Software Engineering Manager

We are seeking a Manager, Software Engineering to lead the development and evolution of Mastercard’s Sanctions Screening solutionsThese solutions help financial institutions assess sanctions risk for payment transactions in real time, supporting regulatory compliance, risk management and secure global payment processingThis role is a hybrid of roughly 70% technical leadership and 30% people managementThe successful candidate will remain deeply involved in system solutioning, technical designs, engineering execution and continuous improvement on AI assist software development workflow while also building, mentoring and leading a high-performing engineering team(of 7 people now)Technical Leadership (70%)Own the technical direction, architecture and delivery strategy for the Sanctions Service platform, built in Java and C++ primarilyLead the design and implementation of scalable, reliable and secure software solutions meeting the common of enterprise standardsDrive engineering excellence through design reviews, code quality, operational readiness and best practicesPartner with Product, Architecture, Compliance and Operations teams to deliver business-critical capabilitiesLead incident response, root cause analysis and continuous improvement initiativesDrive modernization efforts focused on scalability, resilience, cloud readiness and operational efficiencyServe as the senior technical escalation point for complex engineering and production challengesAI & Agentic EngineeringDefine and execute a strategy for adopting AI-assisted and agentic engineering capabilities across the software development lifecycleLeverage AI tools to improve software delivery, testing, operational support, documentation and developer productivity, focusing on achieve faster iteration on requirements gathering, specification elaboration and concepts validationIdentify opportunities to automate engineering workflows and reduce operational overheadEstablish guardrails and governance for responsible AI adoption, including security, transparency and human oversightFoster a culture of experimentation and innovation while maintaining strong compliance and risk controlsPeople Leadership (30%)Lead and develop a high-performing team of software engineersConduct regular coaching, career development discussions and performance management activitiesCreate an inclusive, accountable and psychologically safe team culturePartner with recruiting to attract, retain and develop top engineering talentDrive planning, prioritization and execution of team roadmaps and delivery commitmentsEstablish clear goals, expectations and ownership across the teamWhat Success Looks Like:A high-performing engineering team with strong engagement, accountability and technical excellencePredictable delivery of secure, scalable and reliable Sanctions Service capabilitiesSuccessful adoption of AI-enabled engineering practices proven by industries that improve productivity and delivery qualityMeasurable improvements in platform resilience, operational efficiency and customer outcomesStrong alignment across engineering, product, compliance and operational stakeholdersDemonstrated ability to balance hands-on technical leadership with people management responsibilitiesProven experience leading software engineering teams and delivering large-scale enterprise software solutionsExperience managing product roadmaps, business priorities, engineering deliverables and technical risksExperience with Agile software development and modern engineering practicesStrong technical background with experience designing distributed, highly available systemsPassion for mentoring engineers and building high-performing teamsStrong communication, collaboration and stakeholder-management skillsExperience in payments, financial services, compliance, fraud, sanctions screening or risk management will be a great bonusExperience leveraging AI-assisted development tools, agentic workflows or intelligent automation solutionsKnowledge of cloud platforms, DevOps practices and modern observability toolingExperience operating services in regulated, security-sensitive environmentsBachelor’s in computer science, Engineering or a related discipline
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