Lead Software Engineer - QE - Transfer Solutions

Qualcomm; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A global technology company in the payments industry is seeking a Lead Software Engineer – Quality Engineering to manage a talented team in an agile setting. Responsibilities include mentoring engineers, driving innovation in testing strategies, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure high-quality solutions. Candidates should have extensive experience in software quality, strong leadership capabilities, and familiarity with modern testing tools and practices.

Benefits

Competitive compensation

Flexible work arrangements

Access to cutting-edge tools

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in software quality engineering, test automation, or software development.
• Proven experience in people management, team building, and mentoring engineers.
• Strong understanding of Agile development, microservices architecture, and modern testing methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a team of quality engineers.
• Drive in-sprint testing and shift-left quality.
• Implement robust testing frameworks.

Skills

Software quality engineering

Test automation

People management

Agile development

Collaboration

Education

Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

Tools

Jenkins

Docker

Kubernetes

Selenium

Rest Assured

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

Lead Software Engineer - QE - Transfer Solutions

Who is Mastercard

Mastercard is a global technology company in the payments industry. We work to connect and power an inclusive, digital economy that benefits everyone, everywhere by making transactions safe, simple, smart and accessible.

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 Transfer Solutions group is responsible for designing, building, and operating the technology that powers Mastercard’s next-generation payment applications—domestic, Cross–Border, and Bill Payments.

About the Role

We are seeking a Lead, Software Engineer – Quality Engineering to lead and scale a high-performing quality engineering team in a modern, agile, microservices-driven environment. This role blends deep technical expertise with people leadership, driving innovation in testing strategies, automation, CI/CD, and release management.

You will be responsible for mentoring engineers, managing performance, and fostering a culture of ownership, collaboration, and continuous improvement. You’ll also work closely with cross-functional teams to ensure high-quality, scalable, and user-centric solutions in the payments domain.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a team of quality engineers, providing coaching, career development, and performance feedback.
• Foster a collaborative, inclusive, and high-performing team culture.
• Drive in-sprint testing, shift-left quality, and test automation across XBS platform.
• Plan, coordinate, and manage CI/CD pipelines and release management processes to ensure smooth, reliable deployments.
• Design and implement robust testing frameworks using Karate, Selenium, Playwright, Rest Assured, and AI-based testing tools.
• Implement and monitor Quality KPIs (e.g., test coverage, defect leakage, MTTR, release readiness).
• Ensure performance and resilience through JMeter, chaos testing, and contract testing.
• Collaborate with Product Managers, Designers, and Engineers to ensure intuitive, high-value user experiences.
• Promote test-driven development (TDD), behavior-driven development (BDD), and quality gating using tools like SonarQube.
• Continuously evaluate and improve team processes, tools, and testing strategies.
• Stay current with the latest trends in Quality Engineering and proactively recommend and adopt new tools, frameworks, and practices to enhance team capabilities.

What You Bring

• 10+ years of experience in software quality engineering, test automation, or software development.
• Proven experience in people management, team building, and mentoring engineers.
• Strong understanding of Agile development, microservices architecture, and modern testing methodologies.
• Hands-on experience with:
• Automation: Karate, Selenium, Playwright, Rest Assured
• Performance & Resilience: JMeter, Chaos testing tools
• Quality & Monitoring: SonarQube, Quality Gates, AI-based testing platforms
• Languages: Java (preferred) , JavaScript , Python
• CI/CD & DevOps: Jenkins, Git, Docker, Kubernetes
• Release Management: Coordinating deployments, managing rollback strategies, and ensuring production readiness
• Experience with contract testing, API testing, and end-to-end service validation.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.
• Curiosity and initiative to explore emerging QE tools and trends, and the ability to translate them into actionable improvements.

Why Join Us?

• Lead a talented team working on impactful products in the payments technology space.
• Be part of a culture that values innovation, ownership, and continuous learning.
• Access to cutting-edge tools, technologies, and leadership development opportunities.
• Competitive compensation, benefits, and flexible work arrangements.

Mastercard is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity and inclusion. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to gender, race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, veteran status, disability, or any other protected status.

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.