Lead Software Engineer
Mastercard · Pune · Posted 2026-06-05
Tech stack: Java, Spring Boot
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About the role
The Mastercard Payment Networks team is looking for a Lead Software Development Engineer to drive our customer experience strategy forward by consistently innovating and problem-solving. The ideal candidate is passionate about the customer experience journey, highly motivated, intellectually curious, analytical, and possesses an entrepreneurial mindset.
Responsibilities:
- Work as a Service Architect to deliver end-to-end product development for Switching Solutions
- Full Stack Development using Microservices, Messaging/Event Driven Frameworks, CICD on a Cloud Native environment (Pivotal Cloud Foundry)
- Ensure benchmarks are met on quality, performance, info security and other NFRs
- Guide and mentor teams effectively as per needs. Train developers on the technologies needed.
- Communicate effectively and coordinate with various global groups in MasterCard to ensure success of the projects, including Business Owners, Product Owners, Enterprise Architecture teams, Other product teams etc.
- Lead various initiatives for improving automation, defect metrics and overall quality. Conduct various Proofs-of-concept as per technological and business needs
- Take responsibility for deciding the relevant tools, technologies and patterns that need to be implemented for the service
Qualifications:
- A strong hands-on technologist with very strong Object-Oriented Design and clean programming skills using the Java language and the SOLID design principles aimed at creating re-usable, scalable components
- Passionate about emerging technologies and trends, especially Event Driven Architecture and modern caching/persistence mechanisms
- Strong experience in Product Development using Digital Native Architecture, Spring Boot framework and Cloud technology (preferably Pivotal Cloud Foundry) in an Agile (SAFe) Development Environment
- Ability to analyze, conceptualize and create cutting edge technical solutions based on the business needs
- Extensive experience in the development of online, real time application features
- Result Oriented Professional
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills involving Business Owners, Architecture teams, Development/Test teams, Vendors etc. Ability to guide teams on technology.
- Coordination and organization skills and the ability to work with multiple stakeholders and vendors across locations to ensure success of the project.
- Strong understanding, inclination, and experience of working in an Agile (SaFe) environment
Qualifications
- A strong hands-on technologist with very strong Object-Oriented
- Design and clean programming skills using the Java language and the SOLID design principles aimed at creating re-usable, scalable components
- Passionate about emerging technologies and trends, especially Event Driven Architecture and modern caching/persistence mechanisms
- Strong experience in Product Development using Digital Native Architecture, Spring Boot framework and Cloud technology (preferably Pivotal Cloud Foundry) in an Agile (SAFe) Development Environment
- Ability to analyze, conceptualize and create cutting edge technical solutions based on the business needs
- Extensive experience in the development of online, real time application features
- Result Oriented Professional
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills involving Business Owners, Architecture teams, Development/Test teams, Vendors etc.
- Ability to guide teams on technology.
- Coordination and organization skills and the ability to work with multiple stakeholders and vendors across locations to ensure success of the project.
- Strong understanding, inclination, and experience of working in an Agile (SaFe) environment
Responsibilities
- Work as a Service Architect to deliver end-to-end product development for Switching Solutions
- Full Stack Development using Microservices, Messaging/Event Driven Frameworks, CICD on a Cloud Native environment (Pivotal Cloud Foundry)
- Ensure benchmarks are met on quality, performance, info security and other NFRs
- Guide and mentor teams effectively as per needs.
- Train developers on the technologies needed.
- Communicate effectively and coordinate with various global groups in MasterCard to ensure success of the projects, including Business Owners, Product Owners, Enterprise Architecture teams, Other product teams etc.
- Lead various initiatives for improving automation, defect metrics and overall quality.
- Conduct various Proofs-of-concept as per technological and business needs
- Take responsibility for deciding the relevant tools, technologies and patterns that need to be implemented for the service