Lead Software Engineer

Company Details
Name:MasterCard
Industry: Information Technology and Services
Description: Mastercard is a leading global payments & technology company that connects consumers, businesses, merchants, issuers & governments around the world.
Job Details
Job Type: Full Time
Workplace Type: On-site
Qualification: Diploma
Job Experience: Mandatory
Job Location: Nairobi County, Kenya
Closing Date: Undisclosed
Salary: Undisclosed
Other Pay: Benefits
Job Category: Telecommunications
Job Description

Specific Accountabilities:

  • Responsible for participating in innovation efforts by providing input both in terms of technology and product concepts
  • Work as part of a team to develop and deliver technology solutions.
  • Responsible for evaluating new technologies for technical fit with Mastercard technology standards
  • Mentor junior developers and supervise implementation of designed solution.

Experience/Education:
Experience Required:

  • Superior Object Oriented Programming knowledge and skills
  • Superior troubleshooting experience
  • Experience designing and implementing high-available, load-balanced, and/or clustered applications
  • Experience working directly with relational databases, especially Postgres or other relational DBs , with a strong knowledge of SQL and data modeling
  • Experience working with web-based applications
  • Experience working with web services (REST)
  • Experience with Unix-based shell scripts
  • Experience with multi-threaded applications/components
  • Experience with Spring/Spring Boot
  • Experience with CI/CD
  • Experience with Angular/React framework
  • Experience with AI PDLC (Product Development Lifecycle)
  • Application Server experience
  • Knowledgeable of PaaS platforms
  • Knowledgeable of 12-factor design/development
  • Knowledgeable of Micro-services design/development
  • Knowledgeable Big Data/NoSQL data stores (mongo, redis, etc)

Additionally, the candidate shall have the following:

  • Proven technical innovation that drives value to the business.
  • Excellent communications skills - written and verbal - including the ability to not only author clear and thorough documentation, but also present it to internal and external parties.
  • Provide assistance with maintenance and production issues.
  • Facilitate release-related activities including release estimates, design reviews and code reviews.
  • Demonstrated strengths in leadership, communication, and task/time management.

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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