Director Software Engineer

Mastercard is hiring a Director Software Engineer in Pune.

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 Director Software Engineer

Responsibilities

 Formally supervises and coaches a large group/team, or several Leaders/ Consultants and is responsible for business execution of goals and objectives.  Ensures own teams compliance to goal setting and performance appraisal process  Helps identify and coach top talent within own teams (includes direct reports and second-line reports)  Provides strategic leadership related to specific applications and systems, or software-development methodologies  Creates and sustains an environment of ingenuity and creativity and challenges the status quo to encourage innovation  Oversees the management of the Software Engineering function and acts as an authority on high-level and complex decisions within the function

Experiences

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field.
• 15+ years of software development experience with a strong track record of delivering enterprise-grade solutions.
• IT experience with demonstrated thought-leadership and functional influence and partnership demonstrated by a successful track record of enabling business through these technical decisions.
• Considered a thought leader and expert in Software Engineering as with experience in related IT disciplines
• Desired strong knowledge of card ecosystem including, Loyalty, Clearing, Fraud, Disputes, Issuer, Acquirer & Merchant domains.
• Deep understanding of software engineering concepts, methodologies, and Agile/SAFe Agile practices.
• Proven expertise in software architecture, design, and application development.
• Strong communication skills (verbal and written) and the ability to quickly learn and apply new technologies and frameworks.
• High energy, detail-oriented, proactive, and capable of working under pressure to meet deadlines.
• Strong collaboration and organizational skills with a high degree of initiative and self-motivation.
• Ability to work effectively in a matrixed, geographically distributed team environment.
• Excellent problem solving skills and a proactive approach to problem-solving.
• Solid understanding of high-performing secure applications with a strong grasp of architecture, performance, and security principles.
• Proficiency in Java-based systems and services, cloud technologies (Azure/AWS), AI/ML, Gen AI and microservices architecture.
• Expertise in Spring, RESTful services, API design principles, and best practices.
• Familiarity with data modeling, database design, data warehousing, Oracle, Redis, and reporting technologies.

About Mastercard

Mastercard is looking for a talented Software Engineering Director to join the Foundry New Product development team in our Pune location. In this role you will be a leading a highly agile team building exiting and innovative products delivered at scale to global markets. Our team is built on a foundation of exploration and development of new products, mining innovation internally, developing new product lines with emerging technology, managing new products from inception to market validation to