Software Engineer – Quality and Automation Engineer

Job Description

Batch : 2023/2022/2021/2020 & Before

We work to connect and power an inclusive, digital economy that benefits everyone, everywhere by making transactions safe, simple, smart and accessible. Using secure data and networks, partnerships and passion, our innovations and solutions help individuals, financial institutions, governments and businesses realize their greatest potential. Our decency quotient, or DQ, drives our culture and everything we do inside and outside of our company. We cultivate a culture of inclusion for all employees that respects their individual strengths, views, and experiences. We believe that our differences enable us to be a better team – one that makes better decisions, drives innovation and delivers better business results. 

Job TitleSoftware Engineer – Quality and Automation EngineerMastercard is the global technology company behind the world’s fastest payments processing network. We are a vehicle for commerce, a connection to financial systems for the previously excluded, a technology innovation lab, and the home of Priceless®. We ensure every employee has the opportunity to be a part of something bigger and to change lives. We believe as our company grows, so should you. We believe in connecting everyone to endless, priceless possibilities.

As a Software Quality Engineer, we build analytically intensive software on top of vast amounts of data served securely over the web to many of the world’s largest organizations.

Software Quality Engineers are responsible for ensuring great products and analytics for our users. At Mastercard, SQE work directly alongside software engineers and product managers in small teams and are deeply engaged throughout the entire development process. From feature outset to feature rollout, SQE are involved every step of the way guaranteeing the highest quality product and fastest possible software delivery. Innovation is also a key facet in the role. Software Quality Engineers are expected to never settle for the status quo in how Mastercard approaches its testing challenges and always look for ways to accelerate or improve the testing tactics taken.

This position is based out of our new Pune, India office, but will be working closely with our US teams based in Arlington, VA and New York City, NY.

Join a fast growing team and at Mastercard, you will play a vital role within a rapidly growing firm, working closely with experienced and driven engineers to solve these problems.

Role

Ensure all calculations are correct in all possible circumstances
Manage and coordinate large efforts allowing Mastercard to deliver software at a constantly rapid rate despite huge data volume
Make sure users, regardless of statistical background, have a great user-experience by understanding the end-user’s use-cases and the business problems they are trying to solve
Find and implement ways to automate testing as much as possible
Continue to innovate and consistently learn new technologies

Have an immediate opportunity for increased responsibility, leadership, and personal growth
Own the release management process for your team and innovate on code and database deployment methods for applications developed by your team

All about you/Ideal Candidate Qualifications

Prior experience in a statistical or technical role that required critical problem solving
Highly motivated professional with excellent attention to detail and organizational skills
Individuals who are curious, creative, and love open-ended problems
Demonstrated analytical / quantitative aptitude
Team first attitude, dedicated to team success
Keen sense of prioritization and ability to time
Prior technical or QA experience is a plus, but not necessary
Experience with database technologies, R statistics packages, agile software development processes, big data tools such as Splunk, and testing tools such as Selenium or jMeter is a plus
Strong English written and verbal communication skills
Mastercard is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity and inclusion. Applicants will be considered and treated without regard to gender, gender identity, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, veteran or disabled status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

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.