Manager Software Engineer

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

Manager Software Engineer

Overview
• Mastercard Cross-Border Services Development Team is developing products to displace cash by creating simpler and more secure ways to transact for everyone, everywhere via fast, secure, and other innovative solutions.
• The purpose of this job is to be a Manager on a team that is focused on developing new or enhanced initiatives and responsible for delivery of high quality software solutions using agile methodology.
• Responsible for leading a team of IT Professionals for the development and delivery of quality software solutions in a timely and cost effective manner.
• Are you passionate about building new technology services and interested in sharing that knowledge and passion with others?
• Are you a team player that knows how to lead, but can also take direction when in the presence of those with stronger talents and knowledge?
• Do you love to solve problems and find creative solutions?
• Do you want to be part of an agile software development, collaborative environment?



Role
• Provide technical leadership and direction to software development teams.
• Successfully lead definition, development and delivery of major cross-department initiatives with broad scope and long-term business implications.
• Partner with business to identify innovative solutions and drive strategic decisions. Develop business case in alignment with the MasterCard objectives.
• Work closely with product and architecture teams on product definition, technical design, and overall execution for the team.
• Develop and deliver solutions as part of a scrum team and including design documents and proof of concepts.
• Perform code reviews across multiple scrum teams to ensure strong coding principles are adhered to.
• Research and evaluate current and upcoming technologies and frameworks.
• Participate in PoCs (Proof of Concept) and help the Department with the selection of Vendor Solutions, Technologies, Methodologies and Frameworks.
• Ensure the project or effort is adequately staffed; trained and managed.
• Ensure personnel have appropriate skills and behaviors; and effectively communicate performance results; as necessary, managing each effort within approved manpower and budget guidelines.

All About You
• Must be high-energy, detail-oriented, proactive and have the ability to function under pressure in an independent environment.
• Degree in Computer Science or related field.
• Tech leadership experience with development teams.
• Expert experience with performing code reviews, creating system design, and mentoring junior level developers.
• Extensive experience in designing and developing consumer facing products is a must have.
• Expertise in technology like Java, J2EE, Spring, Hibernate, Web Services, Microservices and Oracle SQL development.
• Hands on experience in UNIX and Knowledge of cloud native development such as pivotal cloud foundry, AWS etc.
• Experience with software development methodologies, particularly with Agile/Scrum methodologies.
• Requires ability to provide overall business or technical project planning for product enhancements.
• Management skills to coach other co-workers utilizing strong verbal and written communication skills.

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.