Lead Software Engineering

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

• The Mastercard Cyber Security Services team is looking for a Lead Software Engineer who will play a critical leadership role in creating new product functionality within this platform including world-class backend and consumer-facing features
• Work with a team of talented engineers to develop high performance, high volume Java applications
• Deliver solutions by providing direct development of software solutions
• Assist with production support issues by acting as point-of-contact and subject matter expert in resolving incidents and problem tickets
• Work closely with other technical leads, software engineers, business & system analysts to define features and user stories
• Contribute to the planning and development of software solutions
• Possess the aptitude to quickly learn and contribute to our complex platform
• Perform code reviews of co-worker’s deliverables to ensure best practices
• Provide technical guidance to junior team members

A wide breadth and depth of technical experience including JBoss, Tomcat, shell scripting, JSON, multi-threading, Maven, Linux, SQL, Pivotal, Kafka and Spring framework tech stackDeep knowledge of software development processes including SAFe/Agile processesStrong verbal and written communication skills: both verbal and writtenExpertise with Eclipse or IntelliJ and ability to compile, deploy and execute code artifactsExperience integrating vendor and open source products into an overall systemExperience with cloud software development (PCF, Azure) and development on microservices architectureProficiency with Java SDK 1.8 or greater