Principal Data Engineer - Finance Modernization

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

Principal Data Engineer - Finance Modernization

Mastercard Overview

Mastercard is seeking talented professionals to join our team and contribute to our mission of connecting and powering an inclusive, digital economy that benefits everyone, everywhere. Our ideal candidate thrives in a collaborative environment, embraces challenges, and is committed to achieving excellence. If you are ready to advance your career and be part of a forward-thinking company that values creativity, dedication, and professional growth, we invite you to explore this exciting opportunity with Mastercard.

Role Overview

Mastercard is on a journey to modernize and advance our Finance Technology landscape, covering Billing, Financial Planning, Accounting, Settlement, Treasury, Reporting and Analytics. As a Principal Data Engineer, you will play a critical role in shaping and executing the finance transformation technical roadmap. You will be responsible for designing, developing, and delivering high-impact technology solutions that align with our business and technical objectives. By collaborating with cross-functional teams, including business / product owners and other technical experts, you will ensure that our solutions meet evolving customer needs while improving performance, scalability, and reliability. This role offers the opportunity to drive technical excellence, mentor engineers, and build solutions in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

As a Principal Data Engineer, you will be responsible for the following :

• Collaborate closely with finance, business and technical stakeholders to translate requirements into technical specifications, driving features from inception to delivery.
• Partner with data and engineering teams to establish robust data pipelines, implement advanced data modeling, and ensure seamless integration across diverse systems and domains.
• Facilitate trade-off discussions with both business and technical stakeholders to balance priorities and make informed decisions.
• Ensure alignment between business goals and technical execution, making sure features and solutions meet business requirements and customer needs.
• Participate in sprint planning, retrospectives, and other agile ceremonies to ensure the team is aligned and delivering efficiently.
• Drive the adoption of best practices in software engineering, including code reviews, testing, and continuous integration / continuous delivery (CI / CD).
• Optimize the cost / benefit of software features and architecture, ensuring scalability, performance, and operational efficiency.
• Act as a technical leader providing guidance on complex technical challenges and driving resolution, ensuring solutions align with Mastercard’s engineering and data principles, and technical policies.
• Identify opportunities for process improvements, helping to streamline workflows and enhance team productivity.
• Mentor and guide engineers across various experience levels, helping them grow technically and improve their software and data engineering skills.

Skills and Experiences

Qualifications

Mastercard is a merit-based, inclusive, equal opportunity employer that considers applicants without regard to gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, disabled or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We hire the most qualified candidate for the role. In the US or Canada, if you require accommodations or assistance to complete the online application process or during the recruitment process, please contact reasonable_accommodation@mastercard.com and identify the type of accommodation or assistance you are requesting. Do not include any medical or health information in this email. The Reasonable Accommodations team will respond to your email promptly.

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 the US, the successful candidate will be offered a competitive base salary and may be eligible for an annual bonus or commissions depending on the role. The base salary offered may vary depending on multiple factors, including but not limited to location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Mastercard benefits for full time (and certain part time) employees generally include : insurance (including medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, disability, life insurance); flexible spending account and health savings account; paid leaves (including 16 weeks of new parent leave and up to 20 days of bereavement leave); 80 hours of Paid Sick and Safe Time, 25 days of vacation time and 5 personal days, pro-rated based on date of hire; 10 annual paid U.S. observed holidays; 401k with a best-in-class company match; deferred compensation for eligible roles; fitness reimbursement or on-site fitness facilities; eligibility for tuition reimbursement; and many more.

Pay Ranges

O'Fallon, Missouri : $165,000 - $264,000 USD

Miami, Florida : $165,000 - $264,000 USD