Credit card firm to create 130 jobs

MasterCard is to recruit 130 staff over the next four years at its new technology headquarters in Dublin.

The recruitment drive will bring the company’s total Irish staff numbers to approximately 200.

The president of MasterCard Technologies, Rob Reeg, said the Dublin office will be responsible for developing game-changing payment technologies.

“At our core, MasterCard is a technology company that happens to be in the payments space,” he said. “Our focus as a company is on offering innovative, game-changing technologies that offer mass appeal for our global customers and cardholders.

“We’re confident that this larger office in Dublin, as well as the new technology team members that we plan to hire, will help further our technology agenda and innovation vision.”

Recruitment for the new positions has already begun and candidates can apply at mastercard.ie.

The new MasterCard development lab will be a centre of excellence for Java development. Java is the dominant programming language for e-commerce, mobile and other emerging payment technologies. Although it was recently announced there was a shortage of Java experts in Ireland in the wake of the Careers Zoo recruitment fair, MasterCard is confident there are enough talented people in Ireland to meet requirements.

“The calibre of highly qualified, talented people and the Government’s commitment to science, technology and innovation, gave us confidence that this was the ideal setting for our new Global Technologies office,” Mr Reeg said.