Title and SummarySoftware Engineer II (Backend - Java)
Overview
The Decision Management program enables intelligent, decision-based products through streaming analytics, providing the ability to govern decisions and manage their outcomes with business agility.
The platform leverages business rules and AI engines, streaming big-data technologies, in-memory data grids, APIs, and user interfaces to deliver real-time decisions at global scale.
We are looking for a Software Engineer II to join our DMP team in our Vancouver office.
The successful candidate will contribute hands-on to software design, development, testing, and delivery while collaborating with experienced engineers and supporting the growth of junior team members.
Are you:
• A strong software engineer with experience building high-performance applications?
• Excited about getting a 360-degree view of the coding world - writing code to develop a piece of code as well as write code to test it?
• Passionate about solving complex technical problems and delivering meaningful customer outcomes?
• Interested in building technology that helps prevent fraud across Mastercard transactions globally?
Role
• Design, develop, and maintain application functionality primarily using Java.
• Develop comprehensive unit, integration, and functional tests.
• Apply software engineering best practices to produce well-designed, maintainable, scalable, secure, and testable code.
• Take ownership of assigned features and backlog items from development through testing and delivery.
• Diagnose technical issues and develop creative solutions to complex problems.
• Collaborate with senior engineers and other team members to resolve technical challenges and delivery blockers.
• Participate actively in Scrum ceremonies, including refinement, planning, daily stand-ups, reviews, and retrospectives.
• Provide technical guidance, knowledge sharing, and mentoring to junior engineers.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to communicate development progress, technical considerations, risks, and next steps.
• Contribute consistently toward sprint and iteration commitments and overall team objectives.
• Leverage approved AI-assisted development tools, such as GitHub Copilot and Claude Code, to accelerate development, improve engineering productivity, and enhance code quality.
About You
Essential Knowledge / Experience
• Strong software development and programming skills with solid knowledge of Java.
• Strong knowledge of Spring and related Java frameworks.
• Good understanding of object-oriented design, software design principles, and development best practices.
• Experience with unit-testing and mocking frameworks such as JUnit, Mockito, or EasyMock.
• Good SQL knowledge and experience working with Oracle databases.
• Experience developing and supporting high-performance applications.
• Strong diagnostic, troubleshooting, and creative problem-solving skills.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities within business-driven timelines.
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum development environments and delivering against sprint and backlog commitments.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with engineering teams and technical/business stakeholders.
Desirable Skills
• Knowledge of agentic AI concepts and/or experience building custom AI agents, tools, or skills.
• Experience with testing frameworks such as REST Assured and Selenium WebDriver.
• Experience with IBM ILOG/ODM and Pivotal GemFire.
• Experience with Docker and Kubernetes.
• Experience with Angular.
• Experience with distributed, highly available, or real-time processing systems.
• BS in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field preferred.
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.
In line with Mastercard's total compensation philosophy and assuming that the job will be performed in Canada, the successful candidate will be offered a competitive pay based on location, experience and other qualifications for the role and may be eligible to participate in a discretionary annual incentive program.
Pay RangesVancouver, Canada: $91,000 - $140,000 CAD
