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Lead Software Engineer

Mastercard · Pune, India

experiencedPune, IndiaPosted 1 Jul 2026

Mastercard is hiring a Lead 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 Lead Software Engineer

Responsibilities

  • Work as a Service Architect to deliver end-to-end product development for Switching Solutions
  • Full Stack Development using Microservices, Messaging/Event Driven Frameworks, CICD on a Cloud Native environment (Pivotal Cloud Foundry)
  • Ensure benchmarks are met on quality, performance, info security and other NFRs
  • Guide and mentor teams effectively as per needs. Train developers on the technologies needed.
  • Communicate effectively and coordinate with various global groups in MasterCard to ensure success of the projects, including Business Owners, Product Owners, Enterprise Architecture teams, Other product teams etc.
  • Lead various initiatives for improving automation, defect metrics and overall quality. Conduct various Proofs-of-concept as per technological and business needs
  • Take responsibility for deciding the relevant tools, technologies and patterns that need to be implemented for the service

All About You

  • A strong hands-on technologist with very strong Object-Oriented Design and clean programming skills using the Java language and the SOLID design principles aimed at creating re-usable, scalable components
  • Passionate about emerging technologies and trends, especially Event Driven Architecture and modern caching/persistence mechanisms
  • Strong experience in Product Development using Digital Native Architecture, Spring Boot framework and Cloud technology (preferably Pivotal Cloud Foundry) in an Agile (SAFe) Development Environment
  • Ability to analyze, conceptualize and create cutting edge technical solutions based on the business needs
  • Extensive experience in the development of online, real time application features
  • Result Oriented Professional
  • Strong communication and stakeholder management skills involving Business Owners, Architecture teams, Development/Test teams, Vendors etc. Ability to guide teams on technology.
  • Coordination and organization skills and the ability to work with multiple stakeholders and vendors across locations to ensure success of the project.

About Mastercard

The Mastercard Payment Networks team is looking for a Lead Software Development Engineer 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.

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