Senior Staff Software Engineer

Visas Technology Organization is a community of problem solvers and innovators reshaping the future of commerce.   We operate the worlds most sophisticated processing networks capable of handling more than 65k secure transactions a second across 80M merchants 15k Financial Institutions and billions of everyday people.   While working with us youll get to work on complex distributed systems and solve massive scale problems centered on new payment flows business and data solutions cyber security and B2C platforms.   

Value Added Services - One of the youngest vertical in Visa Value Added Services is working on making transactions effortless safe and secure.  Risk and Identity Solutions - Inside VAS RaIS provides safe and secure applications for card not present authentication.

The Senior Staff Software Backend Engineer will play a lead role in tackling the most complex technical problems within or even outside Risk and Identify Services. The Engineer is expected to be a Java Kafka and Containerization Subject Matter Expert to help strategize execute and support the migration from a backend perspective. The candidate must also be an SME or have substantial experience designing and implementing solutions in GCP/AWS. The responsibilities also include gathering and clarifying requirements facilitating communication with other groups within the organization and guiding architectural decisions. It is an opportunity to learn lead and work on technologies for all Value-Added Services.

Essential Functions:

• Design & Development: Architect design and implement scalable high-performance Java applications and services.
• Cloud Leadership: Lead the planning execution and optimization of application deployments in cloud environments (AWS Azure or GCP).
• Technical Leadership: Provide technical guidance and oversight to engineering teams ensuring code quality performance and security standards are met.
• Project Management: Drive cloud migration and deployment projects from concept to production including infrastructure-as-code CI/CD pipelines and automated testing.
• Collaboration: Work closely with cross-functional teams including DevOps QA and Product to deliver software solutions on time and within scope.
• Mentorship: Coach and mentor junior and mid-level developers fostering a culture of continuous learning and improvement.
• Best Practices: Establish and enforce coding standards architectural principles and deployment best practices.
• Problem Solving: Troubleshoot complex technical issues in both development and production environments.

 The Skills You Bring:

• Education: Bachelors degree in Computer Science Engineering or related field (Masters preferred).
• Experience: 8 years of professional software development experience with a strong focus on Java (Java 8).
• Cloud Expertise: Hands-on experience leading deployments in AWS Azure or Google Cloud Platform.
• Leadership Skills: Proven track record of leading technical projects and guiding engineering teams.
• DevOps Knowledge: Proficiency with CI/CD tools (Jenkins GitLab CI GitHub Actions etc.) and infrastructure-as-code (Terraform CloudFormation).
• Architecture: Experience with microservices architecture RESTful APIs and distributed systems.
• Tools & Frameworks: Strong knowledge of Spring/Spring Boot Hibernate/JPA and related Java frameworks.
• Databases: Proficiency in SQL and NoSQL databases.
• Soft Skills: Strong communication collaboration and problem-solving abilities.

Preferred Qualifications

• Certification in cloud platforms (AWS Certified Solutions Architect Azure Solutions Architect Expert etc.).
• Experience with containerization and orchestration (Docker Kubernetes).
• Familiarity with monitoring and logging tools (Prometheus ELK Stack CloudWatch).
• Exposure to agile methodologies and tools (Jira Confluence).

**We do not expect that any single candidate would fulfill all of these characteristics. For instance we have exciting team members who are really focused on building scalable systems but didnt work with payments technology or web applications before joining Visa.

This is a hybrid position. Expectation of days in office will be confirmed by your Hiring Manager.

Qualifications :

Basic Qualifications:

• 15 years of relevant work experience with a Bachelors Degree or an Advanced degree 
• Experience: 15 years of professional software development experience with a strong focus on Java (Java 8).
• Cloud Expertise: Hands-on experience leading deployments in AWS Azure or Google Cloud Platform.
• Leadership Skills: Proven track record of leading technical projects and guiding engineering teams.
• DevOps Knowledge: Proficiency with CI/CD tools (Jenkins GitLab CI GitHub Actions etc.) and infrastructure-as-code (Terraform CloudFormation).
• Architecture: Experience with microservices architecture RESTful APIs and distributed systems.
• Tools & Frameworks: Strong knowledge of Spring/Spring Boot Hibernate/JPA and related Java frameworks.
• Databases: Proficiency in SQL and NoSQL databases.
• Soft Skills: Strong communication collaboration and problem-solving abilities.

Additional Information :

Visa is an EEO Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex national origin sexual orientation gender identity disability or protected veteran status. Visa will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with EEOC guidelines and applicable local law.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time