Staff SW Engineer BackendDevOps
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Job Location:
Bellevue, WA - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
30+ days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
The Opportunity
We are looking for a talented curious and highly skilled Software Engineer who is passionate about building reliable scalable and secure systems.
In this role you will be a senior individual contributor within a cross-functional agile team responsible for designing developing and operating backend services that power Visas global platforms. You will contribute technical depth support team execution and help raise engineering standards through hands-on delivery and mentorship.
The Work Itself
Design and develop backend systems that support high-volume mission-critical platforms serving customers worldwide.
Build scalable resilient and secure services aligned with Visas engineering standards.
Collaborate cross-functionally to create technical designs and implement high-quality solutions.
Actively contribute to product quality reliability and performance improvements.
Develop extensible services APIs and shared components.
Participate in architecture and design discussions within the product team.
Leverage modern technologies to build next-generation payment transaction and real-time processing systems.
Support production systems through monitoring incident response and continuous optimization.
Contribute to knowledge sharing and mentorship within the engineering team.
Essential Functions
Develop enhancements and modifications to existing backend systems using extensible and maintainable design patterns.
Implement secure performant and scalable code that complies with internal standards and regulatory requirements.
Build and maintain automation for testing deployment and operational workflows.
Participate in code reviews design reviews and technical discussions.
Engage in on-call rotations and incident response activities.
Analyze system telemetry logs and metrics to identify improvement opportunities.
Propose and implement targeted improvements in system performance reliability and maintainability.
Maintain technical documentation and contribute to operational runbooks.
The Skills You Bring
Energy and Experience
A growth mindset with enthusiasm for solving complex backend and systems problems.
Experience delivering reliable services in large-scale production environments.
Technical Expertise
Strong proficiency in one or more backend languages (e.g. Java Python C# C).
Experience designing and building RESTful and event-driven APIs.
Solid understanding of distributed systems concurrency and fault tolerance.
Experience working with relational and NoSQL databases.
Familiarity with messaging systems caching and asynchronous processing.
Builder and Problem Solver
Proven ability to build deploy and operate scalable backend platforms.
Strong debugging performance tuning and troubleshooting skills.
Learner
Continuous drive to learn and adopt modern backend and cloud technologies.
Partnership
Experience collaborating with Product QA DevOps and Agile teams.
Ability to communicate technical concepts clearly and effectively.
This is a hybrid position. Expectation of days in office will be confirmed by your hiring manager.
Qualifications :
Basic Qualifications
5 years of relevant work experience with a Bachelors Degree or at least 2 years of work experience with an Advanced degree (e.g. Masters MBA JD MD) or 0 years of work experience with a PhD OR 8 years of relevant work experience.
Preferred Qualifications
6 or more years of work experience with a Bachelors Degree or 4 or more years of relevant experience with an Advanced Degree (e.g. Masters MBA JD MD) or up to 3 years of relevant experience with a PhD
Masters degree in Math Science Engineering or Computer Science Information Systems or related field AND minimum three (3) years of experience in a directly related field.
Bachelors degree in Math Science Engineering or Computer Science Information Systems or related field AND minimum five (5) years of experience in a directly related field.
Minimum eight (8) years of directly related experience.
Experience developing enterprise-grade backend platforms and services.
Strong knowledge of API design service integration and system interoperability.
Experience working with distributed databases and data pipelines.
Familiarity with microservices service meshes and container platforms.
Experience with Docker Kubernetes and CI/CD pipelines.
Exposure to high-volume transactional systems or fintech platforms.
Understanding of secure development practices and compliance standards.
Experience participating in system design and architecture reviews.
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 this position is 131600.00 to 210300.00 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
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About Company
Visa (NYSE: V) is a world leader in digital payments, facilitating transactions between consumers, merchants, financial institutions and government entities across more than 200 countries and territories. Our purpose is to uplift everyone, everywhere by being the best way to pay and b ... View more
