Software Engineer (Senior Consultant Level) – Platform Engineering

The Opportunity: 

Are you a senior engineer who thrives at the intersection of system architecture and handson development This is a senior platform engineering role focused on designing and building scalable infrastructure and services that power Visas internal AI platformsenabling engineers across the company to develop deploy and operate Generative AI solutions safely reliably and at global scale.

In this role you will help design and build Visas internal AI hosting and enablement platformoften described as an AI playground for developersproviding the foundational services APIs and tooling that allow teams to innovate quickly while meeting Visas standards for security performance and reliability.

Youll work on highimpact platform systems that support billions of transactions collaborate with engineers across product infrastructure and architecture teams and influence technical decisions that ripple across Visas global technology ecosystem. This is a backendleaning fullstack role with endtoend ownership spanning system design service development integrations deployment and operational excellence.

If youre passionate about building foundational platforms solving complex distributed systems challenges and enabling other engineers to move faster this role offers the opportunity to make a global impact while shaping the future of AI infrastructure at Visa.

Essential Functions: 

• 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 Payment Services Transaction Platforms Real-Time Payments and Buy Now Pay Later Technology 
• Opportunities to make a difference on a global or local scale through mentorship and continued learning opportunities 
• Works directly with product owners to gather and refine requirements across products adding and taking into account existing tools and solutions across the organization.
• Develops and designs advanced architect solutions that are robust and scalable considering integrations with other solutions across the internal technical ecosystem.
• Provides domain expertise on the development of user documentation of solutions and implements standard processes in user documentation.
• Plays a key role in the development and delivery of new features across products from end-to-end

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 Python Javascript Shell/PowerShell scripting Ansible Playbooks) 
• 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 GENAI technologies etc. 
• Partnership: Experience collaborating with Product Test Dev-ops and Agile/Scrum teams 

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

Qualifications :

Basic Qualifications:
8 years of relevant work experience with a Bachelors Degree or at least 5 years of experience with an Advanced Degree (e.g. Masters MBA JD MD) or 2 years of work experience with a PhD OR 11 years of relevant work experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience designing and building internal platforms frameworks or shared services used by multiple engineering teams.
• Strong background in distributed systems scalable service architecture and cloudnative platform design.
• Demonstrated ability to operate at senior consultant scope including owning architectural decisions driving technical design discussions and influencing standards across teams.
• Experience building and operating production-grade backend services including monitoring incident response and reliability improvements.
• Comfort balancing handson development with systemlevel thinking and longterm architectural considerations.
• Experience developing modern services using languages such as Java Python or Go and designing RESTful APIs.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines automated testing and modern DevOps practices.
• Exposure to Generative AI platforms or developer enablement systems including model hosting API integration or AI workflow orchestration.
  
  We do not expect any single candidate to fulfill every qualification listed above. Many of our strongest engineers bring deep expertise in some areas and are eager to grow in others. If you are excited about building scalable platforms and enabling innovation at global scale we encourage you to apply-even if your experience doesnt align perfectly with every requirement.

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 $152200 to $243700 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