Lead 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 Commercial Money Movement Solutions with focus on B2B Visa Commercial Solutions.

The Opportunity: 

We are looking for Lead Software Engineer who embrace solving complex challenges on a global scale.  As a Lead Software Engineer you will be an integral part of a multi-functional development team inventing designing building and testing software products that reach a truly global customer base. While building components of powerful payment technology you will get to see your efforts shaping the digital future of monetary transactions.

The Work itself: 

• Design code and systems that touch 40% of the world population while influencing Visas internal standards for scalability security and reusability 

• Collaborate multi-functionally to create design artifacts and develop best-in-class software solutions for multiple Visa technical offerings 

• Actively contribute to product quality improvements valuable service technology and new business flows in diverse agile squads 

• Develop robust and scalable products intended for a myriad of customers including end-user merchants b2b and business to government solutions. 

• Leverage innovative technologies to build the next generation of Commercial Payment Services.

• Opportunities to make a difference on a global or local scale through mentorship and continued learning opportunities 

Essential Functions:

• Demonstrates relevant technical working knowledge to understand requirements.

• Work with Product owners architects and other relevant stakeholders to gather and refine requirements for one or more products taking in to account the existing tools and solutions across departments.

• Translates functional requirements into system designs for one or more components and communicates how the components will interact.

• Demonstrates understanding of non-functional requirements (NFR) and their impact on the system. Leads junior engineers in understanding requirements.

• Design Code test document and implement new applications & as well as existing programs.

• Develop code that complies with design specifications and meets security and coding best practices.

• Work independently and provide guidance to junior developers.

• Work with team members on technical software development issues problem analysis and resolution.

• Participate in design and code review sessions as appropriate - to ensure the quality of work delivered by teammates is in accordance with development standards.

• Write automation scripts to functionally automate the testing.

• Learn and adopt technologies like generative AI that provide developer productivity improvements.

• Engages with product engineering teams and product owners during code/design reviews regular meetings on-call rotations and incident responses throughout product development and operations cycles.

• Leverages advanced knowledge of systems/platforms and telemetry analyses to propose isolated improvements in code processes and designs to deliver on customer/business objectives more effectively.

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

Qualifications :

Basic Qualifications
10 years of relevant work experience with a Bachelors Degree or at least 7 years of work experience with an Advanced degree (e.g. Masters MBA JD MD) or 4 years of work experience with a PhD OR 13 years of relevant work experience.

Preferred Qualifications
12 or more years of work experience with a Bachelors Degree or 8-10 years of experience with an Advanced Degree (e.g. Masters MBA JD MD) or 6 years of work experience with a PhD
Masters degree in Math Science Engineering or Computer Science Information Systems or related field AND minimum seven (7) years experience
OR Bachelors degree in Math Science Engineering or AND minimum nine (9) years experience OR Minimum twelve (12) years of experience.
Extensive experience in software engineering and architectural design for highly scalable and always-on distributed systems.
Proven expertise in the payments domain with in-depth knowledge of commercial cards Identity 3DS and other payment technologies like PSPs PayFaqs among others
Demonstrated experience in leading and delivering complex projects from concept to deployment.
Proficiency in agile development methodologies and practices
Technical Skills:
Experience with large-scale systems with both VM and Container based multi data-center (active active) solutions external 3rd parties such as Akamai Cloud Fare etc.
Extensive technical experience with full stack HTTP JAVA REST APls JSON databases Spring Java and web frameworks at scale.
Experience with both NoSQL and SQL data stores including Redis HazelCast MySQL MSSQL or similar
Proficiency in leveraging generative AI to enhance development processes and resource efficiency.
Excellent analytical and problem-solving aptitude.
Leadership & Communication:
Exceptional leadership skills with the ability to inspire and lead cross-functional teams.
Excellent communication skills with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders: clients Architects Business/Products etc.
Ability to interface effectively with senior leadership providing clear and concise updates on project vision and progress.
Experience with Visas (or other payment brands) products and services.
Familiarity with regulatory and compliance requirements in the payments industry.

Additional Information :

Work Hours: Varies upon the needs of the department.

Travel Requirements: This position requires travel 5-10% of the time.

Mental/Physical Requirements: This position will be performed in an office setting.  The position will require the incumbent to sit and stand at a desk communicate in person and by telephone frequently operate standard office equipment such as telephones and computers.

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.

Visa will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable local law including the requirements of Article 49 of the San Francisco Police Code.

U.S. APPLICANTS ONLY: The estimated salary range for a new hire into this position is 178400.00 to 258750.00 USD per year which may include potential sales incentive payments (if applicable). Salary may vary depending on job-related factors which may include knowledge skills experience and addition this position may be eligible for bonus and equity. Visa has a comprehensive benefits package for which this position may be eligible that includes Medical Dental Vision 401 (k) FSA/HSA Life Insurance Paid Time Off and Wellness Program.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time