Senior Principal Software Architect — MarTech Platform & Cloud

Mastercard Inc.; Blackrock; Hybrid; EUR 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Mastercard Inc. in Dublin is seeking a Senior Principal, Software Architect to shape the future of our Customer Acquisition & Engagement platform.

You will define the architectural vision, lead enterprise-scale architectural decisions, and drive scalable, secure, and observable systems. This hands-on role requires translating strategy into practical roadmaps, guiding migrations, and ensuring cost-efficient performance across cloud platforms.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as Principal/Lead Architect or equivalent with enterprise-scale platforms.
• Strong CS foundation and experience designing distributed, secure data platforms.
• Hands-on software engineering with ability to prototype and test solutions.
• Experience using generative AI in engineering workflows and driving automation.
• Cloud platforms, APIs, event-driven architectures, data architecture, and IaC experience.
• Experience in MarTech ecosystem, CRM, identity, journey orchestration, loyalty, and measurement.

Responsibilities

• Define North Star architecture for Mastercard’s Customer Acquisition & Engagement tech ecosystem.
• Develop phased architecture roadmaps and prioritize technical tradeoffs.
• Lead architecture across large-scale distributed systems for performance and cost optimization.
• Drive integration and simplification of the MarTech stack including data, identity, audiences, and activation.
• Define enterprise architecture standards and reusable components.
• Collaborate with Product, Engineering, and business to align decisions with outcomes.
• Evaluate complex technical challenges and validate solutions with PoCs.
• Provide hands-on technical leadership across cloud, APIs, event-driven architectures, and IaC.
• Mentor architects and engineers and promote cross-functional collaboration.

Skills

Senior leadership

Cloud platforms

Distributed systems

Generative AI

Executive presence

Architectural governance

Communication with stakeholders

Mentoring engineers

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in CS/Engineering/IS

Job description

Mastercard Inc. in Dublin is seeking a Senior Principal, Software Architect to shape the future of our Customer Acquisition & Engagement platform.

You will define the architectural vision, lead enterprise-scale architectural decisions, and drive scalable, secure, and observable systems. This hands-on role requires translating strategy into practical roadmaps, guiding migrations, and ensuring cost-efficient performance across cloud platforms.