Software Quality Engineer I

Our Purpose We work 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.
We cultivate a culture of inclusion for all employees that respects their individual strengths, views, and experiences.
We believe that our differences enable us to be a better team - one that makes better decisions, drives innovation and delivers better business results.
Title and Summary Software Quality Engineer I Overview
Mastercard works to connect and power a sustainable and inclusive global economy.
We are a vehicle for commerce, a connection to financial systems for the previously excluded, a technology innovation lab, and the home of Priceless®.
We ensure every employee has the opportunity to be a part of something bigger and to change lives.
We believe in connecting everyone to endless, priceless possibilities.

Team Description
Software Quality Engineers are responsible for ensuring great products and analytics for our users.
At Mastercard, SQE's are a key part of our development teams working alongside software development engineers, product managers, and user experience designers in small teams and are deeply engaged throughout the entire development process.
SQE help guarantee the highest quality products and fastest possible software delivery.
Software Quality Engineers come from highly technical backgrounds across the math and science and/or engineering disciplines and bring their statistical, technical, and critical problem-solving skills to overcome Mastercard's engineering challenges.
They quickly become familiar with SQL Server, RStudio, Selenium, Cypress, CI/CD, Visual Studio, Splunk and many other tools and technologies that are utilized regularly.
They work with teammates to innovate on team processes, expand the definition of 'Quality', and develop ownership around the product.
Currently at Mastercard, SQEs take on additional leadership, including being product development team leads, product support liaisons with international offices, sharing at technology team brown bag sessions, and participating in continuous improvement teams that are geared towards improving quality across all products.

Launch Program
The Launch program is a development program that is supplemental to the role and is designed to help you transition from being a student to being a Mastercard employee.
In this program, you will participate in:

Four-day orientation focused on getting to know Mastercard, building your skills, and be a force for good (Mastercard's culture)
Professional skills workshops
Launch Innovation Week
Social impact - pro bono team challenge
Global Volunteer Challenge

Role Description
Software Quality Engineers at Mastercard work towards answering a wide variety of questions and solving unique challenges:

Are the calculations correct in all possible circumstances?
Can testing be automated as much as possible?
Is the software fast despite huge data volumes?
Does a new feature interact with existing functionality? How?
Do all users, regardless of statistical background, have a great user-experience?
How can Data and Services better understand users through automated logging?
How do we maintain the user experience of the software across languages?

Qualifications
Currently enrolled in a bachelor's or accelerated master's program graduating between Dec 2023 - June 2024.
Less than 1 year of professional work experience (not including internships).
Consistently learning new technologies
Ability to thrive on small, highly collaborative project teams
Team first attitude, dedicated to team success
Solving open-ended problems
Ability to demonstrate analytical / quantitative aptitude
Attention to detail and organizational skills
Communicating complex problems and solutions to other engineer users of the software

This role is not eligible for Mastercard's work authorization sponsorship.
As such, candidates must be eligible to work in the United States, now as well as in the future, without employer sponsorship.
For example, students or recent graduates in the United States on an F1 visa (including those with CPT or OPT authorization) are not eligible for this role.
In the US, Mastercard is an inclusive Equal Employment 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.
If you require accommodations or assistance to complete the online application process, please contact *** and identify the type of accommodation or assistance you are requesting.
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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.
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