Software Engineer II

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 (https://www.mastercard.us/en-us/vision/who-we-are/diversity-inclusion.html) 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 SummarySoftware Engineer IIWho is Mastercard?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.Technology at MastercardWhat we create today will define tomorrow. Revolutionary technologies that reshape the digital economy to be more connected and inclusive than ever before. Safer, faster, more sustainable, and we need the best people to do it.Technologists who are energized by the challenges of a truly global network. With the talent and vision to create the critical systems and products that power global commerce and connect people everywhere to the vital goods and services they need every day.Working at Mastercard means being part of a unique culture. Inclusive and diverse, a rich collaboration of ideas and perspectives. A place that celebrates your strengths, values your experiences, and offers you the flexibility to shape a career across disciplines and continents. And the opportunity to work alongside experts and leaders at every level of the business, improving what exists, and inventing what's next.About the roleSoftware Engineers at Mastercard design and code artificial intelligence, cloud, and machine learning platforms that provide mission-critical insights to many of the world's leading organizations and governments. As a Software Engineer, you will deliver these products and solutions with speed and agility as part of a small team. This will involve developing high-performing, highly scalable software solutions and products for some of the world's top brands. Specific tasks vary depending on the project and the business unit that you join in.All staff at Mastercard are expected to demonstrate 'Mastercard Way' cultural values every day - own it, simplify it, sense of urgency, thoughtful risk-taking, unlock potential, and be inclusive - with a relentless focus on our customers. As a Software Engineer II at Mastercard, you are expected to perform the following general responsibilities:- Own tasks (dev, test, deployment) at an application/software component level- Able to troubleshoot and refactor existing code- Adopt new languages and architecture patterns needed for the work- Influence the decisions made by the team- Assist peers and less experienced membersAll about youIt is not expected that any single candidate would have expertise across all these areas.- Has strong programming skills in three or more languages (e.g., C, C+, C#,Java, JavaScript, SQL); familiar with secure coding standards (e.g., OWASP,CWE, SEI CERT) and vulnerability management- Understands and implements standard branching (e.g., Gitflow) and peerreview practices; Apply tools (e.g., Sonar, Zally, Checkmarx) and techniquesto scan and measure code quality and anti-patterns as part of developmentactivity; understands and builds test code at the unit level, service level, andintegration level to ensure code and functional coverage- Understand the basic tenets of building and running mission-critical softwarecapabilities (security, customer experience, testing, operability, simplification,service-oriented architecture)- Understand different application patterns to implement different types ofbusiness processes (e.g., APIs, event-driven-services, batch-services, web-applications, microservices); understands secure network protocols to protectdata in transit (e.g., IPSec, TLS, PGP, others)- Understands Continuous Integration (CI) and Delivery (CD) concepts andcapabilities to support automation, pipelines, virtualization, andcontainerization; Aware of configuration management using tools (e.g.,Puppet, Chef) and CI/CD tools (e.g., Artifactory, Jenkins, Git, Sonar)- Follows Mastercard testing standards; has skills to author test casesleveraging behavior-driven development and customer journey concepts;understand the organization of testing artifacts (e.g., test folders, sets, runs)- Some experience developing automated test suites, including unit testing,automated functional or end-to-end tests, and performance testing- Understand functional and non-functional testing types and elaborate andestimate test efforts; understand how to build robust tests to minimize defectleakage by performing regression, performance, deployment verification, andrelease testingEqual opportunities considerationsIn the US, Mastercard is an inclusive Equal Employment 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. If you require accommodations or assistance to complete the online application 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.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 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 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.