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Lead Software Engineer Lead Software Developer

Mastercard Dublin senior full-time

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Description

We are seeking a Lead Software Developer to join our team. As a technical leader, you will be responsible for designing, developing, and delivering scalable, secure, and high-performing software solutions. You will provide technical leadership across engineering teams, combining deep hands-on development expertise with architectural leadership, mentoring, and cross-functional collaboration.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Lead the design, development, and implementation of enterprise-scale software solutions.
  • Define application architecture, technology standards, and engineering best practices.
  • Drive technical design discussions and architectural decisions across multiple teams.
  • Develop and maintain scalable, resilient, and secure microservices-based platforms.
  • Perform code reviews and ensure adherence to quality, security, and performance standards.
  • Mentor and coach engineers, fostering technical excellence and continuous learning.
  • Collaborate with Product, Architecture, Operations, and Business stakeholders to deliver strategic initiatives.
  • Lead troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and resolution of complex production issues.
  • Evaluate emerging technologies and drive innovation through Proof of Concepts (PoCs).

Required Technical Expertise:

  • AI & Intelligent Solutions: AI solution architecture, enterprise AI integration, prompt engineering, AI governance, and AI-powered automation and productivity solutions.
  • Application Development & Design: Advanced Java development, Spring Boot, object-oriented design and programming, SOLID principles, design patterns, and Domain-Driven Design (DDD).
  • Distributed Systems & Microservices: Distributed systems architecture, microservices architecture, event-driven architecture, service discovery, circuit breakers, resilience patterns, and scalable system design.
  • API & Integration Engineering: RESTful API development, API gateway patterns, API security (OAuth2, JWT, OpenID Connect), and integration with enterprise platforms and external services.
  • Engineering Excellence: Code quality, technical debt management, performance engineering, scalability, and software architecture best practices.

Preferred Experience:

  • 10+ years of software development experience.
  • 3+ years in a technical lead or lead developer role.
  • Proven experience building enterprise-scale distributed systems.
  • Strong track record of leading architecture and modernization initiatives.
  • Experience delivering AI-enabled solutions in production environments.

Skills

Required

  • AI solution architecture
  • enterprise AI integration
  • prompt engineering
  • AI governance
  • AI-powered automation and productivity solutions
  • Advanced Java development
  • Spring Boot
  • object-oriented design and programming
  • SOLID principles
  • design patterns
  • Domain-Driven Design (DDD)
  • Distributed systems architecture
  • microservices architecture
  • event-driven architecture
  • service discovery
  • circuit breakers
  • resilience patterns
  • scalable system design
  • RESTful API development
  • API gateway patterns
  • API security (OAuth2, JWT, OpenID Connect)
  • integration with enterprise platforms and external services
  • Code quality
  • technical debt management
  • performance engineering
  • scalability
  • software architecture best practices

Nice to have

  • 10+ years of software development experience
  • 3+ years in a technical lead or lead developer role
  • Proven experience building enterprise-scale distributed systems
  • Strong track record of leading architecture and modernization initiatives
  • Experience delivering AI-enabled solutions in production environments

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