VP of AI-Driven Platform Engineering

Mastercard; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 260,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

Mastercard seeks a visionary, hands-on VP of Software Engineering to build and scale the Decision Stream platform. You will partner with Product, Architecture, AI, and Platform Engineering to drive strategy, architecture, and execution at scale.

You will lead engineering teams, influence standards, ensure reliability and security, and foster ownership, curiosity, and collaboration across Mastercard’s global ecosystem.

Qualifications

• Strong hands-on background in cloud-native architectures, microservices, APIs, data platforms, and event-driven systems.
• Proven experience leading software engineering teams delivering large-scale distributed platforms.
• Track record of building highly available, resilient, mission-critical systems at scale.
• Excellent collaboration, communication, and leadership across functions.
• Experience with AI/ML platforms and intelligent decisioning systems is a plus.
• Background in payments, fraud, risk, or financial services is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor engineering teams, serving as a role model and builder leader.
• Shape architecture, design, and technology decisions across platforms and services.
• Drive execution from concept through production adoption with strong operational discipline.

Skills

Leadership

Cloud-native architecture

Distributed systems

Microservices

API design

Data platforms

Event-driven systems

People management

Architectural decisions

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Advanced CS degree

Tools

Kafka

Flink

Kubernetes

Job description

Mastercard seeks a visionary, hands-on VP of Software Engineering to build and scale the Decision Stream platform. You will partner with Product, Architecture, AI, and Platform Engineering to drive strategy, architecture, and execution at scale.

You will lead engineering teams, influence standards, ensure reliability and security, and foster ownership, curiosity, and collaboration across Mastercard’s global ecosystem.