Software Engineer II

Our Purpose

Mastercard powers economies and empowers people in 200+ countries and territories worldwide. Together with our customers, we’re helping build a sustainable economy where everyone can prosper. We support a wide range of digital payments choices, making transactions secure, simple, smart and accessible. Our technology and innovation, partnerships and networks combine to deliver a unique set of products and services that help people, businesses and governments realize their greatest potential.

Title and Summary

Software Engineer II

Who is Mastercard?
Mastercard is a global technology company in the payments industry. Our mission is 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. With connections across more than 210 countries and territories, we are building a sustainable world that unlocks priceless possibilities for all.

Overview
The MACS- Backend team is looking for a Software Engineer I to drive our customer experience strategy forward by consistently innovating and problem-solving. The ideal candidate is passionate about the customer experience journey, highly motivated, intellectually curious, analytical, and possesses an entrepreneurial mindset.


Role:
• Hands-on software engineer who brings considerable experience with Java, REST API and Jenkins, using Cloud technologies.
• Works in an agile operating model, collaborating with other engineers, tech leads and other functions to deliver an exceptional user experience to our customers.
• Automates and simplifies team development, test, deployment, and operations processes.
• Works with new frameworks and technologies, assists with prototyping and proof-of-concepts, participates in code reviews, and helps ensure a high level of code quality from the team.
• Documents applications and can train new team members on how the team’s software is constructed, operated and fits into the bigger picture.
• Troubleshoots complex problems, determines root cause and permanently corrects.
• Provides support on activities such development environment management, establish required connectivity, provision developer access to various tools and resources.
• Understands the maintenance, operational and runtime characteristics of the platform software.
• Strives to improve operational metrics and overall platform performance.

Key Technology Focus Areas:

• Java, REST API, Pivotal Cloud Foundry, Jenkins, Spring, Oracle, GIT, Microservices
• Solid understanding and hands-on experience in Java, JavaScript, TypeScript (3.7.5), Gherkin, Spring Frameworks, Spring Boot, Spring MVC, Spring Web Flux, Lombok, microservices.
• Hands on experience of with security , key and certificate management.
• Ability to be high-energy, detail-oriented, proactive and able to function under pressure in an independent environment along with a high degree of initiative and self-motivation to drive results.
• Strong communication skills, both verbal and written, with strong relationship, collaborative and organization skills
• Ability to quickly learn and implement new technologies, frameworks and tools and support multiple concurrent activities
• Working experience on using performance and monitoring tools like Splunk and Dynatrace

All About You

• Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Information Technology, Computer Science or Engineering or equivalent experience
• Excellent technical acumen, strong organizational and problem-solving skills with great attention to critical thinking and solid communication.
• Exposure to application performance monitoring tools such as Dynatrace and Splunk desirable.
• Must provide the necessary skills to have a high degree of initiative and self-motivation with a willingness and ability to learn and take on challenging opportunities.
• Strong organizational and problem-solving skills with great attention to detail, critical thinking, solid communication skills.
• High-energy, detail-oriented and proactive with the ability to function under pressure in an independent environment.

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.