_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

Principal Software Engineer, Software Builder Enablement

Who is Mastercard?

Mastercard is a global technology company in the payments industry. Our mission is 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. With connections across more than 210 countries and territories, we are building a sustainable world that unlocks priceless possibilities for all.

Overview

The Mastercard Software Builders Experience (MSBX) team is looking for a Principal Software Engineer to help drive our developer experience strategy forward by consistently innovating and problem-solving. The ideal candidate is passionate about empowering software engineers, highly motivated, intellectually curious, and thrives in a collaborative environment. This role is central to enhancing the experience of Mastercard’s software builders by simplifying development workflows, improving operational tooling, and enabling faster speed to market through scalable, secure, and intuitive solutions.

Role

Design and implement tools and services that streamline software development, deployment, and operational workflows across Mastercard

Collaborate with engineering guilds, SIGs, and product teams to identify friction points and co-create solutions that improve the builder experience

Build and maintain scalable, secure, and compliant systems that adhere to Mastercard’s architectural and engineering standards

Surface actionable insights within developer tools to enable data-driven decision-making and reduce cognitive overhead

Participate in open contribution models, reviewing and integrating community-driven enhancements to the MSBX platform

Drive experimentation and innovation by leveraging Mastercard’s scale while maintaining clear guardrails to protect customer trust

Engage in continuous learning and share knowledge through internal forums, learning sessions, and roadshows

Ensure all solutions are testable, observable, and auditable, supporting Mastercard’s compliance and security requirements

Preferred Skills And Attributes

Fluent in AWS CDK, Azure Bicep and Terraform

Fluent in Java, Python or GO

Proven history of building open-source software

Experience in Building Development Portals such as Backstage, Rapid Desktop Environments, Cloud Desktops for Developers, CI/CD pipelines and test frameworks

AWS or Azure Professional Certification

Mastercard is a merit-based, 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. We hire the most qualified candidate for the role. 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 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.

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.

Pay Ranges

Remote - North Carolina: $165,000 - $264,000 USD

Job Posting Window

Posting windows may change based on the volume of applications received and business necessity. Candidates are encouraged to apply expeditiously. R-251459