Senior Software Engineer-2 - MasterCard

Our Purpose We work 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. We cultivate a culture of inclusion for all employees that respects their individual strengths, views, and experiences. We believe that our differences enable us to be a better team – one that makes better decisions, drives innovation and delivers better business results. Title and Summary Senior Software Engineer-2 Overview: We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join our innovative development team. This role involves engaging with Product and Business stakeholders to prioritize tasks, automate software processes, and lead design discussions. You will be responsible for integrating services, enhancing the customer experience, and continuously improving engineering metrics. Additionally, you will mentor team members, review coding standards, and identify opportunities for process improvement. Your expertise in front-end frameworks, secure coding, and test-driven development will be crucial in building and maintaining high-quality, efficient, and scalable software solutions. Role: • Engage in team prioritization discussions with Product and Business stakeholders. • Estimate and own delivery tasks (design, development, testing, deployment, configuration, documentation) to meet business requirements. • Automate build, operate, and run aspects of software. • Lead code, design, and process trade-off discussions within the team. • Report status and manage risks for primary applications/services. • Drive integration of services focusing on the customer journey and experience. • Conduct demos and acceptance discussions with Product owners. • Continuously improve operational and engineering experiences and metrics. • Develop a comprehensive understanding of end-to-end technical architecture and dependencies. • Promote the adoption of technology standards and frameworks, review team members' coding, testing, and automation work. • Mentor and guide new and less-experienced team members. • Identify opportunities to enhance processes and eliminate waste. • Share and seek knowledge within the Guild/Program to drive reuse of patterns, libraries, and practices, enhancing productivity. All About You: • Strong understanding of core JavaScript concepts, frameworks, and markup and styling (HTML/CSS) languages for web content. • Proficient with Angular, React, and other modern frameworks and libraries. • Skilled in responsive design and creating dynamic layouts. • Expertise in optimizing front-end implementations for speed and efficiency. • Solid understanding of front-end design principles and cross-browser compatibility. • Proficient with front-end development tools like Figma and Storyboard. • Experienced in creating wireframes and prototypes with the ability to iterate quickly. • Knowledgeable in creating and maintaining design systems and style guides. • Capable of writing secure code in multiple languages (e.g., JavaScript, Java, C#, Python) and familiar with secure coding standards (e.g., OWASP, CWE, SEI CERT) and vulnerability management. • Understanding of core engineering principles in building and running mission-critical software (security, customer experience, testing, operability, simplification, service-oriented architecture). • Proficient in debugging and troubleshooting client-side and server-side issues. • Skilled in test-driven and behavior-driven development (TDD and BDD) to build just enough code and collaborate on desired functionality. • Familiar with advanced design patterns (e.g., service-to-worker, MVC, API gateway, intercepting filter, dependency injection, lazy loading) to implement efficient code. • Experienced in authoring test code with a test pyramid approach (many small tests, fewer contract tests at the service level, and even fewer journey tests at the integration level). • Proficient in collaborating with team and business stakeholders to estimate requirements (e.g., story pointing) and prioritize based on business value. • Understanding of how to build robust tests to minimize defect leakage through regression, performance, deployment verification, and release testing. • Experienced in conducting product demos and coordinating with product owners to drive product acceptance signoffs. #LI-NF1 Mastercard is an inclusive equal opportunity employer that considers applicants without regard to gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, disabled or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. In the US or Canada, if you require accommodations or assistance to complete the online application process or during the recruitment process, please contact reasonable_accommodation@mastercard.com and identify the type of accommodation or assistance you are requesting. Do not include any medical or health information in this email. The Reasonable Accommodations team will respond to your email promptly. 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. In line with Mastercard’s total compensation philosophy and assuming that the job will be performed in the US, the successful candidate will be offered a competitive base salary based on location, experience and other qualifications for the role and may be eligible for an annual bonus or commissions depending on the role. Mastercard benefits for full time (and certain part time) employees generally include: insurance (including medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, disability, life insurance), flexible spending account and health savings account, paid leaves (including 16 weeks new parent leave, up to 20 paid days bereavement leave), 10 annual paid sick days, 10 or more annual paid vacation days based on level, 5 personal days, 10 annual paid U.S. observed holidays, 401k with a best-in-class company match, deferred compensation for eligible roles, fitness reimbursement or on-site fitness facilities, eligibility for tuition reimbursement, gender-inclusive benefits and many more. Everyone wants easier ways to pay; we invent them. Checkout lines are slow; we speed them along. Merchants want more sales; we give them data and insights. People need financial access; we connect them. Corporate purchasing is complicated; we make it simple. Commuters are busy; we speed them on their way. Governments need greater efficiencies; we help create them. Small businesses are virtual; we give them access to a world of buyers. Retailers want to fight fraud; we provide the tools.