Manager, Software Engineering (Java, Cloud, Microservices, Architecture)

Mastercard; Maharashtra; On-site; INR 3,000,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Mastercard is seeking a Manager, Software Engineering to lead high‑performing teams delivering Java‑based microservices and cloud platforms. You will mentor engineers, drive architectural decisions, perform code reviews, and partner with cross‑functional stakeholders to align products with business goals.

The role requires 9–12+ years in Java, strong people management, and deep experience with APIs, OpenAPI, CI/CD, and data‑driven architecture.

Qualifications

• 9–12+ years of Java development with platform design experience.
• Proven people management and end-to-end team leadership.
• Strong knowledge of microservices, architecture, and cloud-based platforms.
• Experience with CI/CD, testing, and live site operations.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coach software engineering teams to deliver product platforms.
• Oversee code reviews, PR acceptance, and agile practices.
• Recruit and hire talented engineers and build high-performing teams.
• Collaborate with leaders to align software with business objectives and API standards.
• Drive cloud enablement and streaming analytics initiatives.

Skills

Java

Microservices

Spring

React

Cloud

Architecture leadership

People management

CI/CD

Docker

OpenAPI

SQL

Education

BE/B.Tech in Computer Science

Tools

AWS

Azure

PCF

Docker

Job description

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.

Title And Summary

Manager, Software Engineering (Java, Cloud, Microservices, Architecture)

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.

Title And Summary

Manager, Software Engineering (Java, Cloud, Microservices, Architecture)

Overview

Mastercard is a technology company in the Global Payments Industry. We operate the world’s fastest payments processing network, connecting consumers, financial institutions, merchants, governments and businesses in more than 210 countries and territories. Mastercard products and solutions make everyday commerce activities – such as shopping, travelling, running a business and managing finances – easier, more secure and more efficient for everyone.

Data Distribution and Analytics (DDA) program of Data & Analytics business unit, looking for Manager in Software Engineering to lead, mentor and coach software engineering teams to build, enhance and deliver internal or market-facing Product, and Platforms. Someone who combines deep technical experience with great people management skills and can help elevate our teams and our approach to engineering.

We are looking for a candidate that has proven experience in coding, architecture leadership, and leading engineers in a fast-paced environment. This position is a mix of hands‑on development, process engineering, and management responsibilities with a strong emphasis on technical leadership. The candidate will work with cross‑functional teams and business stakeholders in developing product platforms. The ideal candidate should be passionate about design thinking, customer experience journey, highly motivated, intellectually curious, analytical, and possesses an entrepreneurial mindset.

Join our team and help shape the future of data and analytics!

As a Manager, Software Engineering – a typical day might include:

• Forefront of working on the Services/APIs that power our business as we build the near real time data access solution to drive our customer experience to the next level.
• Perform code reviews, retrospectives, and manage the acceptance of Pull Requests using Git.
• Coach your team in engineering best practices, including 12-factor app design.
• Recruit and hire the right talent, always bringing in someone better than at least half the individuals in the role.
• Collaborating with business leaders across the company to ensure our software products align with business objectives and meet the latest API standards in the industry.
• Leading our engineering teams in an agile team structure to advance high level strategies like cloud enablement and streaming analytics.
• Emulate and drive Mastercard Way behaviors through their behavior, recognitions, coaching, and employee engagement.
• Provide strategic thinking and leadership related to a wide range of applications and systems, or software‑development methodologies.
• Working with Senior Leadership to advance our Big Data Strategy for On-Cloud and On-Prem.
• Benchmark and drive engineering productivity, quality, and technology policy compliance in the areas of ownership.
• Ability to thrive under pressure and function effectively in a fast‑paced work environment.
• Excellent communication, presentation, interpersonal skills and ability to communicate with all levels of management.

All About You

• 9-12+ years of experience in Java development, out of which 2-3 years of experience in designing platform solution
• People management / managing a team end to end experience is a must
• Knowledge of engineering practices and patterns for the full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, certification, and live site operations.
• Have knowledge and demonstrate experience in - Enterprise level asynchronous/event‑based communication and integration. Microservices topologies, including operational concerns such as resiliency, observability, discovery and routing, etc.
• Hands on experience in designing complex, highly scalable and performing microservices in a distributed environment and to have deep technical skills in the following areas: Java 11 and above, Spring framework, React‑Spring, Spring Batch, OpenAPI (Swagger), SQL, CI/CD, Docker, Serverless technologies.
• You have a strong commitment towards quality and continuous improvement of processes and software; you're well‑versed with software engineering practices. (e.g. Continuous Integration, Build/Deploy, Unit Testing, Regression Testing, Test & Staging Environments, object‑oriented design and development)
• Able to independently come‑up with different approaches and solution, prepare high‑level and low‑level designs and create documentation.
• Approaches to Architecture governance and high-volume data access and evolution in practice.
• Good to have knowledge of any cloud technology (Azure, AWS, PCF)
• Plan, design and develop technical solutions and alternatives to meet business requirements in adherence with MasterCard standards, processes and best practices.
• Accountable for full systems development life cycle including creating design and other technical artifacts including but not limited to detailed test strategy/test design, performance benchmarking, release rollout and deployment plans, contingency/back‑out plans, feasibility study, cost and time analysis and detailed estimates.
• Experience in communicating with users, other technical teams, and senior leadership to collect requirements, describe software product features, technical designs, and product strategy.
• Experience in recruiting, mentoring/coaching and managing teams of Software Engineers to improve their skills, and make them more effective, product software engineers.
• Responsible for the analysis, design, development, and delivery of software solutions.
• BE/B.Tech in Computer Science

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, and
Complete all periodic mandatory security trainings in accordance with Mastercard’s guidelines.