Lead Software Engineer - Android

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 - Android

Who is 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.
Overview
The Cloud Commerce team is looking for a Lead Android developer 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. Responsible for the analysis, design, development, and delivery of software solutions. Defines requirements for new applications and customizations, adhering to standards, processes, and best practices
Responsibilities:
· Lead and manage the Android development team.
· Oversee the design, development, and maintenance of Android applications.
· Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define project requirements and deliverables.
· Ensure the best possible performance, quality, and responsiveness of applications.
· Conduct code reviews and provide constructive feedback to team members.
· Stay updated with the latest industry trends and technologies.
· Manage project timelines and resources.
· Mentor and guide junior developers to enhance their skills and career growth.
· Coordinate with stakeholders to ensure alignment with business goals.
· Troubleshoot and resolve technical issues as they arise.
· Provide and facilitate timely feedback, coaching in the moment, and mentoring for staff at all levels
· Emulate and drive Mastercard Way behaviors through their behavior, recognitions, coaching, and employee engagement
Qualifications:
· Proven experience in Android development and team management.
· Strong knowledge of Android SDK, Java, and Kotlin.
· Solid experience with Jetpack Compose for UI development.
· Hands-on experience with Retrofit and OkHttp for API integration.
· Knowledge of SSL Pinning and other security best practices for mobile apps.
· Strong understanding of Android Services and their lifecycle.
· Experience with RESTful APIs and third-party libraries.
· Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
· Strong communication and leadership abilities.
· Familiarity with Agile development methodologies.
· Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related field (or equivalent experience).

Nice to Have:
· Experience with Android Jetpack Libraries.
· Familiarity in Hilt for dependency injection and clean architecture.
· Familiarity with Kotlin Coroutines for asynchronous programming.
an advantage
Skills/Abilities:
• High energy, can-do attitude, strong desire to succeed
• Strong Analytical and skills
• Strong communication skills

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.