Manager Software Engineering Job Listing at Mastercard in Lisbon, Lisbon (Job ID R-264651)

Description

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

Manager Software Engineering • Lead and manage a team of software engineers, ensuring delivery of high-quality, secure, and scalable solutions aligned with business objectives.
• Drive execution across multiple projects, ensuring alignment with timelines, priorities, and organizational goals.
• Collaborate with Product, Architecture, and Operations teams to translate business needs into technical deliverables.
• Provide strategic direction for system design, development, and integration using modern Java and Spring technologies.
• Oversee the full software development life cycle, ensuring adherence to MasterCard standards, processes, and compliance requirements.
• Promote engineering best practices, including code quality, security, testing, and documentation.
• Manage performance, career growth, and hiring of software engineers, fostering a high-performance and inclusive team culture.
• Coordinate with offshore and distributed teams to ensure effective collaboration and delivery consistency.
• Evaluate and recommend technologies and methodologies that enhance delivery efficiency and product quality.
• Ensure proactive problem management, incident resolution, and continuous improvement in system reliability and performance.

All About You:
• Proven experience managing software engineering teams delivering enterprise-scale applications.
• Strong background in Java and Spring Framework, with the ability to provide technical direction when needed.
• Solid understanding of software engineering methodologies, agile practices, and DevOps principles.
• Demonstrated success in people management, performance development, and leading distributed teams.
• Experience in delivering secure, high-availability solutions in financial services is preferred.
• Excellent communication, leadership, and organizational skills, with the ability to influence and drive outcomes.
• High-energy, proactive, and results-driven, with a passion for quality and continuous improvement.

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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