Director, Data engineering

Mastercard is seeking a Director of Data Engineering to lead the strategy, architecture, and delivery of the data platform powering analytics products and AI applications across various verticals. The role requires significant experience in designing and delivering large-scale data platforms, deep expertise in distributed data processing, and a strong grasp of data governance and lineage.

Requirements

• Significant experience leading the design and delivery of large-scale data platforms in production
• Deep expertise in distributed data processing and the modern data stack
• Strong hands-on background in data architecture, modelling, streaming, and lakehouse design on AWS
• Proven track record of taking data systems from concept to secure, scalable production
• Solid grasp of data governance, lineage, quality, and observability frameworks
• Excellent technical communication
• Comfortable operating as a player-coach
• Experience partnering with security and governance teams to ship AI-facing data products responsibly at enterprise scale

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Bonus
• Stock options
• Health insurance
• Retirement plan
• Generous parental leave
• Tuition reimbursement