Principal Software Engineer (Go)

Our PurposeWe 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 SummaryPrincipal Software Engineer (Go)OverviewAs a member of the Software Defined Networking team, you will own and deliver the code to bring our network to the next level. As a "militantly automated" team, we work in source control and let pipelines drive our work. We believe in configuration modeling and defining standards via automation so the tooling can do the heavy lifting for us. You will join a high performing team that designs, builds, and runs world-class and leading-edge networking technology on many exciting platforms.Role• Design a plan and guide the team to execute it to continuously improve system performance through the use of telemetry, profiling and incremental architectural changes• Build and test software to manage network infrastructure and configuration• Create and participate in peer code reviews through pull requests• Ongoing evaluation and improvement of our software modules• Work with customers, partners and external vendors to ensure all needs are addressed• Work across internal IT teams to resolve complex issues• Contribute and lead Guild initiatives by engaging and mentoring engineers at all levels to improve the craftsmanship of Software EngineeringAll About You• Degree or similar in IT / Computer Science• Expert level knowledge and experience in Go• Experience with pprof or similar profiling tools• Write high quality, secure and clean code following SOLID design principles in multiple programming languages (e.g., Go, Python, C#, Java, JavaScript)Well versed in infrastructure as code and related tooling (e.g. Terraform, Chef, Ansible, etc.)• Understanding of OpenAPI and Open Telemetry.• Drive complex software projects from design and development to ongoing management• Experience with modern approaches to automated software testing• Experience with CI/CD topics and development methodologies (e.g. pipelines, pull requests, git, command line, etc.)• Proven ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines• Produce great technical documentation• Excellent communication skills and is eager to work on an awesome team• Intermediate understanding of network concepts such as load balancing, firewalls and protocolsMastercard 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 ResponsibilityAll 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 Mastercards 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 Mastercards guidelines.In line with Mastercards 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.