Jobs at MasterCard

4,346 open positions

MasterCard, a global payments network founded in 1966, leverages technology to secure digital transactions for merchants, banks, and consumers worldwide. Its engineering teams focus on blockchain research, AI‑driven fraud detection, and cloud‑native payment APIs that power millions of transactions daily.

Open roles span software engineering, data science, cybersecurity, DevOps, product management, and UX design. Candidates can expect rigorous technical interviews, access to cutting‑edge tools like AWS, Azure, and Kubernetes, and opportunities to work on cross‑regional fintech projects that influence billions in payment volume.

Job Transparency aggregates MasterCard salaries, bonus ranges, and employee sentiment from recent applicants. By comparing the company’s pay bands with industry averages, applicants can negotiate confidently and gauge growth prospects before submitting an application.

Lead Software Engineer

Company: Mastercard

Location: Pune, India

Posted Jan 22, 2025

Mastercard is a global technology company in the payments industry, aiming to power an inclusive, digital economy. They offer secure, simple, smart, and accessible digital payment solutions worldwide. The company is currently seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join their AI/ML Workbench team, focusing on technologies like Kubernetes, Kubeflow, Python, Golang, and data privacy. The role involves participating in team prioritization, estimating and delivering tasks, automating build and operation aspects, and driving integration of services.

Senior Counsel

Company: Mastercard

Location: O'Fallon, MO

Posted Jan 22, 2025

Mastercard is seeking a Senior Counsel to join their global law team, focusing on providing legal coverage for technology initiatives and ensuring security. The role involves offering cybersecurity legal advice, supporting product development, and ensuring compliance. The ideal candidate should have a strong cybersecurity background, expertise in information security laws, and experience in contract drafting and negotiation.

Senior Vice President, Builders Enablement Program

Company: Mastercard

Location: Tampa, FL

Posted Jan 22, 2025

Mastercard is seeking a highly experienced Senior Vice President to lead its Builders Enablement and Cloud Transformation and Strategy. The role involves driving the organization's cloud adoption, innovation, and strategic initiatives. Key responsibilities include developing and executing a comprehensive cloud strategy, leading the development of the Developer Workbench, partnering with other executives, advising on cloud adoption trends, overseeing cloud migration projects, ensuring security and reliability of cloud infrastructure, collaborating with IT and business teams, and managing relationships with cloud service providers. The ideal candidate should have a strong background in software engineering, a proven track record of driving innovation and efficiency through technology, and excellent leadership and interpersonal skills.

Director, Business Development

Company: Mastercard

Location: Mumbai, India

Posted Jan 22, 2025

Vice President, Open Banking Sales

Company: Mastercard

Location: New York, NY

Posted Jan 22, 2025

Mastercard is a global technology company in the payments industry, aiming to connect and power an inclusive, digital economy. Their mission is to make transactions secure, simple, smart, and accessible. They support a wide range of digital payment choices and combine technology, innovation, partnerships, and networks to deliver unique products and services. The Vice President, Open Banking Sales role involves leading a team to build and grow Mastercard Open Banking partnerships, focusing on digital merchants, acquirers, payment facilitators, and financial institutions. The ideal candidate should be a strong people leader with a successful track record in sales strategy execution, possess a strategic mindset, and have substantial experience in business development and solution-based sales.

Senior Platform Architect

Company: Mastercard

Location: Dublin, Ireland

Posted Jan 22, 2025

Mastercard is seeking a Senior Platform Architect for Infrastructure Design Services. The role involves designing and delivering internet infrastructure solutions, generating high-level system requirements, and ensuring alignment with MasterCard's security, scalability, and availability standards. The ideal candidate should have thorough knowledge of network, operating system principles, and web architecture, along with strong communication and collaborative skills. The position requires experience with Microsoft Visio, internet security, and other internet technologies. The role also involves researching new technology for possible deployment, managing and supporting internet infrastructure components, and ensuring system stability and future compatibility.

