Our PurposeMastercard 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 SummaryManager, Software Engineering — ConnectivityThis role sits within Mastercard's Open Finance Europe – Connectivity team, responsible for building and operating scalable API connectivity to financial institutions across Europe.As a Manager, Software Engineering, you will lead a team of software engineers responsible for delivering secure, reliable, and scalable connectivity services. You will combine technical leadership with people management, driving engineering execution, fostering a high-performing team, and ensuring the successful delivery of business-critical initiatives.You will partner closely with Product, Architecture, Security, and business stakeholders to define engineering priorities, deliver new capabilities, improve platform reliability, and scale integrations across multiple European markets.Core ResponsibilitiesLead, mentor, and develop a high-performing team of software engineers through coaching, performance management, and career developmentOwn engineering execution for multiple initiatives, ensuring high-quality delivery from design through development, deployment, and production supportDrive technical excellence by promoting engineering best practices, architectural standards, code quality, security, testing, and operational excellenceCollaborate with Product Management to prioritize work, manage delivery commitments, and align engineering efforts with business objectivesPartner with Architecture, Security, SRE, and Platform Engineering teams to build scalable, resilient, and secure solutionsGuide system design and technical decision-making while empowering engineers to solve complex technical challengesEstablish engineering processes that improve delivery predictability, developer productivity, and operational efficiencyEnsure production stability through effective monitoring, incident management, root cause analysis, and continuous improvementFoster a culture of ownership, innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning across the teamDrive adoption of automation, CI/CD, observability, and AI-assisted engineering tools to improve engineering velocity and qualitySupport hiring, onboarding, workforce planning, and succession planning to build a strong engineering organizationCommunicate engineering progress, risks, and strategic initiatives to senior leadership and cross-functional stakeholdersTechnology StackC#, .NET 10, Web APIsJava/Spring Boot (preferred)Azure (App Services, Blob Storage, Key Vault, CI/CD)AWS (Microservices, S3, Redis, CI/CD Pipelines)PostgreSQL, FlywayGenerative AI tools (GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT, etc.)All About YouMust HaveProven experience leading and managing software engineering teams delivering cloud-native, highly available applicationsStrong technical background in backend engineering, API design, distributed systems, and production operationsDemonstrated ability to lead engineering teams through the full software development lifecycleExperience managing engineering delivery, balancing technical debt, platform reliability, and business prioritiesStrong coaching and mentoring skills with a passion for developing engineering talentExperience collaborating with Product Management and business stakeholders to translate business objectives into engineering outcomesExperience driving engineering best practices, including code quality, testing, security, DevOps, and operational excellenceFamiliarity with banking, payments, or Open Banking (PSD2) ecosystemsExcellent communication, stakeholder management, and leadership skillsStrong analytical and problem-solving abilities with a data-driven approach to decision-makingNice to HaveExperience leading teams delivering Open Banking or large-scale financial institution connectivity platformsExperience managing geographically distributed engineering teamsExperience with AI-assisted software development tools (GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT, etc.)Track record of improving engineering productivity through automation, platform engineering, and DevOps practicesExperience with Infrastructure as Code, cloud governance, and engineering platform modernizationExperience defining engineering metrics, OKRs, and operational KPIs to drive continuous improvementCorporate Security ResponsibilityAll 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, andComplete all periodic mandatory security trainings in accordance with Mastercard’s guidelines.