Principal Software Engineer

Mastercard; Ireland; On-site; EUR 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Gym membership

Pension plan

Share purchase options

Extra holiday purchase optional

25 days holiday (excl. bank holidays)

Work from home opportunities

Health insurance

Job summary

Mastercard is seeking a Principal Software Engineer (Architecture) to lead the design and development of their virtual card platform in Ireland. This pivotal role emphasizes engineering excellence and collaboration across teams, focusing on delivering secure, scalable software solutions.

Key responsibilities include defining technical strategy, driving business outcomes, and mentoring high-performing teams. Candidates should have a strong background in software development, cloud platforms, and functional programming.

The position offers various benefits, including gym membership, health insurance, and work from home opportunities.

Qualifications

• Expert knowledge of software development processes and methodologies.
• Strong decision-making skills with a focus on timely delivery.
• Hands-on experience in software engineering with high-throughput platforms.

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture and design of software systems for a virtual card platform.
• Drive collaboration across engineering, product management, and business teams.
• Ensure solutions meet corporate security standards and operability principles.

Skills

Software development processes

Domain Driven Design methodology

Java

Spring framework

Cloud platforms

Container orchestration

Cryptography functions

Functional programming

Tools

Application Lifecycle Management tools

Job description

The Virtual Card Management team is seeking a visionary and results-driven Principal Software Engineer (Architecture) to lead architecture for a service group in our critical virtual card platform for Corporate Solutions.

This role is pivotal in driving engineering excellence, scaling delivery capabilities, and fostering a culture of innovation, accountability, and continuous improvement.

• You will be responsible for aligning architecture and engineering strategy with business goals, mentoring high-performing teams, and ensuring the successful delivery of complex software solutions. The Virtual Card Management group is responsible for designing, building, and operating the technology that powers Mastercard’s next-generation virtual card management platform.
• In this role, you will design and build software that scales to global markets, enabling secure, seamless, always available virtual card platform.
• This is an exciting engineering leadership role working with a global team passionate about the solutions we deliver to our customers.
• In this role, you will drive collaboration across engineering, product management, enterprise functions, and regional business teams.
• You will also lead by defining the technical strategy, architecture, design, and execution to iteratively achieve outcomes.
• Drive business outcomes with the right technology solutions.
• Lead the architecture & design of software systems and applications.
• Collaborate with product teams to understand the requirements, identify solutions, and provide technical thought leadership.
• Have experience implementing Domain Driven Design methodology.
• Ensure solutions meet corporate security standards and adhere to operability principles.
• Drive a culture of engineering excellence.
• Leading software development projects, especially at an early stage (PoC, Pilot).

Benefits

• Gym membership
• Pension plan
• Share purchase options
• Extra holiday purchase optional
• 25 days holiday (excl. bank holidays)
• Work from home opportunities
• Health insurance

Your solutions are secure by designYou love declarative paradigm and functional programming. You focus on continuous improvementYou build great relationships with technical peers across your organizationYou have working experience across a variety of languages and frameworksIn depth knowledge of Java,Spring framework, persistenceand messaging technologies, and testing methodologies and toolsExperience building and operating scalable global platforms with highthroughput with 5 9’s availabilityGood workingknowledge of cryptography functions and PKI infrastructureIn depth knowledge of Public Cloud platforms, containersand container orchestrationHands on experience implementing design patterns and using multiple programming languagesBroad experience as a Software Engineer / Full Stack DeveloperHave strong decision-making skills, lead retrospection and continually improve as a resultMust have expert level knowledge of software development processes and be an experienced user of one or more Application Lifecycle Management toolsDrives outcomes through strong commitment to timely delivery of key objectivesHands-on technical leader who consistently demonstratesleadership,builds trust, focuses on talent development and inspires the teamMust be high-energy, detail-oriented and proactive with the ability to function under pressure in an independent environmentStrong communication skills – both verbal and written – with strong relationship building, collaborative skills and organizational skillsHave a passion for continuous learning and enjoy challenging opportunities