Lead Software Engineer - Full Stack (Java, Springboot, Angular, Azure/AWS)

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

Lead Software Engineer - Full Stack (Java, Springboot, Angular, Azure/AWS)

To support our continued growth and success, we are seeking a Lead Software Engineer to join our team and help take on new projects as Ethoca Consumer Clarity platform continues to grow. As a Lead Software Engineer specializing in Java, Microservices and/or React/Angular, you will play a pivotal role in designing and implementing scalable, resilient, and high-performance software solutions. You will provide technical leadership and guidance to development teams, driving architectural decisions, and ensuring adherence to best practices and industry standards. The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of Java development, Spring Boot framework, microservices architecture, and cloud technologies and platforms like Microsoft Azure and/or GCP, along with strong problem-solving and communication skills.

Role:

• Design secure, reliable, high availability, scalable solutions for the Product.

• Define, plan, and support execution of the technology strategy for one or more products.

• Collaborate closely with the cross-functional teams like Product, Architecture, etc. to define principles and best practices.

• Support development teams and work with stakeholders, promoting agile development.

• Create a culture of technical excellence and ceaseless improvement.

• Research, create and evaluate technical solution alternatives for the business needs using current and upcoming technologies and frameworks.

• Drive the overall Software Implementation for the Product using your deep expertise in microservices-based architectures for the fintech industry.

• Partner with senior technical and product leaders for the platform on how to deliver on your designs.

• Collaborate with the development teams, operations, and product owners.

• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to development teams.

• Represent as the primary architect and technical advocate with other groups within the program.

Technologies:

• Java, J2EE, micro services, RESTful APIs, React, Angular, Web Services, JavaScript

• Framework - Spring (Spring Boot, Spring Data, Spring Batch, Spring REST, Spring Cloud, AOP), Hibernate

• API tooling and design best practices

• Cloud and DevOps Architecture, especially with Azure and/or GCP

• Databases – PostgreSQL / NoSQL DBs such as CosmosDB

All about you:

• More than 10 years of rich product engineering experience designing scalable software solutions.

• You have an exceptional foundation in Computer Science fundamentals, web applications & services, and microservices-based software architecture.

• You have architected & designed high transaction volume, financial (banking, payment) systems that operate at global scale and extreme up-time requirements.

• You have extensive experience in designing and building global-scale, back-end micro services using Java, Spring, Spring Boot.

• You have a deep understanding of storage technologies such as PostgreSQL or SQL Server, and how to effectively leverage them at massive scale.

• You have deep experience with cloud-native technologies and best practices, such as, Kubernetes, Docker, Azure & GCP.

• You enjoy working in an Agile environment focused on continuous improvement.

• You have a strong desire to collaborate and provide mentorship to technology teams.

• You enjoy working with product leaders to inform and support options for delivering highly capable solutions that meet market demands.

• You desire to be hands-on building prototypes to solve complex business problems.

• You have excellent communication skills with both technical and non-technical people.

• You are a relentless self-starter who works quickly and efficiently to support product and technical objectives.

• You advocate for what’s technically important and doing the right thing.

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.