Manager, Software Engineering

Mastercard; Bray (OK); On-site; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Mastercard is seeking a Manager of Software Engineering to lead multiple squads in building scalable Java/Spring Boot applications within a Cloud Native environment. You will coordinate cross-group initiatives, manage timelines, and drive quality through automation and AI-driven initiatives.

The role emphasizes strong communication, stakeholder management, and experience across regions, with responsibility for end-to-end project delivery and architecture for real-time solutions.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience leading 2–4 squads of 10 members each.
• Proven Java, Spring Boot, Cloud Native app development.
• Strong background in scalable real-time event architecture and databases.
• Spearhead automation and CI/CD initiatives.
• Excellent communication with stakeholders across regions.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage deliverables and timelines for the team.
• Coordinate with Mastercard groups to ensure project success.
• Assign squads and track quality of deliverables.
• Maintain metrics and reporting for management review.
• Lead AI adoption and quality improvement initiatives.
• Oversee end-to-end solution architecture for real-time systems.
• Coordinate across locations to align teams.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

Cloud Native

CI/CD

Squad leadership

Stakeholder mgmt

Cross-region work

Communication

Tools

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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

Who is Mastercard?

Mastercard is a global technology company in the payments industry. Our mission is to connect and power an inclusive, digital economy that benefits everyone, everywhere by making transactions safe, simple, smart, and accessible. Using secure data and networks, partnerships and passion, our innovations and solutions help individuals, financial institutions, governments, and businesses realize their greatest potential.

Our decency quotient, or DQ, drives our culture and everything we do inside and outside of our company. With connections across more than 210 countries and territories, we are building a sustainable world that unlocks priceless possibilities for all.

Overview

The Mastercard Payment Networks team is looking for to drive our customer experience strategy forward by consistently innovating and problem-solving. Our solutions are built on the Digital Network Architecture, around Cloud Native principles and in a Scaled Agile Framework. The ideal candidate is passionate about the customer experience journey, highly motivated, intellectually curious, analytical, and possesses an entrepreneurial mindset.

Role:

• People and Technology Lead for modernized Java Tech Stack
• Manage deliverables and timelines for the team
• Coordinate with various groups in Mastercard to ensure success of the projects
• Assign teams for ensuring quality deliverables and tracking
• Maintain and present project related metrics reporting for management review
• Lead initiatives for AI adoption, automation, defect metrics and overall quality initiatives
• Experience in end-to-end solution and product architecture for scalable real time solutions
• Handle coordination between teams based in various locations

All About You:

• Extensive experience in leading and managing multiple squads ( 2 - 4 squads of 10 members) in individual capacity
• Experience in Java, Spring boot, Cloud Native application development
• Experience in Database technologies and scalable real time event architecture
• Spearhead quality initiatives including automation, CI/CD.
• Strong Communicator and stake holder management
• Experience in working across multiple regions.
• Strong Communicator and people manager
• Ability to guide people to implement the right solution

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.