Lead C/C++ Engineer – Embedded & Real-Time Systems

MasterCard; O’Fallon (MO); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental & Vision

401k with company match

Paid time off

Job summary

Mastercard is seeking a Lead Software Engineer (C/C++) to join the global credit card authorization team. You will lead design efforts, drive quality, and mentor junior engineers while collaborating across organizations on interfaces and deployment strategies.

Strong C/C++ and Linux experience, along with automation (CI/CD) and Agile practices, are essential for success in this role within a distributed system environment.

Qualifications

• Experience writing code in C or C++.
• Leading technical direction and mentoring junior engineers.
• Experience with automation/CI/CD.
• Experience developing software for Linux and working on Agile teams.
• Experience with embedded or real-time distributed systems.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Product Management to elaborate features, stories, and test strategy for each initiative.
• Create technical designs and assign work to developers.
• Develop complex stories in C and write unit tests in C++ (Google Test).
• Be a quality gate by leading code and design reviews.
• Collaborate with other Principals and Leads to define interfaces and interactions between systems.
• Advise on implementation strategy for successful deployment.
• Implement development process improvements and automation.
• Coach and develop junior employees.
• Deliver department and external presentations.

Skills

C

C++

Linux

Agile

Embedded systems

Tools

Google Test

Job description

Mastercard is seeking a Lead Software Engineer (C/C++) to join the global credit card authorization team. You will lead design efforts, drive quality, and mentor junior engineers while collaborating across organizations on interfaces and deployment strategies.

Strong C/C++ and Linux experience, along with automation (CI/CD) and Agile practices, are essential for success in this role within a distributed system environment.