Manager, Software Engineering - Java Spring Boot

Overview

Manager, Software Engineering (Java Spring Boot) for Payments Network Technology at Mastercard, leading one or more software engineering squads.

What you'll do

• Lead, coach, and develop one or more software engineering squads.
• Own delivery, quality, operational readiness, and production outcomes for Java and Spring Boot services.
• Guide design and implementation of microservices, REST APIs, Kafka-based integrations, and event-driven solutions.
• Manage team capacity, hiring, performance development, career planning, and succession.
• Partner with product, architecture, quality engineering, operations, and dependent teams on priorities, risks, and dependencies.
• Drive secure engineering, automated testing, CI/CD, observability, resiliency, and continuous improvement.
• Communicate delivery status, technical decisions, risks, and trade-offs to stakeholders.

What you'll need

• Hands-on experience with Java and Spring Boot development.
• Experience with microservices, REST APIs, Kafka (or similar messaging), and event-driven architecture.
• Knowledge of SQL or NoSQL databases, Git, automated testing, CI/CD, containers, and cloud-native platforms.
• Understanding of secure, scalable, resilient, and observable software design.
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, IT, engineering, or related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• AI-assisted engineering tools experience, including GitHub Copilot and Claude CLI.

Nice to have

• Payments or financial-services domain knowledge.

Details

• Location: Pune, India.