About this opportunity
Mastercard lists this Vice President, Software Engineering opportunity in atlanta, Georgia. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
Our Purpose
Mastercard powers economies and empowers people in 200+ countries and territories worldwide. Together with our customers, we're helping build a sustainable economy where everyone can prosper. We support a wide range of digital payments choices, making transactions secure, simple, smart and accessible. Our technology and innovation, partnerships and networks combine to deliver a unique set of products and services that help people, businesses and governments realize their greatest potential.
Title And Summary
Vice President, Software Engineering
Overview
Decision Stream is Mastercard's next-generation AI-native decisioning platform, designed to power intelligent, real-time decisions across fraud, authentication, payments, and risk. Built with a startup mindset and enterprise-scale ambition, the platform combines innovation, speed, and engineering excellence to redefine decisioning across Mastercard's global ecosystem.
We are seeking a visionary and hands-on VP of Software Engineering to help build and scale the platform. This leader will partner closely with Product, Architecture, AI, and Platform Engineering teams to drive technology strategy, architecture, engineering execution, and organizational growth.
What You'll Do
Lead Through Technical Excellence
Serve as a senior technology leader and role model for engineering teams.
Drive architecture, design, and technology decisions across distributed systems, streaming, AI, and cloud-native platforms.
Engage deeply with engineers, architects, and product leaders to solve complex technical challenges.
Influence engineering standards, software quality, and operational excellence.
Build and Scale the Platform
Help shape and deliver a highly scalable, resilient, and secure decisioning platform operating at Mastercard scale.
Balance long-term platform vision with day-to-day execution.
Drive simplicity, reliability, performance, and continuous innovation.
Build High-Performing Teams
Recruit, mentor, and develop exceptional engineering talent.
Foster a culture of ownership, technical curiosity, accountability, and collaboration.
Build strong technical leadership across engineering teams.
Deliver Business Outcomes
Partner closely with Product and business stakeholders to align engineering investments with customer and business value.
Drive execution from concept through production adoption.
Establish operational rhythms, engineering metrics, and continuous improvement practices.
Qualifications
Required
Proven experience leading software engineering teams building large-scale distributed platforms.
Strong hands-on technical background in cloud-native architectures, microservices, APIs, data platforms, and event-driven systems.
Demonstrated ability to influence architecture and engage deeply in technical design discussions.
Track record delivering highly available, resilient, and mission-critical systems at scale.
Strong collaboration, communication, and leadership skills.
Preferred
Experience with AI/ML platforms and intelligent decisioning systems.
Experience with technologies such as Kafka, Flink, Kubernetes, and modern cloud platforms.
Background in payments, fraud, risk, or financial services.
Experience building new platforms, products, or transformational technology initiatives.
Leadership Expectations
Operate as a builder, innovator, and servant leader.
Combine strategic thinking with hands-on technical engagement.
Demonstrate curiosity, ownership, and a bias for action.
Lead through technical credibility, coaching, and execution excellence.
Inspire teams to solve hard problems and deliver meaningful business outcomes.
"Expected to regularly engage in architecture reviews, design discussions, technology trade-off decisions, and critical problem-solving, while helping define the long-term technology vision for Decision Stream."
Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion
Mastercard is a merit-based, inclusive, equal opportunity employer that considers applicants without regard to gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, disabled or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We hire the most qualified candidate for the role. In the US or Canada, if you require accommodations or assistance to complete the online application process or during the recruitment process, please contact and identify the type of accommodation or assistance you are requesting. Do not include any medical or health information in this email. The Reasonable Accommodations team will respond to your email promptly.
Corporate Security Responsibility
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.
In line with Mastercard's total compensation philosophy and assuming that the job will be performed in the US, the successful candidate will be offered a competitive base salary and may be eligible for an annual bonus or commissions depending on the role. The base salary offered may vary depending on multiple factors, including but not limited to location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.
Mastercard benefits for full time (and certain part time) employees generally include:
insurance (including medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, disability, life insurance)
flexible spending account and health savings account
paid leaves (including 16 weeks of new parent leave and up to 20 days of bereavement leave)
80 hours of Paid Sick and Safe Time
25 days of vacation time and 5 personal days, pro-rated based on date of hire
10 annual paid U.S. observed holidays
401k with a best-in-class company match
deferred compensation for eligible roles
fitness reimbursement or on-site fitness facilities
eligibility for tuition reimbursement
and many more.
Mastercard benefits for interns generally include:
56 hours of Paid Sick and Safe Time
jury duty leave
on-site fitness facilities in some locations
Pay Ranges
San Francisco, California: $254,000 - $407,000 USD
Atlanta, Georgia: $212,000 - $339,000 USD
New York City, New York: $254,000 - $407,000 USD
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Worksite address
atlanta, GA, 30383, US
Who can apply
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