Lead Software Engineer

Company: Mastercard

Location: O'Fallon, MO

Posted Jan 22, 2025

Mastercard is seeking a Lead Software Engineer to join their St. Louis performance Agile team. The role involves improving transaction time for millions of daily credit card transactions globally. The engineer will work closely with other authorization development teams, using and enhancing tools to assess transaction time each release. Key responsibilities include identifying performance risks, determining bottlenecks, designing and executing performance tests, and improving the performance environment. The ideal candidate should have a passion for solving complex technical challenges, experience in automation, understanding of throughput, latency, memory, and CPU utilization, and familiarity with Linux environments and C/C++ development. Mastercard offers a competitive salary, comprehensive benefits, and opportunities for professional growth.

Senior Counsel - Privacy & Data Protection

Company: Mastercard

Location: Arlington, VA

Posted Jan 22, 2025

Mastercard is seeking a Senior Counsel for Privacy & Data Protection to ensure compliance with credit risk and privacy laws while enabling data-driven innovation. The role involves advising on privacy by design for new products, identifying business requirements from new privacy and credit risk laws, and collaborating with internal stakeholders on regional privacy analysis. The ideal candidate should have a JD, experience in credit risk analytics, expertise in credit reporting laws, and strong communication skills.

Senior Accountant - CA/CPA, ASC 842 Lease Accounting

Company: Mastercard

Location: Pune, India

Posted Jan 22, 2025

Mastercard is seeking a Senior Accountant for its Lease Accounting team. The role involves maintaining accounting for leased assets, providing guidance to regions and business units, and meeting departmental targets. The ideal candidate should have a Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance, CPA or Chartered Accountant certification, and extensive experience in US GAAP and lease accounting under ASC 842. They should also possess strong analytical skills, problem-solving abilities, and excellent communication skills. The role offers opportunities for process improvement, automation, and customer service.

Lead Data Scientist

Company: Mastercard

Location: Pune, India

Posted Jan 22, 2025

Mastercard is seeking a Lead Data Scientist to join their Enterprise Information Management team. The role involves developing and supporting data-enabled solutions that are strategic for the business, utilizing the latest technologies. The ideal candidate will independently manage and manipulate large data sets, apply various analytical techniques, and develop sophisticated data models. They will also participate in data quality initiatives and lead in building models and algorithms. The role requires strong background in SQL, experience with open-source tools, predictive analytics, machine learning, and other data techniques. A Masters in computer science/STEM area is preferable, with a B.Tech/B.E/BS in computer science or quant being required.

Senior Software Engineer

Company: Mastercard

Location: London, United Kingdom

Posted Jan 22, 2025

Mastercard is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for its Builders' Enablement Program. The role involves designing and implementing microservice capabilities in Java, developing high-quality, secure, scalable, and maintainable software solutions, and mentoring junior engineers. The ideal candidate should have 7+ years of experience in OOP/OOAD with Java JDK 8 or higher, knowledge of Tomcat, Spring Boot, Spring Security, Hibernate, REST microservices architecture, Kubernetes, SQL, Multi-threading, Message Queuing & Distributed Systems, and experience with one or more Cloud platforms. Familiarity with DevSecOps/CI-CD, Site Reliability experience for distributed systems is an advantage. The role requires adherence to Mastercard Engineering Principles, Builders Enablement Development standards, and Corporate Security guidelines.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is it like to work at MasterCard?
MasterCard offers a hybrid work model with flexible remote options, a focus on inclusion, and a culture that rewards innovation. Employees gain access to MasterCard Academy for continuous learning, a comprehensive wellness program, and a clear promotion path that emphasizes data‑driven performance metrics.
What types of positions are available at MasterCard?
The company hires across software engineering, data science, machine learning, cybersecurity, cloud infrastructure, product management, UX/UI design, quality assurance, and technical program management. Roles range from entry‑level developer to senior architect, with projects in payment security, API development, and fintech scalability.
How can I stand out as an applicant for MasterCard?
Show quantifiable achievements—such as reducing transaction fraud by X% or improving API throughput by Y%. Tailor your portfolio to MasterCard’s tech stack (Java, Python, React, AWS, Kubernetes). Highlight experience with secure payment protocols, and emphasize cross‑functional collaboration with product and finance teams.

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