Lead Backend Engineer — Java, Microservices & Security

Mastercard; Ireland; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Mastercard Cyber Security Services is seeking a Lead Software Engineer to lead world-class backend and consumer-facing features on a high-performance platform. You will work with a team of engineers to develop Java applications, perform code reviews, provide technical guidance to juniors, and play a critical leadership role in feature definition and SAFe/Agile planning.

The role emphasizes rapid learning, incident resolution, and collaboration with leads, analysts and stakeholders to deliver

Qualifications

• Lead software engineer responsible for developing high-performance Java applications and features.
• Provide technical guidance to junior engineers and perform code reviews to ensure best practices.
• Coordinate with leads, analysts and stakeholders to define features and user stories in an Agile/SAFe environment.

Responsibilities

• Develop high-performance Java applications for a fintech platform.
• Lead software development and deliver scalable solutions.
• Act as SME in production support and incident resolution.
• Mentor junior engineers and drive best practices across the team.
• Review code and guide colleagues to ensure quality and consistency.

Skills

Java

Leadership

Backend development

SAFe/Agile

Microservices

Cloud platforms

Code reviews

Team mentorship

Tools

JBoss

Tomcat

Maven

Spring Framework

Kafka

Eclipse/IntelliJ

PCF/Azure

SQL

Linux

Job description

Mastercard Cyber Security Services is seeking a Lead Software Engineer to lead world-class backend and consumer-facing features on a high-performance platform. You will work with a team of engineers to develop Java applications, perform code reviews, provide technical guidance to juniors, and play a critical leadership role in feature definition and SAFe/Agile planning.

The role emphasizes rapid learning, incident resolution, and collaboration with leads, analysts and stakeholders to deliver