Senior Principal, Data Engineering

Senior Principal, Data Engineering

Overview:
Mastercard Services Technology is seeking a Senior Principal Data Engineer to help drive our mission of unlocking the full potential of our data assets through innovation, automation, and engineering excellence. This is a highly technical, hands-on individual contributor role focused on building and evolving modern data platforms that enable secure, scalable, and governed access to data across both cloud and on-premises environments.
As a senior technical leader, you will be responsible for designing, building, and optimizing enterprise-scale data platforms across AWS and Azure. You will define architectural standards, champion engineering best practices, and lead the implementation of cloud-native data solutions that support Mastercard's growing data ecosystem. While this role requires strong technical leadership and the ability to influence across teams, it does not include direct people management responsibilities.
The ideal candidate is a builder at heart, someone who enjoys writing code, solving complex engineering challenges, driving platform modernization initiatives, and partnering with globally distributed engineering teams to deliver measurable business impact. If you thrive in a fast-paced environment and are passionate about creating scalable, secure, and future-ready data platforms, this role is for you.

Mastercard is a merit-based, inclusive, equal opportunity employer that considers applicants without regard to gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, disabled or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We hire the most qualified candidate for the role. In the US or Canada, if you require accommodations or assistance to complete the online application process or during the recruitment process, please contact [email protected] and identify the type of accommodation or assistance you are requesting. Do not include any medical or health information in this email. The Reasonable Accommodations team will respond to your email promptly.

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.

In line with Mastercard’s total compensation philosophy and assuming that the job will be performed in the US, the successful candidate will be offered a competitive base salary and may be eligible for an annual bonus or commissions depending on the role. The base salary offered may vary depending on multiple factors, including but not limited to location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Mastercard benefits for full time (and certain part time) employees generally include: insurance (including medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, disability, life insurance); flexible spending account and health savings account; paid leaves (including 16 weeks of new parent leave and up to 20 days of bereavement leave); 80 hours of Paid Sick and Safe Time, 25 days of vacation time and 5 personal days, pro-rated based on date of hire; 10 annual paid U.S. observed holidays; 401k with a best-in-class company match; deferred compensation for eligible roles; fitness reimbursement or on-site fitness facilities; eligibility for tuition reimbursement; and many more. Mastercard benefits for interns generally include: 56 hours of Paid Sick and Safe Time; jury duty leave; and on-site fitness facilities in some locations.

Arlington, Virginia: $244,000 - $390,000 USD

O'Fallon, Missouri: $212,000 - $339,000 USD