Senior Software Engineer Job Listing at Mastercard in Arlington, VA (Job ID R-231303)

Description

Our Purpose

We work 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. We cultivate a culture of inclusion for all employees that respects their individual strengths, views, and experiences. We believe that our differences enable us to be a better team – one that makes better decisions, drives innovation and delivers better business results.

Title and Summary

Senior Software Engineer Overview:
Mastercard's Services - Business Intelligence Program is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to contribute to the development of multiple high-performance analytics platforms that advances how businesses all over the world unleash the most value from their data. Our next generation platform blends industry-leading analytics, advanced software architecture, and the latest web technologies.
Engineers work in small, flexible teams. Every team member contributes to designing, building, and testing features. We take an agile approach to software development and practice continuous integration and delivery. The range of work that a team will encounter varies from front-end web development to writing server-side calculation code to database work. We prefer no rigid organizational structures; each team uses processes that work the best for its members and projects. This position is based out of our Arlington, VA office, and will be working closely with our team in New York City, NY.

Role:
• Architect, design and develop state of the art service-oriented software architectures.
• Produce well-structured designs using various design patterns that maintain a clear separation of concerns.
• Create cutting-edge algorithms and analytical techniques that can handle on-the-fly processing across different dimensions.
• Play a central role in developing a powerful suite of web applications and drive valuable improvements to the capabilities of our product.
• Leverage new technologies and approaches to innovating with increasingly large data sets.
• Lead and push the boundaries of analytics and powerful, scalable applications.
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to understand requirements and deliver software solutions that meet business goals.
• Contribute to the entire software development lifecycle, including planning, coding, testing, deploying, and supporting applications.
• Apply best practices in software engineering, ensuring clean, efficient, and maintainable code using object-oriented programming (OOP) principles and modern frameworks.
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to team knowledge-sharing, fostering a culture of continuous improvement.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues in both the development and production environments.

All About you:
• Proven full-stack development experience with expertise in UI design, microservices architecture, and database management.
• Strong proficiency in Java and Spring Boot for backend development, with solid experience working with databases such as PostgreSQL, SQL Server, or Oracle.
• Frontend experience with React (or similar frameworks) for building responsive user interfaces.
• A solid understanding and application of design patterns and best practices in software architecture to create scalable and maintainable systems.
• Deep knowledge of algorithms and data structures with an ability to apply them effectively to solve real-world problems.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to convey complex information to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Proactive problem-solver with a focus on identifying solutions and driving them to implementation.
• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Business, or a related field. Equivalent practical experience will be considered.

#LI-NF1 Mastercard is an inclusive equal opportunity employer that considers applicants without regard to gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, disabled or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. In the US or Canada, if you require accommodations or assistance to complete the online application process or during the recruitment process, please contact reasonable_accommodation@mastercard.com and identify the type of accommodation or assistance you are requesting. Do not include any medical or health information in this email. The Reasonable Accommodations team will respond to your email promptly.

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.

In line with Mastercard's total compensation philosophy and assuming that the job will be performed in the US, the successful candidate will be offered a competitive base salary based on location, experience and other qualifications for the role and may be eligible for an annual bonus or commissions depending on the role. Mastercard benefits for full time (and certain part time) employees generally include: insurance (including medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, disability, life insurance), flexible spending account and health savings account, paid leaves (including 16 weeks new parent leave, up to 20 paid days bereavement leave), 10 annual paid sick days, 10 or more annual paid vacation days based on level, 5 personal days, 10 annual paid U.S. observed holidays, 401k with a best-in-class company match, deferred compensation for eligible roles, fitness reimbursement or on-site fitness facilities, eligibility for tuition reimbursement, gender-inclusive benefits and many more.

Pay Ranges

Arlington, Virginia: $132,000 - $212,000 USD

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