Principal Software Engineer
Job type
Full Time
Qualification
BA/BSc/HND
Location
Nairobi
Deadline
Not specified
Job description & requirements
Overview
- Mastercard is looking for a talented Principal Software Engineer to join the Mastercard Foundry Research and Development team in Nairobi. In this role you will be working with a highly agile development team building innovative large-scale software platforms and solutions from ideation to release.
- Our team is built on a foundation of research and development, mining innovation internally, innovating new product lines with emerging technology, managing new products from inception to market validation and engaging strategically with start-ups to shape the future of commerce with and for our customers.
- At Mastercard Foundry you will help define the future of commerce through new product development, emerging technology research and thought leadership.
About the Role:
As a Principal Software Engineer, you will:
- Lead the architecture & design of software systems and applications
- Influence architecture decisions across multiple teams
- Collaborate with product teams to understand requirements, identify solutions, and provide technical thought leadership
- Ensure solutions meet corporate security standards and adhere to operability principles.
- Drive a culture of engineering excellence
- Build great relationships with technical peers across the organization
All About You
- Broad experience as a Software Engineer / Full Stack Developer
- Working experience across a variety of languages and frameworks
- Experience designing distributed, mission-critical, highly available systems supporting millions of transactions daily
- Deep understanding of resiliency, fault tolerance and scalability patterns
- In depth knowledge of Public Cloud platforms, containers and container orchestration
- Hands-on technical leader who consistently demonstrates leadership, builds trust, develops talent and inspires the team
- High-energy, detail-oriented and proactive with the ability to function under pressure with minimal supervision
- Have a passion for continuous learning and enjoy challenging opportunities
- Strong communication skills – both verbal and written – with strong relationship building, collaborative skills and organizational skills
- Drives outcomes through strong commitment to timely delivery of key objectives
- Demonstrates strong decision-making skills
Required Experience
- Experience in software engineering within enterprise-scale environments.
- -Experience providing technical leadership, architecture guidance, or principal engineering contributions.
- -Demonstrated success designing and delivering large-scale distributed systems and leading complex engineering initiatives across multiple teams.
- Proven track record designing and delivering large-scale distributed systems.
- Experience leading complex engineering initiatives across multiple teams.
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