Senior Director, Software Engineering

The Visa Technology Organization is a global community of engineers architects and innovators dedicated to reimagining the future of money movement. Our teams operate the worlds most advanced processing networkcapable of handling 65000 secure transactions per second with unmatched reliability resiliency and speed. The work we do impacts millions of businesses and billions of people every single day.

As part of Visa Technology you will build and scale complex distributed systems architect nextgeneration payment experiences and solve highimpact engineering challenges across areas Commercial Money Movement Solutions.

The Opportunity

Visa is seeking a Senior Director Engineering for the Visa Commercial Payment Platform organizationa role central to the evolution of Visas global B2B payments ecosystem based in Bangalore India. This leader will oversee several engineering teams responsible for delivering high-performing scalable and secure applications on Visas private cloud platforms. You will lead full-stack developers architects technical leads engineering managers and directorswhile steering large-scale initiatives that directly influence Visas commercial platform delivery customer experience and revenue growth.

This is a transformational role requiring deep technical expertise architectural excellence operational rigor and a strong ability to influence crossfunctional partners across the enterprise. 

The Work Itself

This role is anchored in Visas leadership principles: Lead Courageously Obsess About Customers Collaborate as One Visa and Excel in Execution.

Platform and Technology Leadership

You will oversee the engineering strategy and execution for a sophisticated large-scale platform composed of:

• Hundreds of microservices and API-driven capabilities
• Micro-frontend components that deliver unified scalable experiences
• A backend built primarily in Java/Spring
• A frontend leveraging TypeScript and Angular
• Multiple data layers spanning relational and NoSQL systems

The platform supports the full lifecycle of commercial paymentsfrom product ideation to market launchand integrates deeply with Visas global network commercial services data platforms cybersecurity technologies and partner ecosystems.

Strong Cross-Functional Collaboration

You will work closely with:

• Operations & Infrastructure
• Cybersecurity
• Data & AI Platform
• Visa Acceptance Platform Engineering
• Commercial business units and product strategy teams

This is a highly collaborative space requiring exceptional leadership influence and the ability to align diverse technical and business stakeholders.

Essential Functions The Skills You Bring

Technical Leadership & Architecture

• Lead and scale multiple engineering teams responsible for core Commercial Card platform services.
• Set technical direction architecture strategy and operational standards across applications.
• Drive technical reviews architectural discussions and long-term platform modernization initiatives.
• Define reusable frameworks shared components and cloud-native architectural patterns.
• Champion enterprise-wide adoption of secure SDKs API standards and reliability best practices.

Engineering Excellence & Product Delivery

• Oversee end-to-end delivery from planning through deployment across multiple teams.
• Elevate engineering productivity through automated pipelines DevOps modernizations and GenAI-driven development accelerators.
• Promote a rigorous secure SDLC grounded in quality automation observability and continuous improvement.

Partnership & Influence

• Serve as the primary engineering liaison with Product Operations Cybersecurity and Architecture teams.
• Collaborate closely with internal and external stakeholders to define roadmaps priorities and milestones.
• Influence business and product strategies with technical insights and platform-level thinking.

People Leadership

• Develop and mentor engineering leaders fostering a culture of innovation accountability and ownership.
• Model Visas leadership principles and promote high-performance highly engaged teams.
• Build organizational capacity through thoughtful hiring coaching and career development.

Qualifications :

Basic Qualifications

Bachelors degree with 18 years of experience OR advanced degree with 15 years OR PhD with 12 years of relevant industry experience.

Professional Experience

• Extensive hands-on experience building and scaling mission-critical distributed systems.
• Strong background in payments specifically commercial card platforms and payment integrations.
• Track record of delivering complex engineering programs across multiple teams and functions.
• Mastery of agile methodologies modern development practices and scaled execution frameworks.

Technical Skills

• Deep expertise in cloud and hybrid-cloud strategies.
• Experience integrating generative AI tools (OpenAI APIs GitHub Copilot etc.) to improve engineering efficiency.
• Ability to drive next-generation Commercial Payment Services leveraging modern distributed architectures.
• Strong foundation in microservices REST APIs messaging systems (Kafka IBM MQ) and modern data stores.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with an ability to think deeply across systems.

Leadership & Communication

• Demonstrated success leading engineering organizations through growth modernization and scale.
• Exceptional communication skills with the ability to explain complex concepts to executives architects business leaders and regional teams.
• Confident in presenting program status architecture decisions and strategic direction to senior leadership.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Visas platforms or other major payment networks.
• Familiarity with global payments regulations compliance frameworks and industry standards.

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