Senior Software Engineer

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

Senior Software Engineer

Overview
At Mastercard, we are dedicated to delivering unparalleled customer experiences by pushing the boundaries of innovation. Our Network team is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to propel our customer experience strategy forward through unwavering innovation and adept problem-solving. The quintessential candidate is focused on the customer experience journey, exuding high motivation, an insatiable intellectual curiosity, exceptional analytical acumen, and a robust entrepreneurial mindset.
About The Role
• Design and Develop software around internet traffic engineering technologies including but not limited to public and private CDNs, load balancing, DNS, DHCP and IPAM solutions.
• Enthusiastic for building new platform technologies from ground up contributing to our high impact environment.
• Develop and Maintain Public and Private REST APIs, keeping high code and quality standards.
• Provide timely and competent support for the technologies the team owns and builds.
• Bridge automation gaps by writing and maintaining scripts that enhance automation and improve the overall quality of our services.
• Demonstrate drive and curiosity by continuously learning and teaching yourself new skills.
• Collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams, demonstrating your technical prowess and contributing to the overall success of the projects.
All About You
To excel in this role, you should have:
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Strong fundamentals in internet and intranet traffic engineering, OSI Layers & Protocols, DNS, DHCP, IP address management and TCP/HTTP processing.
• Practical understanding of data structures, algorithms, and database fundamentals.
• Proficient in Java, Python, SQL, NoSQL, Kubernetes, PCF, Jenkins, Chef and related platforms.
• Knowledgeable in cloud-native and multi-tiered applications development.
• Experience with programming around Network services, Domain Nameservers, DHCP and IPAM solutions.
• Understands the fundamental principles behind CI/CD pipelines, DevSecOps, GitOps, and related best practices.
• Ability to write and maintain scripts for automation, showcasing your commitment to efficiency and innovation.

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.