Senior 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

Senior Software Engineer

Overview:
We are looking for talented developers for the Continuous Engineering (CE) team with experience designing Java software for distributed, highly available systems, where system performance is critical.The team needs people who; have great problem solving and troubleshooting skills; can think out-of-the-box addressing problems from different angles; and its resourceful while working under pressure.
Responsibilities:
• Provide technical expertise for payment applications, which include secure, mission critical transaction processing systems.
• Plan, design and develop technical solutions and alternatives to meet business requirements in adherence with MasterCard standards, processes and best practices.
• Lead day to day system development and maintenance activities of the team to meet service level agreements (SLAs) and create solutions with high level of innovation, cost effectiveness, high quality and faster time to market.
• Perform system maintenance, production incident problem management, identification of root cause, remediation of the problems.
• Investigate and troubleshoot customer reported issues and propose solutions which meet customer requirements along with architectural and business requirements.
• Actively look for opportunities to enhance standards and improve process efficiency.
• Ensure adequate test coverage in Unit Testing, System Testing/Integration Testing and Performance Testing.
• Perform Quality Inspections and Walkthroughs throughout the SDLC including Requirements Review, Design Review, Code Review and Security Review to ensure compliance with MasterCard standards
• Develop a deep understanding of the industry and how it operates.
• Collaborate with team members and internal stakeholders to ensure requirements meet customer needs.
• Mentor and guide less experienced developers.
• Collaborate with Operations to ensure successful production deployment of software.
Experiences/Knowledge:
• Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Information Technology, Computer Science or Engineering or equivalent work experience.
• 3 to 5 years of experience in related field.
• 3 to 5 years of experience in delivering secure solutions in Financial Services Sector is preferred.
• Broad understanding of Software Engineering Concepts and Methodologies is required.
• Demonstrate MC Core Competencies.
• Must be high-energy, detail-oriented, proactive and have the ability to function under pressure in an independent environment.
• Keen to work in a challenging environment where quick learning and resourcefulness are key.
• Possesses strong communication skills -- both verbal and written – and strong relationship, collaborative skills and organizational skills.
• Willingness and ability to learn and take on challenging opportunities and to work as a member of matrix based diverse and geographically distributed project team.

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.