Lead Software Engineer/Architect - Java Full Stack with Angular/React

Role Overview: As a Lead Software Engineer/Architect in the Mastercard Services team, you will be responsible for designing and developing secure, reliable, and scalable solutions for globally distributed customer-facing products. You will work closely with development teams and stakeholders to promote agile development and create a culture of technical excellence and innovation. Your role will involve researching, creating, and evaluating technical solution alternatives using current and upcoming technologies and frameworks. As a hands-on leader, you will collaborate by writing interfaces, tests, and architecture fitness functions to ensure the delivery of high-quality products. Additionally, you will drive architectural design decisions, prioritize initiatives, mentor engineers, and contribute to improving the overall craftsmanship of Software Engineering. Key Responsibilities: - Design and develop secure, reliable, and scalable solutions for globally distributed customer-facing products - Support development teams and stakeholders, promoting agile development - Create a culture of technical excellence and innovation - Research, create and evaluate technical solution alternatives for business needs using current and upcoming technologies and frameworks - Collaborate by writing interfaces, tests, and architecture fitness functions - Work with business/product owners to architect and deliver new services and products - Participate and contribute to team's agile process and decisions - Drive prioritization decisions and trade-offs with product partners - Mentor engineers at all levels to improve Software Engineering craftsmanship - Consult across teams and organization lines to identify synergies and reuse opportunities - Conduct technical interviews for hiring engineering staff and raise the performance bar Qualifications Required: - 9-12 years of overall career experience in Software Development - Excellent expertise in Java Backend - Experience with React or Angular is a must - Experience in Architecture & High-Level Design - Hands-on experience in designing solutions and full stack development in modern technologies for large enterprise platforms - Proficiency in coding Microservices in Java, building UI/UX using frameworks such as React, Angular, spring boot, RDBMS, Oracle, and event-driven architecture - Experience deploying applications using CI/CD pipelines, docker containers, Kubernetes to Cloud platforms is preferred - Knowledge of Pivotal Cloud Foundry or other cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, or GCP is preferred - Ability to design and implement solutions focusing on non-functional concerns like Performance, Scalability, Availability, etc. - Strong communication skills to maintain internal and external alignment - Familiarity with industry trends and development methodologies - Ability to adapt to a fast-changing environment - Skills to promote and coach teams on full stack development and end-to-end service ownership - Ability to drive trade-off discussions based on value drivers - Experience in automation and operational testing practices - Proficient in agile and modern SDLC practices Note: The JD does not contain any additional details about the company. Role Overview: As a Lead Software Engineer/Architect in the Mastercard Services team, you will be responsible for designing and developing secure, reliable, and scalable solutions for globally distributed customer-facing products. You will work closely with development teams and stakeholders to promote agile development and create a culture of technical excellence and innovation. Your role will involve researching, creating, and evaluating technical solution alternatives using current and upcoming technologies and frameworks. As a hands-on leader, you will collaborate by writing interfaces, tests, and architecture fitness functions to ensure the delivery of high-quality products. Additionally, you will drive architectural design decisions, prioritize initiatives, mentor engineers, and contribute to improving the overall craftsmanship of Software Engineering. Key Responsibilities: - Design and develop secure, reliable, and scalable solutions for globally distributed customer-facing products - Support development teams and stakeholders, promoting agile development - Create a culture of technical excellence and innovation - Research, create and evaluate technical solution alternatives for business needs using current and upcoming technologies and frameworks - Collaborate by writing interfaces, tests, and architecture fitness functions - Work with business/product owners to architect and deliver new services and products - Participate and contribute to team's agile process and decisions - Drive prioritization decisions and trade-offs with product partners - Mentor engineers at all levels to improve Software Engineering craftsmanship - Consult across teams and organization lines to identify synergies and reuse opportunities - Conduct technical