Principal Data Engineer

Mastercard is hiring a Principal Data 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 Principal Data Engineer

Responsibilities

Platform Architecture & Design

• Lead the architecture, design, and implementation of scalable enterprise data platforms supporting finance modernization initiatives.
• Design modern data lakehouse architectures leveraging Apache Spark, Apache Iceberg, and cloud-native AWS services.
• Define and establish enterprise-wide data engineering frameworks, standards, reusable patterns, and best practices.
• Drive data platform modernization strategies including batch, streaming, and real-time data processing solutions.

Engineering Leadership

• Mentor and guide senior engineers and technical teams across the organization.
• Lead technical discussions, architecture reviews, and strategic modernization initiatives.
• Apply modern software engineering principles, CI/CD practices, and DevOps methodologies within data engineering environments.
• Collaborate with product owners, finance leaders, architects, and cross-functional engineering teams.

Integration & APIs

• Design and develop robust APIs and microservices for enterprise data access and integrations.
• Implement event-driven and streaming architectures using Apache Kafka or equivalent technologies.
• Establish data governance frameworks, lineage tracking, and quality standards across the platform.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory reporting requirements and financial data governance standards.

All About you

About Mastercard

We are seeking a highly experienced and strategic Principal Data Engineer to lead the data engineering architecture and implementation for our enterprise-wide Finance Modernization Initiative. This role will drive the design, development, and governance of modern data platforms and scalable engineering frameworks that support financial transformation, analytics, regulatory reporting, and operational excellence. The ideal candidate brings deep expertise in modern data engineering technologies inc