Director of Software Engineering - Product Acceleration (Hybrid)

Mastercard Inc.; Arlington (VA); Hybrid; USD 195,000 - 323,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401k with match

Paid vacation

On-site fitness facilities

Job summary

Mastercard is seeking a Director of Software Engineering in Arlington, VA to lead the Product Acceleration Engineering Pillar, building reusable data and platform patterns for faster, scalable product delivery. You will manage ~15 engineers, coach managers and ICs, and align roadmaps with product leadership across enterprise teams.

The role emphasizes agile leadership, architectural oversight, and strong collaboration with partners to drive innovation and improve time-to-market.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as an Engineering leader in an agile, production-scale environment.
• Experience managing managers and experienced individual technical contributors with a strong focus on coaching and mentoring.
• Hands-on knowledge of modern technologies such as AWS (including data and AI/ML services), Databricks, Java, Spring Boot, .NET/C#, React, Python, Spark, and related cloud-native platforms.
• Strong track record of defining architecture, design, and delivery of large-scale, multi-team systems with a vision to transform internal systems and operations as needed to fully support our business.
• Strong technical foundation with ability to quickly learn and adopt new technologies.
• Experience improving engineering organizations, structures, and delivery processes at scale.
• Ability to influence across teams, functions, and geographies to drive technical alignment.
• Strong understanding of SDLC methodologies (Scrum, Kanban, SAFe) and when to apply them.
• Excellent communication and storytelling skills, with the ability to influence executive, business, and technical stakeholders.
• Strong analytical thinking and decision‑making capabilities in ambiguous and complex environments.
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics, or a related quantitative field, or equivalent practical experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead and scale engineering teams focused on product acceleration, platform services, data capabilities, and developer enablement.
• Partner with product management and tech leads to define roadmaps and measurable KPIs for the Product Acceleration pillar.
• Establish efficient operating model and build high-performing, cohesive teams.
• Collaborate with enterprise partners to remove governance and process hurdles that slow time-to-market.
• Coach and develop engineers and engineering managers across global teams.
• Identify and mitigate technical risks with senior technology leaders.
• Foster a culture of innovation, experimentation, and continuous technical learning.
• Set high standards for engineering excellence and team performance.
• Navigate cross-team dependencies and align stakeholders.
• Promote agile ways of working and adapt to changing priorities.
• Engage senior stakeholders on technology direction and product decisions.

Skills

AWS Cloud

Databricks

Java

Spring Boot

React

Python

.NET/C#

Spark

Cloud-native platforms

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering/CS/math

Tools

Databricks

AWS

React.js

Job description

Mastercard is seeking a Director of Software Engineering in Arlington, VA to lead the Product Acceleration Engineering Pillar, building reusable data and platform patterns for faster, scalable product delivery. You will manage ~15 engineers, coach managers and ICs, and align roadmaps with product leadership across enterprise teams.

The role emphasizes agile leadership, architectural oversight, and strong collaboration with partners to drive innovation and improve time-to-market.