Lead Software Engineer - Java Backend

Mastercard; Maharashtra; On-site; INR 2,500,000 - 4,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Mastercard is seeking a Lead Software Engineer - Java Backend to join the Operations & Technology Fraud Products team. You will help build a high-performance, scalable Java backend for fraud detection and identity validation on the Decision Management Platform.

You’ll own system design, mentor peers, drive delivery through influence, review code, and collaborate across vendor resources, with a strong focus on secure coding and agile practices.

Qualifications

• 8–12 years of Java backend software engineering experience.
• Strong ownership and leadership through influence; able to unblock delivery.
• Solid understanding of distributed systems and event-driven architectures; proficient in Spring Boot.
• Expertise in Java, Spring, and backend service development for high performance systems.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins) and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Familiarity with AWS and cloud-native architectures and migration strategies.
• Experience with relational databases (Oracle) and NoSQL databases (Cassandra).
• Experience with IBM ODM and messaging (MQ, Kafka).
• Ability to lead design discussions, review code, and enforce engineering standards.
• Experience with Agile practices and automated testing.

Responsibilities

• Deliver solutions by directly developing software and influencing design decisions.
• Collaborate with technical leads to assist in design and implementation tasks.
• Shape and promote UI technologies and practices across teams.
• Provide production support and act as subject matter expert on incidents.
• Plan, design and develop technical solutions meeting business requirements and Mastercard standards.
• Lead day-to-day development and maintenance, coordinate offshore teams and activities.
• Create high-quality requirements, use-cases, design docs, and deployment plans.
• Mentor team members and participate in PCI security reviews to ensure compliance.

Skills

Java backend

Leadership through influence

Distributed systems

Spring Boot

gRPC

CI/CD (Jenkins)

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

Oracle

Cassandra

IBM ODM / BRMS

MQ / Kafka

Tools

Jenkins

Docker

Kubernetes

Spring Boot

gRPC

Kafka

MQ

Oracle

Cassandra

IBM ODM

Job description

Title and Summary

Lead Software Engineer - Java Backend

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.

Overview

Be part of the Operations & Technology Fraud Products team developing new capabilities for MasterCard's Decision Management Platform, which serves as the core for multiple business solutions to combat fraud and validate cardholder identity. Our patented Java-based platform processes billions of transactions per month in tens of milliseconds using a multi-tiered, message-oriented approach for high performance and availability.

• Would you like to develop industry leading solutions for fighting fraud?
• Are you motivated by speeding business solutions to market?
• Do you want to innovate, using cutting edge technologies on challenging business problems?

Required Skills / Qualifications

• Overall career experience of 8-12 years in Software Engineering in Java
• Demonstrates strong ownership and the ability to learn and adapt quickly. Proven ability to lead through influence by aligning others, driving decisions, and unblocking delivery.
• Solid understanding of service and platform level system design (e.g. distributed systems, event driven architectures), advanced design patterns (e.g. dependency injection, lazy loading) and experience with open frameworks (e.g. Spring Boot).
• Strong software engineering fundamentals with hands on development experience designing, building and maintaining production grade systems.
• Expertise in Java, Spring, gRPC and backend service development for high performance, scalable applications.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins), Docker, Kubernetes, and container orchestration.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS) and including cloud native architectures and migration strategies.
• Experience with relational databases (Oracle) and NoSQL databases (e.g. Cassandra).
• Experience with Business Rule Management System such as IBM ODM, Queuing technologies such as MQ and Kafka.
• Proven ability to lead design discussions, review code, and enforce engineering standards.
• Experience with modern development practices (Agile, CI/CD, automated testing, code reviews).

Experience with secure coding standards (e.g., OWASP, CWE, SEI CERT) and vulnerability management.

Role

• Deliver solutions by providing direct development of software.
• Work closely with technical leads for assigned projects to assist in design and implementation tasks.
• Shape and drive the adoption of UI technologies and practices across our teams.
• Assist with production support issues by acting as a subject matter expert in resolving incidents and problem tickets.
• Plan, design and develop technical solutions and alternatives to meet business requirements in adherence with MasterCard standards, processes and best practices.
• Lead day to day system development and maintenance activities of the team to meet service level agreements (SLAs) and create solutions with high level of innovation, cost effectiveness, high quality and faster time to market. Coordinate offshore development and manage day to day activities.
• Accountable for full systems development life cycle including creating high quality requirements documents, use‑cases, design and other technical artifacts including but not limited to performance benchmarking, release rollout and deployment plans, contingency/back‑out plans, feasibility study, cost and time analysis and detailed estimates.
• Participate in PoCs (Proof of Concept) and help the Department with selection of Vendor Solutions, Technologies, Methodologies and Frameworks.
• Collaborate with vendor resources for support of products.
• Conduct brownbag sessions on new and upcoming technologies, methodologies and application appropriate frameworks.
• Ensure knowledge transfer of vendor technology to MasterCard staff.
• Provide technical training to the other team members.
• Actively look for opportunities to enhance standards and improve process efficiency.
• Mentor and guide other team members during all phases of the SDLC.
• Be an integral part of the Agile SAFe discover and elaboration sessions. Perform requirements and design reviews, peer code reviews and PCI security reviews to ensure compliance with MasterCard standards.

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;
• Complete all periodic mandatory security trainings in accordance with Mastercard’s guidelines.