Lead Software Engineer, Global Payments Platform

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

Job summary

Mastercard in Ireland, Dublin area, seeks a Lead Software Development Engineer to drive Java-based, high-performance applications for the Commercial Payments platform. You will partner with cross-functional teams to define features, deliver scalable solutions, and maintain top-tier security and reliability.

You will mentor engineers, contribute to architecture and coding standards, and ensure timely delivery while upholding Mastercard's security practices and standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience in information systems, IT, CS or engineering.
• Strong Java development experience with Spring/Hibernate.
• Experience in agile environments and contributing to retrospectives/elaboration sessions.
• Solid understanding of software engineering concepts and methodologies.
• Experience with RESTful APIs and JSON/SOAP-based APIs using Java.
• Knowledge of cloud native development such as Cloud Foundry, AWS, etc.
• High energy, proactive, details-oriented and able to work under pressure.
• Excellent verbal and written communication, collaboration, and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Proactive Lead Software Development Engineer for a world-class distributed agile environment.
• Develop high-performance, high-volume Java applications with the team.
• Collaborate with technical leads and product management to define features and user stories.
• Contribute to system development and maintenance to meet SLAs and drive fast time-to-market.
• Provide technical training to team members.
• Identify opportunities to improve standards and process efficiency.

Skills

Java development

Spring/Hibernate

Agile

RESTful APIs

JSON/SOAP APIs

Cloud native development

Communication skills

Initiative / self-motivation

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Information Technology, Computer Science or Engineering

Job description

Mastercard in Ireland, Dublin area, seeks a Lead Software Development Engineer to drive Java-based, high-performance applications for the Commercial Payments platform. You will partner with cross-functional teams to define features, deliver scalable solutions, and maintain top-tier security and reliability.

You will mentor engineers, contribute to architecture and coding standards, and ensure timely delivery while upholding Mastercard's security practices and standards.