Lead Software Engineer

Overview

Lead software engineering projects and create enhanced software solutions while assuring that team activities meet functional requirements, service levels, coding best practices and non-functional requirements.

What you'll do

• Champion software development projects and deliver results as a technical leader.
• Research alternative technical solutions for changing business needs.
• Assure that daily team activities meet required service levels.
• Develop and lead major projects and complex assignments with broad scope and long-term business implications.
• Develop innovative solutions that meet specific business needs.
• Partner with scrum masters and project managers to lead day-to-day software development efforts.
• Assist in day-to-day software development efforts, including programming.
• Create proof-of-concept applications.
• Collaborate with business and technical partners.
• Assist in evaluating third parties and third-party products.
• Ensure adherence to established quality control practices.
• Create and maintain technology road maps.
• Ensure adherence to the established software development process.
• Communicate effectively with management, business owners and other stakeholders.
• Abide by Mastercard’s security policies and practices.
• Ensure the confidentiality and integrity of accessed information.
• Report suspected information security violations or breaches.
• Complete periodic mandatory security training in accordance with Mastercard’s guidelines.

What you'll need

• Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Information Technology, Computer Science or Engineering, or equivalent experience.
• Advanced knowledge and understanding of software engineering concepts and methodologies.
• Good knowledge of object-oriented programming, coding and debugging.
• Experience with configuration management tools such as Subversion and Git.
• Experience with ExtJS, Java, Spring, Hibernate, SQL and Oracle.
• Experience with web services including SOAP, REST, XML and XSL.
• JUnit and mocking experience.
• Understanding of software design principles, patterns, algorithms, data structures and multi-threading concepts.
• Solid experience with relational databases, including the ability to write efficient SQL queries and stored procedures.
• Ability to be high-energy, detail-oriented and proactive, function under pressure in an independent environment, and demonstrate initiative and self-motivation to drive results.
• Strong verbal and written communication, relationship, collaboration and organizational skills.
• Ability to quickly learn and implement new technologies, frameworks and tools; support multiple concurrent activities; and interface with external and internal resources as a member of a matrix-based, diverse and geographically distributed project team.
• Experience in Agile methodologies.
• IT experience in all phases of the development life cycle and in relationship building with business clients.
• Experience working with geographically distributed teams.
• Knowledge of the Java stack, including core and advanced Java, and the ability to understand architecture and deployment topology.

Nice to have

• JUnit frameworks such as JTest or Mockito.
• SAFe Agile experience.

Details

• Location: Pune, India.