Mastercard

Lead Software Engineer - Java Spring Boot, Kafka and Event-Driven Architecture

Pune, India

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Mastercard's Payments Network Technology team is hiring a Lead Software Engineer in Pune, India. This role focuses on designing and building secure, scalable payment-network solutions using Java, Spring Boot, Kafka, and event-driven architecture. You will develop microservices and REST APIs, contribute to CI/CD and cloud-native practices, mentor team members, and collaborate with globally distributed engineering and product teams. Experience with AI-assisted engineering tools like GitHub Copilot is required, and payments domain knowledge is preferred.

Java

Spring Boot

Apache Kafka

Event-Driven Architecture

Microservices

REST APIs

SQL

NoSQL

Git

Automated Testing

CI/CD

Containers

Cloud-Native Platforms

SOLID Principles

Secure Coding Practices

Object-Oriented Design

GitHub Copilot

Claude CLI

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