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Principal Software Engineer at Mastercard

Department: Other

Compensation

$195,000 – $323,000/yr

Setup
Remote
Location
Centreville, Virginia · Atlanta, Georgia
Type
Full-time
Level
staff+
Posted

Description

Mastercard is hiring a Principal Software Engineer for its Decision Stream program to lead enterprise-scale software engineering and technical leadership for a next-generation Decision Management Platform. The role combines hands-on development of distributed systems, AI-assisted development, real-time decisioning, platform tooling, and customer experience with architectural strategy, mentorship, and organization-wide engineering initiatives. Candidates should have extensive software engineering and technical leadership experience, proven delivery of large-scale distributed systems, expertise in cloud and AI/data platforms, and a bachelor’s degree or equivalent; advanced degrees are preferred. The role may be performed from home or in the United States or Canada, with listed base salary ranges for Arlington, Virginia and Atlanta, Georgia.

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