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Manager, Software Engineering
Mastercard International Incorporated · 🇺🇸 O'Fallon, Missouri
Sponsorship verdict
Sponsorship possible
One solid signal, not two — worth applying, and worth asking about sponsorship early.
- Employer is on a government sponsor recordThe US Department of Labor certified 76 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 286 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
- The posting doesn’t mention sponsorshipSilence isn’t a refusal — ask the recruiter before investing much time.
- No salary bar for this routeH-1B has no fixed salary bar: the employer must pay at least the prevailing wage for the role and area. Cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level. Source: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/29/2025-23853/weighted-selection-process-for-registrants-and-petitioners-seeking-to-file-cap-subject-h-1b, rules effective 2026-02-27.
- What Mastercard International Incorporated paid sponsored hires in similar roles2 certified filings for “Manager, Product Development” (Software Developers) in NY: $161k–$161k, median $161k. Most were filed at wage level III (100%) — 3 lottery entries, ≈46% projected selection odds for cap-subject employers. Source: US Department of Labor LCA disclosure data (Oct 2025 – Jun 2026).
- Confirmed live todayWhen a source last listed this job as open.
US H-1B: cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level — Level I gets 1 entry, Level IV gets 4 (DHS projected selection odds ≈15% at Level I to ≈61% at Level IV). Universities and non-profit research employers are cap-exempt. The $100,000 fee for new petitions from abroad is currently blocked by a court order (appeal pending).
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Sponsor Radar — Mastercard International Incorporated
The US Department of Labor certified 76 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 286 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
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About the role
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 Manager, Software Engineering About the Role This is an exciting opportunity to join Mastercard's global credit card authorization program. We facilitate billions of transactions among issuers, acquirers, and service providers worldwide. We are looking for a strong software engineering people leader to build advanced technologies and applications that revolutionize payments. As a Software Engineering Manager, you will lead a cross-functional team while helping shape the strategic direction of critical payment systems. You will be responsible for driving engineering excellence across software design, development, testing, security, performance, operability, and delivery, ensuring solutions are scalable, resilient, and aligned with Mastercard's enterprise objectives. Role As a Software Engineering People Manager, you will: Team Leadership & Development • Serve as a servant leader for a cross-functional engineering team including Software Engineers, Technical Program Managers, and Product Manager-Technical roles. • Recruit, develop, and retain top engineering talent, ensuring a high-performing and diverse team. • Coach and mentor engineers, helping them grow technical expertise, leadership capabilities, and business acumen. • Conduct performance reviews, career development planning, and regular coaching conversations. Engineering Strategy & Enterprise Leadership • Partner with product, architecture, and business stakeholders to define technical strategies that support both team objectives and broader enterprise priorities. • Translate business and customer needs into actionable engineering roadmaps and technology initiatives. • Promote an enterprise mindset by identifying opportunities for cross-team collaboration, platform reuse, operational efficiencies, and shared engineering practices. Software Architecture & Design • Collaborate with architects and senior engineers to design scalable, secure, maintainable, and highly available systems. • Review and approve software designs and architectural decisions, ensuring alignment with enterprise architecture standards. • Guide teams in applying modern architecture patterns, API-first design principles, modular services, and event-driven architectures. • Drive design tradeoff discussions on balancing performance, maintainability, scalability, operational complexity, and business value. Software Development & Engineering Excellence • Remain technically engaged and provide guidance on software development best practices across the entire SDLC. • Promote clean code, reusable components, maintainable architecture, and engineering craftsmanship. • Review designs, code, and implementations with an emphasis on quality, security, resiliency, maintainability, and performance. • Guide engineers in applying effective use of data structures, algorithms, and performance-aware design techniques. Testing & Quality Engineering • Establish and promote best practices for unit testing, functional testing, integration testing, and automated quality validation. • Ensure teams maintain appropriate test coverage and incorporate testing into CI/CD pipelines. • Drive quality engineering practices that improve reliability, reduce defects, and increase confidence in releases. • Cham