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 (https://www.mastercard.us/en-us/vision/who-we-are/diversity-inclusion.html) 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

Sr. Principal, Software Engineering (Front-End Technologies)

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.

Commercial Solutions:

At Mastercard Commercial Solutions, we empower businesses to succeed through innovative, trusted payment solutions that deliver a seamless, digital-first experience around the world.​

Role Overview:

As a Software Engineering leader in Commercial Solutions at Mastercard, you will manage teams that operate in modern full-stack development practices and tools to create world-class microservices and web applications. We’re building a global business-to-business (B2B) technology platform to help businesses of all sizes streamline how they manage payments when buying or selling products and services.

You will work in our Mastercard technology location in Arlington VA, which provides a state-of-the-art environment for technology teams to thrive in our collaborative, Agile engineering culture. You will play a key role in how Mastercard transforms the B2B space to standardize, automate, and optimize digital payment efficiency for buyers and sellers.

The role will require you to:

Contribute to the planning, design, and development of microservices on your team. 

Build and own full-stack applications and services using Angular, Java, and PCF

Deliver code with exceptional quality and security that operates at scale

Participate in code reviews and retrospectives, and submit Pull Requests using Git

Collaborate with software engineers, test engineers, TPMs, and PM-Ts

Ensure that you use 12-factor app design principles in your development. 

Ensure that the systems you create comply with Mastercard engineering best practices and governance models, including security, operations, and Enterprise Architecture requirements

All about you:

Bachelors degree

You have a solid foundation in Computer Science fundamentals

You have managed a team of engineers operating in an agile environment

You have experience with web technologies, including HTML5, CSS, Javascript, and front-end frameworks such as Angular

You have experience building applications using Java and PCF

You have experience using storage technologies such as PostgreSQL or Oracle and delivering solutions that leverage them at a massive scale

You have exposure to automated testing and releasing software in a continuous delivery model using Git

You enjoy working in an Agile team focused on continuous improvement

You have a strong desire to learn best practices and modern software architecture and collaborate within a team

You are passionate about the art of delivering the highest quality software to customers

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

Experience working within the payments, commercial card space or corporate banking space

Strong ability to multi-task, organize, manage, and implement complex projects whether directly or through supervision

Operates with minimal supervision and able to make informed, well-reasoned decisions independently

Thrives in an environment that is fast-paced, rapidly changing, and customer-oriented

Mastercard is an inclusive equal opportunity employer that considers applicants without regard to gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, disabled or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. In the US or Canada, if you require accommodations or assistance to complete the online application process or during the recruitment process, please contact reasonable_accommodation@mastercard.com and identify the type of accommodation or assistance you are requesting. Do not include any medical or health information in this email. The Reasonable Accommodations team will respond to your email promptly.

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.

In line with Mastercard’s total compensation philosophy and assuming that the job will be performed in the US, the successful candidate will be offered a competitive base salary based on location, experience and other qualifications for the role and may be eligible for an annual bonus or commissions depending on the role. Mastercard benefits for full time (and certain part time) employees generally include: insurance (including medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, disability, life insurance), flexible spending account and health savings account, paid leaves (including 16 weeks new parent leave, up to 20 paid days bereavement leave), 10 annual paid sick days, 10 or more annual paid vacation days based on level, 5 personal days, 10 annual paid U.S. observed holidays, 401k with a best-in-class company match, deferred compensation for eligible roles, fitness reimbursement or on-site fitness facilities, eligibility for tuition reimbursement, gender-inclusive benefits and many more.