Manager, Software Engineering

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

Manager, Software Engineering

Overview:
Mastercard’s Marketing Services team is seeking a Manager of Software Engineering to lead the development and delivery of technical solutions powering digital media analytics and data science applications. This role will be central to designing innovative tools that automate and optimize digital marketing efforts. You will lead a global team of software engineers and data scientists while closely collaborating with product, data, and business teams to scale Mastercard’s presence in the digital advertising ecosystem.
We are looking for a leader who combines strong technical expertise with strategic thinking and a passion for innovation. If you are excited by building data-driven marketing platforms, mentoring high-performing teams, and working across time zones—including occasional early or flexible hours to coordinate with Europe and India—this is the role for you.
This is a hybrid position based in Vancouver, Canada, requiring three days per week onsite.
Role:
• Lead a multi-disciplinary team of engineers and data scientists to design, develop, and deliver scalable software platforms for digital marketing analytics.
• Own technical architecture decisions and provide guidance on building reliable microservices using Java, Spring Boot, and modern frameworks.
• Build and optimize APIs and backend services that integrate with front-end platforms and data pipelines.
• Provide hands-on leadership in designing and scaling digital media planning and performance measurement tools.
• Partner with offshore engineering teams to drive alignment and on-time delivery of global technology solutions.
• Collaborate with product and business leaders to translate business needs into technical solutions, using Agile methodologies.
• Champion engineering best practices, including test automation (BDD), CI/CD, and performance monitoring.
• Evaluate and introduce new technologies aligned with Mastercard’s enterprise architecture standards.
• Support operational excellence by improving platform reliability, scaling, and maintainability using data and metrics.
• Mentor and grow talent, fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration, and high standards within the engineering team.
• Ensure platform security and compliance, while balancing speed of delivery and long-term maintainability.
• Drive continuous improvement in the software development lifecycle, ensuring alignment with Mastercard's technical and business strategies.
All about you:
• Proven experience leading engineering teams delivering scalable, production-grade applications—preferably in an Agile/Scrum environment.
• Strong technical skills in Java, Spring Boot, and RESTful microservices architecture.
• Experience building or supporting data science products, using tools like Python, Streamlit, and Jupyter.
• Solid understanding of modern web development (e.g., React, Angular, NodeJS, GraphQL).
• Demonstrated experience with domain-driven design and event-driven architectures.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, using tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or similar.
• Deep expertise in troubleshooting distributed systems and guiding long-term architectural improvements.
• Strong communicator with the ability to evangelize complex ideas to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Passionate mentor who invests in team development, sharing knowledge and sponsoring team members’ growth.
• Proven ability to work collaboratively across global teams, navigating cultural and time zone differences effectively.
• Enthusiastic about applying enterprise tools and metrics to drive SDLC improvements and platform evolution.
• Strategic thinker who aligns technical decisions with business priorities and industry trends, acting as a key technical voice for the organization.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience).
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Corporate Security Responsibility

All activities involving access to Mastercard assets, information, and networks comes with an inherent risk to the organization and, therefore, it is expected that every person working for, or on behalf of, Mastercard is responsible for information security and must:

• 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.

Pay Ranges

Vancouver, Canada: $127,000 - $203,000 CAD