R&D Team Leader

Title and Summary

R&D Team Leader

Who is Mastercard?

Mastercard is a global technology company in the payments industry. Our mission is to power an inclusive digital economy that benefits everyone, everywhere-making transactions safe, simple, smart, and accessible. Through secure data, innovative solutions, and strong partnerships, we help individuals, businesses, and governments realize their full potential.
At Mastercard, our Decency Quotient (DQ) drives our culture and everything we do. With a presence in over 210 countries and territories, we are building a sustainable world that unlocks priceless possibilities for all.

About the Role

Dynamic Yield, a Mastercard company, is seeking a R&D Team Leader to effectively manage and expertly guide team members to ensure high performance of Dynamic Yield products. All points of contact for the team will flow through this position, demanding excellent communication skills and a proactive work ethic to anticipate issues before they arise. Dynamic Yield prides itself on our ability to work effectively in teams and create a positive work environment. Our Team Lead will be expected to reinforce that ethos by delivering smooth team operations in a collaborative environment. You will work closely with the rest of the teams in the group to ensure seamlessly integrations with the rest of the applications, and will be responsible for setting goals and objectives for your team. In addition, you will be responsible for interviewing and hiring new developers as needed to support the growth of the team.

Role:

Oversee the work of the backend team, providing guidance and support as needed
Participate in the creation of project plans, task breakdowns, and time estimation
Be the go-to leader and own projects from design-ready to delivery
Manage the team assignments and priorities based on the roadmap, incoming requests, and ongoing maintenance
Create and convey technical spec per project to the team responsible for overall quality, performance, and maintainability
Manage the team load while ensuring developers on the team are available to work efficiently on their assigned tasks
Be up-to-date on the latest technical knowledge and software development practices and trends
Adopt new tools and practices to promote the efficiency of your team
Provide regular updates to project managers and their managers with ongoing and immediate updates for issues encountered

All about you:

At least 3 years of Software development experience
Experience leading the development of key features and projects
Experience leading and managing a team of developers (preferred but not required)
Experience with high scale production systems
Experience with CI/CD and Testing methodologies
Experience with Agile methodologies
Experience with AWS Services
Experience with Kuberetes

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.

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.