Director, Software Engineering - Java

Mastercard — Pune, India

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 Director, Software Engineering - Java Overview The Director, Software Engineering will lead the engineering strategy, delivery, and operational excellence for Mastercard’s Next Generation File Transfer (NGFT) platform—our strategic solution for modernizing file transfer across global products and regions. This role is accountable for ensuring platform stability, scalability, and regulatory compliance, while enabling the migration from legacy systems and supporting critical business flows such as clearing and settlement. Role Major Accountabilities Own end-to-end delivery and health of the NGFT platform, including core transfer engine, orchestration, and supporting services. Define and execute the engineering strategy and roadmap, balancing platform stability with long-term modernization Lead and develop multiple engineering teams and managers across global locations Drive operational excellence, including platform observability, incident management, and resiliency improvements. Ensure architecture supports scalability, modularity, and high availability across multi-region deployments. Partner with Product, TPM, SRE, and business stakeholders to deliver critical platform capabilities and migrations Represent engineering in executive forums, communicating risks, progress, and strategic direction Establish and enforce engineering best practices across SDLC, testing, and security. Leadership & Team Management Build and scale a high-performing enginee

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