Visa · 8 hours ago
Staff Software Engineer
Austin, TX
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$132K/yr - $210K/yr
5+ years expVisa is a world leader in payments and technology, aiming to connect the world through innovative payment solutions. The Staff Software Engineer will be part of a multi-functional team, responsible for designing and building software products that serve a global customer base, focusing on scalability, security, and usability.
BankingFinanceFinancial ServicesInformation TechnologyMobile PaymentsPayments
Responsibilities
Design code and systems that touch 40% of the world population while influencing Visa’s 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
Demonstrates relevant technical working knowledge to understand requirements
Identifies and contributes to the development and solution strategies to team members that improve the design and functionality of interface features across one or more project features, under minimal guidance
Applies standard processes on the use of programming languages (e.g. HTML, C++, Java) to write code that fulfills website modification requests and technical requirements
Collaborates with others to support the piloting of new technology capabilities and features that enhance the user website experience across e-commerce products
Analyzes bugs for simple issues and applies debugging tools to verify assumptions
Qualification
Required
5+ years of relevant work experience with a Bachelor's 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
Demonstrates relevant technical working knowledge to understand requirements
Identifies and contributes to the development and solution strategies to team members that improve the design and functionality of interface features across one or more project features, under minimal guidance
Applies standard processes on the use of programming languages (e.g. HTML, C++, Java) to write code that fulfills website modification requests and technical requirements
Collaborates with others to support the piloting of new technology capabilities and features that enhance the user website experience across e-commerce products
Analyzes bugs for simple issues and applies debugging tools to verify assumptions
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
Preferred
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
Master's 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
Bachelor's 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
Good understanding of Object-Oriented Concepts, Service Oriented Architectures, Distributed Systems Design Concepts and Computer Science fundamentals
Knowledge of and ability to develop Full-stack Web Applications using Java, Spring framework, React, JavaScript code in for product development. This includes the extension of capabilities of packages and products
The ability to develop and utilize Application Program Interfaces (APIs), RESTful API design, protocols, and tools for building software applications that specify how software components should interact and are used when programming graphical user interface (GUI) components
Knowledge of and the ability to use database software (e.g., applications, web-based applications, information systems) to maintain, modify, and output data
Experience with HTML5, SASS/CSS, and JavaScript
Experience with modern JavaScript UI frameworks such as React, Redux, Angular JS
Experience building responsive Single Page Applications that consume REST services
Knowledge of systems integration process in which separately produced components or subsystems are combined and problems in their interactions are addressed
Knowledge of data structures, which consist of data organization, management, and storage formats that enable efficient access and modifications
Experience with Agile development incorporating Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery, utilizing technologies such as GIT, Maven, Jenkins, Chef, Sonar, JUnit
Working experience with Kafka, Spark, and Hadoop is a plus
Working experience in React and Vertx is a plus
Knowledge of REST APIs, JSON and exposure to container-based technologies
Knowledge of Unix/Linux and working in a shell environment
Knowledge of CICD - Jenkins Pipeline, Git, JIRA
Knowledge of Security – Authentication and Authorization
Should have very good understanding in GenAI adoption
Software design, development and systems integration
Design documentation
Benefits
Medical
Dental
Vision
401 (k)
FSA/HSA
Life Insurance
Paid Time Off
Wellness Program
Company
Visa
Visa is a multinational financial services company that facilitates electronic payment systems throughout the world.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
unknownKey Investors
TNB Financial Services
2016-09-10Post Ipo Equity
2008-03-19IPO
Leadership Team
Ryan McInerney
Chief Executive Officer
Chris Suh
EVP & Chief Financial Officer
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