Backend Software Engineer
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Summary
Backend Software Engineer II at Mastercard's Vancouver office, building Java-based application functionality for the Decision Management platform (streaming analytics, AI engines, real-time fraud decisions), writing tests, working in Scrum, and mentoring junior engineers.
- The Decision Management program enables intelligent, decision-based products through streaming analytics, providing the ability to govern decisions and manage their outcomes with business agility
- The platform leverages business rules and AI engines, streaming big-data technologies, in-memory data grids, APIs, and user interfaces to deliver real-time decisions at global scale
- We are looking for a Software Engineer II to join our DMP team in our Vancouver office
- The successful candidate will contribute hands-on to software design, development, testing, and delivery while collaborating with experienced engineers and supporting the growth of junior team members
- Design, develop, and maintain application functionality primarily using Java
- Develop comprehensive unit, integration, and functional tests
- Apply software engineering best practices to produce well-designed, maintainable, scalable, secure, and testable code
- Take ownership of assigned features and backlog items from development through testing and delivery
- Diagnose technical issues and develop creative solutions to complex problems
- Collaborate with senior engineers and other team members to resolve technical challenges and delivery blockers
- Participate actively in Scrum ceremonies, including refinement, planning, daily stand-ups, reviews, and retrospectives
- Provide technical guidance, knowledge sharing, and mentoring to junior engineers
- Collaborate with stakeholders to communicate development progress, technical considerations, risks, and next steps
- Contribute consistently toward sprint and iteration commitments and overall team objectives
- Leverage approved AI-assisted development tools, such as GitHub Copilot and Claude Code, to accelerate development, improve engineering productivity, and enhance code quality
- Excited about getting a 360-degree view of the coding world - writing code to develop a piece of code as well as write code to test it?
- Passionate about solving complex technical problems and delivering meaningful customer outcomes?
- Interested in building technology that helps prevent fraud across Mastercard transactions globally?
- A strong software engineer with experience building high-performance applications?
- Experience working in Agile/Scrum development environments and delivering against sprint and backlog commitments
- Good understanding of object-oriented design, software design principles, and development best practices
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities within business-driven timelines
- Experience developing and supporting high-performance applications
- Good SQL knowledge and experience working with Oracle databases
- Strong software development and programming skills with solid knowledge of Java
- Strong diagnostic, troubleshooting, and creative problem-solving skills
- Strong knowledge of Spring and related Java frameworks
- Experience with unit-testing and mocking frameworks such as JUnit, Mockito, or EasyMock
- Knowledge of agentic AI concepts and/or experience building custom AI agents, tools, or skills
- Ability to collaborate effectively with engineering teams and technical/business stakeholders
- Experience with testing frameworks such as REST Assured and Selenium WebDriver
- Experience with IBM ILOG/ODM and Pivotal GemFire
- Experience with Docker and Kubernetes
- Experience with Angular
- BS in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field preferred
- Experience with distributed, highly available, or real-time processing systems