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# Lead Software Engineer at Mastercard

Department: Other

Compensation · Listed in posting

$140,000 – $231,000/yr

**Location**
: O’Fallon, Missouri

**Type**
: Full-time

**Level**
: lead/mgmt

**Posted**
: Oct 1, 2026

## Description

Mastercard is hiring a Lead Software Engineer for its Authentication Program to develop secure, scalable authentication products for e-commerce transactional use cases. The role leads architecture, microservices, APIs, testing, reliability, observability, troubleshooting, code quality, and engineering excellence while mentoring engineers and collaborating with product and business stakeholders. It requires full-stack Java, microservices, cloud, security, and DevOps experience, and is based in O'Fallon, Missouri with a base salary of $140,000–$231,000 USD.

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