# Lead Software Engineer

Hiring organization: [Mastercard](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/mastercard)

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/7c47c677-51b2-4ec4-af36-d9f39d1658b8

Listed on Mastercard's own careers site. Applications go to them directly.

- Employment type: full time
- Seniority: Senior
- Location: New York, NY
- Salary: 168000 – 277000 USD per year

## Summary

A leadership engineering role at Mastercard where you'll architect complex distributed systems, guide technical teams, and drive organizational engineering standards across global payment infrastructure. This suits experienced engineers who thrive on mentoring others and making decisions that span multiple services and teams.

_Our summary, not Mastercard's wording._

## Skills named

Angular, Atlassian Bamboo, C#, C++, Cisco Nexus, Java, JavaScript, Jenkins, Linux, Microsoft Windows, OWASP, Spring Boot

## Required

- Write secure code in three or more languages from C, C++, C#, Java, or JavaScript
- Understand secure coding standards including OWASP, CWE, and SEI CERT
- Experience with open frameworks like Spring Boot, Steeltoe, Angular, or DXP
- Understand operating system internals for Windows and Linux
- Debug complex issues using core, heap, and thread dumps
- Select and optimize data structures for scalable design
- Document and coach teams on development practices
- Understand advanced design patterns like service-to-worker, MVC, API gateway, and dependency injection
- Perform technical code reviews across applications
- Understand system architecture and capacity planning
- Improve customer experience by reducing incident mitigation time
- Simplify deployment using standardized platforms and automation
- Orchestrate release workflows using industry-standard CI/CD tools
- Configure vulnerability scanning using tools like Sonar, Checkmarx, or Veracode
- Define and report on test runs for releases
- Conduct performance testing including load, spike, and endurance tests

Apply on Mastercard's site: https://mastercard.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/CorporateCareers/job/New-York-City-New-York/Lead-Software-Engineer_R-286989