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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 Software Engineer II Overview Responsible for the analysis, design, development and delivery of software solutions Defines requirements for new applications and customizations, adhering to standards, processes and best practices Own software delivery tasks (code development, test, deployment) at an application/software component level Participate in team prioritization discussions with Product/Business stakeholders Able to troubleshoot and refactor existing code Adopt new languages and architecture patterns needed for the work Influence the decisions made by the team Assist peers and less experienced members Influence the decisions made by the team Demonstrate active learning and sharing of software practices via Guild/Engineering community initiatives Assist in technical documentation of APIs and services being delivered Experiences Has ability to write secure code in three or more languages (e.g., C, C+, C#, Java, JavaScript, COBOL, SQL) Familiar with secure coding standards (e.g., OWASP, CWE, SEI CERT) Understands and implements standard branching (e.g., Gitflow) and peer review practices Apply tools (e.g., Sonar, Zally, Checkmarx ) and techniques to scan and measure code quality and anti-patterns as part of development activity Understands and builds test code at unit level, service level, and integration level to ensure code and functional coverage Understands the use of basic design patterns (e.g., factory, adaptor, singleton, composite, observer, strategy, inversion of control) Understands requirement analysis being essential part of delivering value to our customers and partners and participate in elaboration, prioritization, and effort estimation Understands different SDLC practices (Waterfall/Scrum/Kanban/SAFe) and the delivery situations they are used for Understands the basic engineering principles used in building and running mission critical software capabilities (security, customer experience, testing, operability, simplification, service-oriented architecture) Familiar with different application patterns to implement different types of business processes (e.g., APIs, event-driven-services, batch-services, web-applications, big data) Understands Continuous Integration (CI) and Delivery (CD) concepts, and capabilities to support automation, pipelines, virtualization, and containerization Has ability to write code (in languages such as Java, Python, Ruby, Bash, Perl, Groovy) to build automation tasks that are repeatable and efficient Understands functional and non-functional testing types to elaborate and estimate test efforts 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.
Here's how to pick the right one and stand out in your application.
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That number is real. WorkMundi's database shows 144,883 open engineer roles across the world. India has the most with 31,687 jobs, followed by the United States with 30,084. If you just finished reading one job ad and felt paralyzed by choice, you're not alone—but this scale is actually an advantage. It means you can afford to be selective.
Start by geography and language. The majority of engineer ads—117,837 of them—have the job posting text written in English. Use that as one filter, but remember: the ad text language tells you nothing about whether the role actually requires you to speak English day-to-day. Read the job description carefully. Then check which countries have the volume you're targeting. Singapore, Poland, and Australia round out the top five after India and the US.
Next, learn who's hiring. Accenture has posted 2,801 engineer roles. andurilindustries, speechify, and jobgether are also actively recruiting. If you're applying to one of these names, research their hiring patterns and interview style before you apply. That homework pays off.
When you interview, expect the question every engineer hears: 'Tell me about a time you had to debug a problem that wasn't in your job description.' Have a specific story ready—not a general one. Name the tools, the deadline pressure, and what you learned. Hiring managers listen for whether you see problem-solving as part of the role itself, not a favour.