Principal Software Engineer

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.