Lead Software Engineer

mastercard· India: Mastercard Technology Private Limited
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📍 Pune, IndiaFull time

About this role

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

Job Description Summary

Overview
• Data Governance & Regulations program helps Mastercard to comply with different privacy regulations across the world.
• DGR Applications Development Team is a dedicated collection of self-organizing, interdependent, co-located individuals representing different functional roles with all the necessary skills to turn Product Backlog items into a potentially shippable increment within the Sprint.
• Team members may be developers, testers, analysts, architects, writers, designers and even users. The team is cross-functional, which means that between all its members they possess sufficient skills to do the work. There is no dictated leadership hierarchy within the team members.

Role & Responsibilities
Lead Software Engineer is the one who has hands on technical leader responsible for designing, developing, and scaling high quality software solutions and also, work closely with product, architecture, security, and platform teams to deliver resilient, secure, and performant systems aligned with Mastercard engineering standards and guild practices.
• Develop and enhance software through programming, unit testing, implementation, documenting and delivery of software solutions. Research alternative technical solutions for changing business needs.
• Responsible for programming, testing, implementation, documentation, maintenance and support of systems application software in adherence with MasterCard standards, processes and best practices.
• Develop high quality, secure, scalable software solutions based on technical requirements specifications and design artifacts within expected time and budget.
• Determines operational feasibility by evaluating analysis, problem definition, requirements, solution development, and proposed solutions.
• Investigates problem areas.
• Follows the software development lifecycle.
• Documents and demonstrates solutions by developing documentation, flowcharts, layouts, diagrams, charts, code comments and clear code.
• Prepares and installs solutions by determining and designing system specifications, standards, and programming.
• Improves operations by conducting systems analysis and recommending changes in policies and procedures.
• Protects operations by keeping information confidential.
• Provides information by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing development and service issues.
• Accomplishes engineering and organization mission by completing related results as needed.
• Advanced knowledge and understanding of Software Engineering Concepts and Methodologies is required.
• Demonstrate MC Core Competencies.
• Strong communication skills -- both verbal and written – and strong relationship, collaboration skills and organizational skills.
• Ability to quickly learn and implement new technologies, frameworks and tools and support multiple concurrent activities and to interface with external / internal resources, working as a member of a matrix based diverse and geographically distributed project team.

All About You
• A record of successful delivery of software applications as an individual, team leader
• Excellent communicator and collaborator
• Problem solver and solution-seeking approach
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to communicate with all levels of management
• Ability to build rapport and relationships
• Understands the full SDLC
• Knowledgeable – possessing the technical knowledge, market knowledge, and other specialized knowledge of the team’s problem domain

Technical Skills required:- Java, Spring Boot, REST APIs, No-SQL DB, JSON, Cloud Technologies (PCF, Kubernetes), Angular 4+, experience of working in Agile environment

Education: Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Information Technology, Computer Science or Engineering or equivalent experience.

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.




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This Lead Software Engineer role at mastercard is based in Pune, India. The position is listed as on-site or hybrid. Check the full job description or apply directly to confirm the work arrangement.
Is the Lead Software Engineer role at mastercard full-time or part-time?
This is listed as a Full time position. It is posted as a Lead Software Engineer role in the India: Mastercard Technology Private Limited department at mastercard.
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This Lead Software Engineer position at mastercard was posted on Aug 7, 2026. Apply as soon as possible — early applications are often reviewed first.
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