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From the employer's careers site First seen 4 Nov 2026

Lead Software Engineer

Mastercard Pune, India senior full-time

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Description

We work to connect and power an inclusive, digital economy that benefits everyone, everywhere by making transactions safe, simple, smart and accessible.

As part of an exciting, fast-paced environment developing payment authentication and security solutions, this position will provide technical leadership and expertise within the development lifecycle for ecommerce payment authentication platform.

The primary purpose of this role is to develop and deliver best-of-breed authentication products for e-commerce transactional use cases that will drive uptake and penetration for the products and revenue for Mastercard.

Responsibilities:

  • Provide technical leadership and strategic direction as a Lead to multiple teams and/or functional areas.
  • Experience managing multiple functional areas.
  • Experience developing and managing departmental budgets covering multiple discipline areas.
  • Formal business or management training including Project Management, Financial Management and Strategic Planning.
  • 5+ years of experience in related field, with progressively increasing responsibility.
  • Understanding of and extensive experience with Software Engineering Concepts and Methodologies.
  • Proven ability to lead large complex projects and the ability to work effectively with all areas within Global Technology Operations, Corporate Groups and outside solution providers.

Requirements:

  • Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science or equivalent education.
  • Excellent understanding and knowledge of Software Engineering Concepts and Methodologies is required.
  • Experience with Agile is mandatory. SAFE Agile experience is desirable.
  • 15+ years of experience in the software engineering field including Technical Leadership experience as an architect is mandatory.
  • Experience in Mobile application development, SDK, app development across iOS/Android.
  • Experience in AI native software engineering and development.
  • Experience in Java, Junits, Spring, Spring Boot, Hibernate and web services.
  • Expertise of design patterns.
  • Expertise and knowledge of SQL, PL SQL and Oracle is preferred.
  • Expertise and knowledge of REST services is preferred.
  • Expert knowledge of cloud-based application development like PCF or Azure or any cloud platform is required.
  • Expert knowledge of microservices development.

Benefits:

  • Competitive salary
  • Opportunities for growth and development
  • Collaborative and inclusive work environment

Corporate Security Responsibility:

  • 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.

Skills

Required

Nice to have

  • SQL
  • PL SQL
  • Oracle
  • REST services
  • Design patterns

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You apply with the employer directly. Their original posting is here: https://mastercard.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/CorporateCareers/job/Pune-India/Lead-Software-Engineer_R-294263

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