Company Description

Visa is a world leader in payments and technology, with over 259 billion payments transactions flowing safely between consumers, merchants, financial institutions, and government entities in more than 200 countries and territories each year. Our mission is to connect the world through the most innovative, convenient, reliable, and secure payments network, enabling individuals, businesses, and economies to thrive while driven by a common purpose – to uplift everyone, everywhere by being the best way to pay and be paid.

Make an impact with a purpose-driven industry leader. Join us today and experience Life at Visa.

Job Description

Visa’s Technology Organization is a community of problem solvers and innovators reshaping the future of commerce.   We operate the world’s most sophisticated processing networks capable of handling more than 65k secure transactions a second across 80M merchants, 15k Financial Institutions, and billions of everyday people.   While working with us you’ll get to work on complex distributed systems and solve massive scale problems centered on new payment flows, business and data solutions, cyber security, and B2C platforms.

 The Opportunity:

We are looking for talented, curious, and energetic Software Engineers who embrace solving complex challenges on a global scale. As a Senior Software Engineer, you will be an integral part of a cross-functional development team inventing, designing, building, and testing software products that reach a truly global customer base. While building components of cutting-edge payment technology, you will get to see your efforts shaping the digital future of monetary transactions. 

 The Work itself: 

Design code and systems that touch 40% of the world population while influencing Visa’s internal standards for scalability, security, and reusability Collaborate cross-functionally to create design artifacts and develop best-in-class software solutions for multiple Visa technical offerings Actively contribute to product quality improvements, value added service technology, and new business flows in diverse agile squads Develop robust and scalable products intended for a myriad of customers including end-users, b2c and b2b customers Leverage innovative technologies to build the next generation of Identity and Authentication PlatformOpportunities to make a difference on a global scale through continued learning opportunities 

 

Essential Functions:

Works alongside others to implement modifications to existing software code that complies with design specifications and meets security best practicesAssists with improvements to systems and tools and supports development and implementation of new automation, asking questions as necessaryEngages with team members during code/design reviews, participates in on-call rotations and incident responses throughout product development and operations cyclesWorking closely with engineering leads, engineers, product manager, architects and client support teams, lead product development throughout the entire development cycle. This role requires logical thinking, possesses a breadth of knowledge on applying technology, quick troubleshooting, and problem solving skillsConsistently apply sound engineering practices leading to improved business outcomesWork closely with product owners, architects and team members to drive and facilitate feature and user story grooming, write functional and technical specifications, workflow designs and use casesStay abreast of emerging technologies and proactively assess and evaluate the adoption thereof into the organizationBe flexible to accommodate cross-region team development/collaboration and address urgent production issues

 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 Expertise: Expert knowledge in web services standards and related technologies, REST API, Microservices and ContainersBuilder: Experience building and deploying modern services and web applications with quality and scalability Learner: Constant drive to learn new technologies such as Javascript, Analytics, Kubernetes, Docker, etc. Partnership: Experience collaborating with Product, Test, Dev-ops, and Agile/Scrum teams

This is a hybrid position. Hybrid employees can alternate time between both remote and office. Employees in hybrid roles are expected to work from the office 2-3 set days a week (determined by leadership/site), with a general guidepost of being in the office 50% or more of the time based on business needs.

 

Visa is not offering relocation assistance for this role.

 

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications:
• Master's degree in Math, Science, Engineering, or Computer Science, Information Systems or related
field
OR
• Bachelor's degree in Math, Science, Engineering, or Computer Science, Information Systems or
related field AND minimum two (2) years of experience in a directly related field.
OR
• Minimum five (5) years of relevant work experience in Java backend and web service development

Preferred Qualifications
• Track record of delivering scalable applications
• Solid understanding of database technologies including SQL, JPA.
• Strong foundation in computer science, with strong competencies in data structures, algorithms,
and software design.
• Proven analytical and problem-solving skills. Ability to respond resourcefully to new demands,
priorities, and challenges.
• Strong interpersonal, facilitation, and leadership skills along with effective communication (both
written and verbal) skills.
• Ability to present ideas precisely and convey development concepts related to network, application,
and systems to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Strong teamwork focus and the ability to foster collaboration within and across teams and across
geographies.
• Experience in Identity solutions like oAuth, OpenID Connect, SAML, security tokens (JWS, JWE,
access token, id token) or other IAM is a big plus.

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 a new hire into this position is 102,300.00 to 144,550.00 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 location. In 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.

Visa is not offering relocation assistance for this role.