Engineering Manager, Software — Payments Platform

Mastercard; Dublin; On-site; EUR 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Mastercard in Dublin seeks an experienced engineering leader to manage and grow a software engineering team delivering secure, scalable payment platforms. You will lead major projects, drive architecture, and foster a high-performance culture across cross-functional partners.

You will mentor engineers to deliver high-quality solutions, optimize processes, and ensure alignment with Mastercard standards and security practices.

Qualifications

• Hands-on technical leader with experience in managing applications and resources.
• Lead an engineering team that will build, operate and maintain software to meet business needs.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to achieve business goals.
• Define metrics for team delivery and drive continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Lead major projects with broad scope and long-term business impact.
• Create innovative, cost-effective, high-quality solutions with faster time to market.
• Oversee day-to-day development and maintenance to meet SLAs.
• Learn and adopt new technologies and guide multiple concurrent initiatives.

Skills

Engineering leadership

People management

System design

Cloud architecture

Messaging systems

Security and compliance

Stakeholder communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Java

Cloud platforms (AWS/GCP)

CI/CD

Containers (Docker/Kubernetes)

Job description

Mastercard in Dublin seeks an experienced engineering leader to manage and grow a software engineering team delivering secure, scalable payment platforms. You will lead major projects, drive architecture, and foster a high-performance culture across cross-functional partners.

You will mentor engineers to deliver high-quality solutions, optimize processes, and ensure alignment with Mastercard standards and security practices.