Site Reliability Engineer, Internship Program 2027 - Dublin, Ireland

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

Site Reliability Engineer, Internship Program 2027 - Dublin, Ireland

Why join Mastercard Internship program?

  Over the course of this 6 month program, you'll build specialized expertise through hands-on experience, structured learning, and mentorship from industry leaders. You'll work on real business challenges, applying your skills to projects that create meaningful impact. 

Along the way, you'll deepen your knowledge of Mastercard's business, collaborate with teams across the organization, and develop the technical, analytical, and professional capabilities needed to accelerate your career. By the end of the program, you’ll have a strong foundation in your chosen field and the confidence to continue to grow here at Mastercard.  

As a Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) Launcher you will have the opportunity to: 

- Learn and contribute to the full lifecycle of technology services, from development and deployment through monitoring, operation and continuous improvement. 

- Work with engineers to monitor system availability, performance and overall health. 

- Support the design, development and improvement of reliable and scalable technology solutions. 

- Help identify operational issues, troubleshoot problems and contribute to improving system reliability and resilience. 

- Develop automation and scripting solutions to reduce manual tasks and improve efficiency. 

- Gain exposure to software development, infrastructure, cloud technologies, CI/CD and DevOps practices. 

- Support software delivery processes and learn how code is tested, validated and promoted across different environments. 

- Participate in incident investigation and contribute to root-cause analysis and continuous improvement activities. 

- Collaborate with engineering, development, operations and product teams to understand requirements and deliver effective solutions. 

- Work as part of a global team across multiple technology hubs and geographies. 

- Continuously learn and explore new technologies, tools and approaches to improve reliability, automation and engineering practices. 

What we’re looking for 

- Currently enrolled in a bachelor's or accelerated master's programme, graduating in summer 2028

- Availability for 6 month internship starting in Feb 2027

- Studying Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, Mathematics, Physics or a related technical field. 

- Basic understanding of software development, algorithms, data structures and/or computer systems. 

- Experience with at least one programming or scripting language such as Python, Java, C, C++, Go or similar. 

- Exposure to software development projects, automation, cloud technologies, CI/CD, DevOps or distributed systems through coursework, internships, projects or personal learning is a plus. 

- Basic understanding of version control and software development tools such as Git is a plus. 

- Interest in designing, analysing and troubleshooting reliable and scalable systems. 

- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a structured approach to troubleshooting. 

- Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders. 

Curiosity and willingness to learn new technologies and continuously improve - engineering practices. 

- Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, collaborative and international environment. 

 

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.