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Mastercard · 4 days ago

Lead Software Engineer

O'Fallon, MO

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$138K/yr - $221K/yr

Mastercard is a global leader in digital payments, empowering people and businesses worldwide. They are seeking a Lead Software Engineer to provide technical leadership, design scalable services, and contribute to the architecture of innovative products within a cross-functional team.

FinanceFinancial ServicesInformation TechnologyPayments

Growth Opportunities

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Design and implement a scalable, resilient and highly performant web authentication proxy service using Nginx, JavaScript, Spring and Redis

Execute and own the baseline architecture implementations and design activities collaborating with other engineers and engineering teams

Regularly communicate with management about risk analysis and design trade-offs

Work on Pre SDLC or Discovery activities owning and contributing to assigned activities related to technical feasibility & assessment, providing responses

Provide guidance to teams on development standards, automation and tools

Identify performance bottlenecks and come up with novel ways to solve them

Work to define feature requirements and deliver the product that materially impacts the business and improves the consumer experience

Qualification

NginxJavaScriptSpring BootRedisREST APIsNO/SQL databasesCloud ecosystemsSoftware Development Best PracticesContinuous IntegrationAnalytical skillsInter-personal skillsProblem solving skillsCommunication skills

Required

Experience in working with fast paced, modern architecture using REST API's, reverse proxies, NO/SQL databases and actively participate in R&D on the new frameworks

BS in Computer Science or related technical field or equivalent practical experience

Working experience using Nginx, JavaScript, Spring boot, Redis or similar technologies

Good understanding of private or public cloud eco systems

Proficiency in Software Development Best Practices (TDD/BDD, Unit test, Continuous Delivery, …)

Working experience in a continuous integration development environment, preferably Jenkins

Very good analytical and problem solving skills

Desire to stay abreast of new development technologies and tools

Very good inter-personal skills and ability to work in a collaborative environment

Strong communication skills, with an ability to express design ideas to a development team

Preferred

Experience in secure software development

Experience with application monitoring tools and practices

Benefits

Insurance (including medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, disability, life insurance)

Flexible spending account and health savings account

Paid leaves (including 16 weeks of new parent leave and up to 20 days of bereavement leave)

80 hours of Paid Sick and Safe Time

25 days of vacation time and 5 personal days, pro-rated based on date of hire

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

Company

Mastercard

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Mastercard is a financial network that processes payments between banks and cardholders.

Founded in 1966

Purchase, New York, USA

10001+ employees

http://www.mastercard.com

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