Visa · 6 hours ago
Staff SW Engineer
Austin, TX
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$132K/yr - $210K/yr
5+ years expVisa is a world leader in payments technology, facilitating transactions globally. They are seeking a Staff Software Engineer to join their Account to Account team, focusing on creating new capabilities for the Risk Platform and ensuring client success with their product.
BankingFinanceFinancial ServicesInformation TechnologyMobile PaymentsPayments
Responsibilities
You will be part of Visa’s Account to Account team who will focus on creating new capabilities for Risk Platform
We are looking for a technically expert Staff Software Engineer for our team based out our Austin office to assure client success in using our product
This role requires quick troubleshooting and problem-solving skills, logical thinking, and application of programming techniques to design, build, and maintain solution for clients
Deep knowledge of computer science fundamentals, mobile & web technologies, multi-tiered architecture and experience in tools development
In addition to the technical skill set and passion for learning new technology, the candidate will be a self-starter, results-driven, and equipped with excellent verbal and written communication skills to interface with external teams & stakeholders
Successful candidate will have a flair for out-of-box thinking and be passionate about mentoring and coaching junior software engineers
The Staff Software Engineer is a senior level technical role, and therefore the successful candidate will be able to work independently on multiple tasks, working very closely with the engineering leads, product manager, and client support teams
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
Deep knowledge of computer science fundamentals, mobile & web technologies, multi-tiered architecture and experience in tools development
Quick troubleshooting and problem-solving skills
Logical thinking and application of programming techniques to design, build, and maintain solutions for clients
Self-starter, results-driven, and equipped with excellent verbal and written communication skills to interface with external teams & stakeholders
Ability to work independently on multiple tasks
Flair for out-of-box thinking and passion for mentoring and coaching junior software engineers
Preferred
8 years of work experience with a Bachelor's Degree or 6 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
Expert in at least one of the following: Java, Golang
Experience with web service standards and related patterns (REST, gRPC)
Experience developing large scale, enterprise class distributed system or subsystems that require high availability, low latency, & strong data consistency computing
Understanding and hands-on experience implementing microservices
Experience implementing solutions for low-latency, distributed services using open standard technologies
Experience with Big Data and analytics in general leveraging technologies like Hadoop, Spark, and MapReduce a plus
Experience with distributed caching technologies like REDIS a plus
Experience architecting solutions with Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery in mind
Strong interpersonal and leadership skills with effective communication (both written and verbal) skills and the ability to present complex ideas in a clear & concise way
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
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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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