Visa · 20 hours ago
Staff Software Engineer - Platform as a Service
Austin, TX
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$132K/yr - $210K/yr
5+ years expVisa is a world leader in payments and technology, and they are seeking a Staff Software Engineer for their Platform as a Service team. This role involves designing, building, and maintaining software applications that support Visa’s internal hosting platform and enable the development of Generative AI platforms.
BankingFinanceFinancial ServicesInformation TechnologyMobile PaymentsPayments
Responsibilities
Responsible for the architecture, design, development, and implementation of software applications
Evaluate and introduce technology tools and processes that enable Visa to develop products and solutions, to embrace business opportunities and/or improve operational efficiency
Develop and implement unified control center and monitoring tools to measure, monitor, and report on platform, data availability, utilization, capacity trend, and overall health metrics
Formulate methods to enable consistent data loading and optimize data operations
Monitor health of platforms, generate performance reports, and monitor and provide continuous improvements
Ensure on-time delivery of projects, production support plans, and knowledge transfer for long-term supportability of upgrades, enhancements, and deployments
Understand usage patterns and workload requirements of new projects. Develop code and mentor junior developers to ensure deliverables are on time, within budget, and with good code quality
Produce clear, comprehensive, and well-organized technical documentation to facilitate knowledge sharing across global teams
Effectively operate as part of a globally distributed team, embracing diverse perspectives, time zones, and cultures to achieve organizational goals
Develop and design moderately advanced architect solutions that are robust and scalable, considering integrations with other solutions across the internal technical ecosystem
Provide domain expertise on the development of user documentation of solutions and implements standard processes in user documentation
Play a significant role in the development and delivery of new features within a product from end-to-end
Take responsibility for the end-to-end lifecycle of platform products, including design, implementation, testing, deployment, monitoring, troubleshooting, and ongoing support
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
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
Preferred
Experience of building REST based web services & web applications using Java and Spring framework, GoLang, AnglarJS
Multi-disciplinary skills and experience in ideation, software design, programming, debugging, and optimization
Experience writing unit and integration test cases
Solid understanding of Object-Oriented design and programming concepts
Possess knowledge of and the ability to use database software (e.g., applications, web-based applications, information systems) to maintain, modify, and output data
Have knowledge of systems integration processes where separately produced components or subsystems are combined, and their interaction problems are addressed
Understand data structures, which consist of data organization, management, and storage formats, enabling efficient access and modifications. This includes a collection of data values, the relationships among them, and the functions or operations that can be applied to the data
Experience in all phases of development - design, coding, testing, debugging, deployment, and monitoring of applications is highly preferred
Security and Authentication standards and technologies, including OAuth
Flow diagramming and articulating the design or understanding of the code flows
Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) processes
Flavors of GenAI: Experience and understanding of Generative AI technologies and their applications
Agentic Framework: Understanding of the agentic framework and mindset for leveraging Generative AI
Experience with network architecture, Load balancers, and Firewalls
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
H1B Sponsorship
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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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