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Lead Software Engineer
Mastercard
O'Fallon, MissouriPosted Aug 27, 2026 · 2h ago
Full-timeLeadOn-siteFintech
About this role
Mastercard is seeking a Lead Software Development Engineer to drive software architecture, engineering strategy, and delivery for their next-generation payment platforms. This role involves hands-on leadership, architecture ownership, modernization, and adoption of AI-powered engineering practices.
What we are looking for
6- Lead software design and architecture decisions
- Define engineering standards for development, testing, security, and deployment
- Architect highly available, fault-tolerant distributed systems
- Design and implement large-scale event-driven architectures
- Lead development using PCF, Kubernetes, Docker, and CI/CD
- Lead adoption of AI-assisted development and AI agents