Software Engineer II (Backend _ Java)

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 (Backend _ Java) Who is Mastercard? Mastercard is a global technology company in the payments industry. Our mission is 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. With connections across more than 210 countries and territories, we are building a sustainable world that unlocks priceless possibilities for all. Overview 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. Are you: • A strong software engineer with experience building high-performance applications? • 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? Role • 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. About You Essential Knowledge / Experience • Strong software development and programming skills with solid knowledge of Java. • Strong knowledge of Spring and related Java frameworks. • Good understanding of object-oriented design, software design princip