Software Engineer

The Opportunity:

We are looking for versatile curious and energetic Software Engineers who embrace solving complex technical challenges at global scale. As a Visa Software Engineer you will be an integral part of a multi-functional engineering team supporting and building highly reliable scalable software systems that power Visas global payments network.

You will have opportunities to work close to large-scale distributed systems platform services and operational workflows while developing strong software engineering fundamentals and learning how systems behave in real-world production environments.

Teams within Visas Operations and Infrastructure organization focus on building and supporting the platforms services and engineering solutions that keep Visa systems highly available secure and performing at global scale.
 

The Work itself:

• Design and develop software systems that help power Visas global payments network with a focus on scalability reliability and security
• Collaborate cross-functionally with engineers operations partners and product teams to solve real-world technical and system-level challenges
• Contribute high-quality code to critical services and platforms that operate at massive global scale and support 24/7 availability
• Participate in designing building testing and improving software solutions that enhance system stability performance and operational efficiency
• Actively contribute to agile teams by learning best practices in software development system design and production readiness
• Grow as an engineer through mentorship hands-on learning and exposure to large-scale distributed systems and infrastructure-focused engineering work

Essential Functions:

• Supports relationship with product owners to gather and refine requirements for one product task adding and taking into account existing tools and solutions within a product.
• Begins to develop and design architect solutions considering integrations with other solutions.
• Provides relevant knowledge on the development of user documentation of solutions and follows standard processes in user documentation.
• Plays a minor role in the development and delivery of new features within a product.

The Skills You Bring:

• Energy and Experience: A growth mindset that is curious and passionate about technologies and enjoys challenging projects on a global scale
• Challenge the Status Quo: Comfort in pushing the boundaries hacking beyond traditional solutions
• Language Expertise: Expertise in one or more general development languages (e.g. Java C# C)
• Builder: Experience building and deploying modern services and web applications with quality and scalability
• Learner: Constant drive to learn new technologies such as Angular React Kubernetes Docker etc.
• Partnership: Experience collaborating with Product Test Dev-ops and Agile/Scrum teams

**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

**Visa does not support immigration for this role.

**Visa is not offering relocation assistance for this role.

Qualifications :

Basic Qualifications:
Bachelors degree OR 3 years of relevant work experience

Preferred Qualifications:
Bachelors degree OR 3 years of relevant work experience
Strong willingness and ability to learn new technologies especially in automation security and AI/ML.
Basic programming skills in at least one language (e.g. Python Java JavaScript).
Understanding of software development principles and the software development lifecycle (SDLC).
Exposure to security concepts or coursework is a plus (e.g. OWASP vulnerability scanning).
Familiarity with automation tools or frameworks (e.g. Selenium Jenkins GitHub Actions) is a plus but not required.
Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
Strong communication skills and ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.
Self-motivated proactive and detail-oriented.

Nice to Have (but not required):
Coursework or projects involving AI/ML or data science.
Experience with cloud platforms (AWS Azure GCP).
Participation in hackathons coding competitions or relevant open-source projects.

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 88000 to 136900.00 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