Principal AI Platform Architect

Mastercard; Ashbourne; On-site; EUR 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Mastercard is seeking a Principal Engineer to lead the design and delivery of an scalable AI Platform across our Consulting program. You will partner with business, product, AI, data and engineering leaders to unify technology and drive AI productivity at scale.

The role emphasizes mentorship, architectural leadership, and aligning solutions with Mastercard standards for security, reliability, and performance as we transform our advisory services globally.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in CS/Engineering or related field.
• 8+ years building distributed, production-grade software systems in an Agile environment.
• Experience shaping a technology strategy in collaboration with Product, Data Science, and leaders.

Responsibilities

• Design and build a scalable, reusable AI Platform for the program.
• Lead architecture and ensure security, reliability, and performance.
• Drive migration toward future state architecture and guide technical decisions.
• Mentor engineers and influence engineering standards across teams.
• Collaborate with product, data, and business partners to shape opportunities and expand AI capabilities.

Skills

Distributed systems

Full-stack engineering

GenAI / AI enablement

Architectural design

Cloud platforms

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science or engineering

Tools

AWS EMR

Aurora

Databricks

Snowflake

Job description

Mastercard is seeking a Principal Engineer to lead the design and delivery of an scalable AI Platform across our Consulting program. You will partner with business, product, AI, data and engineering leaders to unify technology and drive AI productivity at scale.

The role emphasizes mentorship, architectural leadership, and aligning solutions with Mastercard standards for security, reliability, and performance as we transform our advisory services globally.