Lead Software Engineer - Full Stack (Java, Micro-services, React/Angular)

Job Title Lead Software Engineer - Full Stack (Java, Micro-services, React/Angular)

Ethoca Smart Subscriptions Overview Ethoca Smart Subscriptions, part of Mastercard’s Consumer Clarity suite, enables issuers to provide customers with seamless visibility and control over their subscription payments directly within banking applications. The team builds scalable, API-driven platforms that identify, enrich, and manage subscription payments, helping reduce disputes, improve transparency, and enhance customer experience. Engineers work on high-impact, cloud-native solutions integrated with Mastercard’s global infrastructure, delivering real-time insights and actions for millions of users.

Who is Mastercard? Mastercard is a global technology company in the payments industry. Our mission is to connect and power an inclusive, digital economy that benefits everyone, everywhere by making transactions safe, simple, smart and accessible. Using secure data, networks, partnerships, and innovation, we help individuals, financial institutions, governments and businesses realize their greatest potential. With connections across more than 210 countries and territories, we are building a sustainable world that unlocks priceless possibilities for all.

Role

• Act as a technical lead to deliver end-to-end product development
• Build full-stack solutions using microservices, event-driven architectures and cloud-native technologies
• Ensure quality, performance, security, and other NFR benchmarks
• Mentor and guide engineering teams; drive adoption of best practices and new technologies
• Collaborate with global stakeholders including Product, Business, Architecture and other engineering teams
• Lead initiatives to improve automation, engineering efficiency and product quality
• Drive POCs and technology decisions aligned with business and platform needs

All About You

• 10–15 years of experience as a hands-on technologist with strong Object-Oriented Design and clean coding practices in Java (SOLID principles)
• Strong expertise in microservices, event-driven architecture and scalable system design
• Experience with Spring Boot, cloud platforms and Agile (SAFe) delivery models
• Proven experience in building real-time, high-scale applications
• Strong problem-solving mindset with ability to design innovative, scalable solutions