automated monitoring.
• Mentor the senior & junior engineers on your team through sound technical advice, UML documentation & code reviews.
• Assist with troubleshooting production incidents & channel learnings back into the development stream to mitigate future customer impact.
• Participate in PoCs (Proof of Concept) and help the Department with selection of Vendor Solutions, Technologies, Methodologies and Frameworks.
• Collaborate with vendor resources for support of products.
• Conduct brownbag sessions on new and upcoming technologies, methodologies and application appropriate frameworks.
• Actively look for opportunities to enhance standards and improve process efficiency.
• Perform Quality Inspections and Walkthroughs throughout the SDLC including Requirements Review, Design Review, Code Review and Security Review to ensure compliance with Mastercard and PCI standards.
• Work as part of a co-located Agile SCRUM team.

All About You
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Must be high-energy, detail-oriented, proactive and have the ability to function under pressure in an independent environment.
• Must provide the necessary skills to have a high degree of initiative and self-motivation to drive results.
• Possesses strong communication skills -- both verbal and written – and strong relationship, collaborative skills and organizational skills.
• Willingness and ability to learn and take on challenging opportunities and to work as a member of matrix based diverse and geographically distributed project team.
• Deep knowledge of software development processes including agile processes and test driven development.
• Experience with the design and development of complex, multi-tier software solutions.

Essential Skills required:
• Demonstrated technical grip and ownership across system design, REST and gRPC-based service development, automation, and operational excellence in complex production environments.
• A wide breadth and depth of technical experience using Java/JEE
• Strong Linux and shell scripting
• Oracle & PL/SQL and advanced SQL scripting
• Extreme Performance or NoSQL Data Storage such as GemFire Object Grid, Terracotta, or Cassandra
• Spring Framework (including Spring Boot)
• J2EE Web Application/Web Services (e.g. with JBoss and/or Apache Tomcat)
• Web Services – REST/XML/JSON

Desirable Skills:
• Messaging – MQ and JMS
• Business rules execution systems (e.g. IBM Operational Decision Manager (ODM - formerly ILOG) or JBoss Drools)
• In Memory Grids (Pivotal Gemfire)
• Experience integrating vendor and open source products into an overall system
• Experience working with containerised environments, such as Kubernetes/OpenShift/CloudFoundry
• Experience with integration frameworks such as Apache Camel/Spring Integration
• Experience with monitoring service performance
• Experience with visual design tools (Visio, Confluence Gliffy, etc.) Mastercard is a merit-based, inclusive, equal opportunity employer that considers applicants without regard to gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, disabled or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We hire the most qualified candidate for the role. In the US or Canada, if you require accommodations or assistance to complete the online application process or during the recruitment process, please contact [e-mail] and identify the type of accommodation or assistance you are requesting. Do not include any medical or health information in this email. The Reasonable Accommodations team will respond to your email promptly.

Corporate Security Responsibility

All activities involving access to Mastercard assets, information, and networks comes with an inherent risk to the organization and, therefore, it is expected that every person working for, or on behalf of, Mastercard is responsible for information security and must:

• Abide by Mastercard’s security policies and practices;

• Ensure the confidentiality and integrity of the information being accessed;

• Report any suspected information security violation or breach, and

• Complete all periodic mandatory security trainings in accordance with Mastercard’s guidelines.

Pay Ranges

Vancouver, Canada: $127,000 - $203,000 CAD