Visa · 20 hours ago
Lead Software Engineer- Middleware Reliability Engineering
Foster City, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Lead/Staff
$192K/yr - $308K/yr
10+ years expVisa is a world leader in payments and technology, and they are seeking a Lead Software Engineer for their Middleware Reliability Engineering team. The role involves driving automation and innovation in global payment systems, enhancing middleware reliability, and leading technical growth within the team.
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Responsibilities
Drive Resiliency and Availability: Partner with Platform Engineering and Product teams to enhance middleware reliability across Visa's network, implementing operational best practices and integrating quality measures throughout the product development lifecycle
Champion Automation: Design and develop robust automation solutions using Python, Java, and Go to streamline deployment, monitoring, and incident response processes for our middleware infrastructure
Infrastructure as Code: Leverage your expertise in Terraform and Ansible to manage and provision infrastructure components, ensuring consistency and repeatability across our environments
CI/CD Optimization: Enhance our continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) pipelines using Jenkins and git to accelerate software delivery and improve code quality
Observability Enhancement: Integrate middleware products with Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, and in-house monitoring tools to provide comprehensive observability into system health, performance, and potential issues
Drive Innovation: Lead our evolution toward cloud-native solutions and modern DevOps and Observability practices
AI Integration: Develop integrations with AI/ML frameworks, chatbots, and agents to enhance automation and operational intelligence
Lead Technical Growth: Mentor team members on software development and promote DevOps best practices across the organization
Qualification
Required
10+ years of relevant work experience with a Bachelor's Degree or at least 7 years of work experience with an Advanced degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, MD) or 4 years of work experience with a PhD, OR 13+ years of relevant work experience
10+ years of proven experience in Software Development or DevOps roles, with a strong focus on middleware technologies and infrastructure automation
Proven track record of automating complex tasks and processes to improve efficiency and reliability using Python, Go, Java, or similar
Solid understanding of Linux/Unix systems, networking protocols, certificate management, secret management, system design, cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP), and containerization (Kubernetes, Docker)
Proficiency with monitoring tools (Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, etc.), logging systems (ELK stack, Splunk), and tracing tools (Jaeger, Zipkin)
Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines and Jenkins
Proficiency in infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform and Ansible
Understanding of middleware technologies (Message Queues, Service Bus, API Gateways, Caching servers)
Experience with application servers (Tomcat, nginx, JBoss, WebSphere)
Proficiency in troubleshooting and performance optimization of distributed systems at multiple layers
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent experience
Preferred
12 or more years of work experience with a Bachelor's Degree or 8-10 years of experience with an Advanced Degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, MD) or 6+ years of work experience with a PhD
Familiarity with AI/ML frameworks and chatbot/agent integrations for operational automation
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
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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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