Software Engineer II

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

Software Engineer II

Job Title: Test Automation and Site Reliability Engineer, Priceless Platform, Pune, India

Overview
Come talk to us, if you are interested in scaling an AWS based global platform, and if you are a fantastic SRE or Test Automation engineer with experience in testing globally distributed platforms, and ensuring that the platform and infrastructure is reliable. If you enjoy working in a high-growth, fast-paced startup like organization within Mastercard, we want to talk to you.
The Priceless Platform was created by a Silicon Valley startup that Mastercard acquired. We are experiencing significant growth, and we are looking for seasoned engineers in Pune, India, with experience and passion scaling an AWS cloud and cloud native platform.
An e-commerce like workflow platform, Priceless Platform is Mastercard’s premium B2B2C platform. It delivers experiences and benefits to banks and partners globally, for their customers. Even after becoming part of Mastercard, we continue to run at high velocity, and drive impact. Our portfolio is expanding significantly, and we need to flawlessly execute to grow the business, while also designing and building for scale.
The Role
We are looking for engineers experienced and passionate about Automation, SRE, Reliability at scale, and DevOps.
As a Test Automation and Site Reliability Engineer for the Priceless Platform, you will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining automated testing and deployment solutions to ensure the quality and reliability of our platform, and our global sites. You will collaborate closely with the software development team, product team, other quality engineers and other stakeholders to identify reliability and test requirements, create test or deployment plans, and implement automated testing and/or deployment strategies. The ideal candidate should have a strong background in software testing, proficiency in test automation tools and frameworks, SRE and DevOps practices for cloud deployed applications, and excellent problem-solving skills as well as attention to details.
You will collaborate with team members in Pune, US, and UK. This role is based out of our Mastercard office in Pune, India.

Responsibilities
• Build software and services. Build automation tests. Build monitoring infrastructure and deployment infrastructure.
• Collaborate with cross-functional engineers to build functional tests, load tests, security tests, testing as a service, while improving internal engineering standards, tooling, and automation processes.
• Work with other engineers, perform test design reviews to ensure high-quality software development, foster a culture of collaboration and continuous improvement within the team. Work with PMs to deliver Features
• The technology stacks we use – GoLang, PHP, Python, React, Golang and AWS serverless application model.
• Drive the adoption of agile methodologies, evolve the teams towards fast releases, and quick testing cycles through CI/CD automation.
• Improve the platform resilience by adapting modern cloud native architectural patterns.
• Partner with platform engineering leads to support in regulating cloud infrastructure, reduce operational cost and simplify vendor management.
• Makes recommendations to improve the process efficiency and effectiveness of platform reliability and operations.
• Thrive in a fast-paced startup environment, adapting quickly to changing requirements.
• Stay updated with open-source emerging technologies and industry trends.
• Emulate and drive Mastercard Way behaviors through collaborative behaviors, recognitions, coaching, and employee engagement.
• Recruit and hire diverse talent, always bringing in someone better than at least half the individuals in the role in the organization today.
• Provide technical support to our marketing campaigns and global promotions.

We are looking for someone who meets the following requirements:
Requirements:
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer science, Software engineering, or a related field (or equivalent work experience).
• 5+ years of experience as a Test Automation Engineer, SRE or DevOps similar role.
• Proficiency in test automation tools and frameworks (e.g. Playwright, Appium). Typescript preferred.
• Solid understanding of software testing methodologies, principles, and best practices.
• Experience with continuous integration and deliver (CI/CD) pipelines, version control systems (e.g., Git) and build tools (e.g., Jenkins, TeamCity).
• Knowledge of software development lifecycle (SDLC) and agile methodologies.
• Familiarity with relational databases and ability to write SQL queries for data validation.
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills with keen attention to detail.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.
• Self-motivated and able to work independently as well as in a team environment.
• Certifications in software testing (e.g., ISTQB, CETPA, CSTE) and/or test automation tools/frameworks would be a plus.
In conclusion, if you are passionate about the quality assurance, have a knack for automation, and enjoy working in a collaborative and fast-paced environment, we would love to hear from you. Join our team and contribute to the development of cutting-edge software solutions through effective test automation strategies.

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.