Visa

Staff SW Engineer

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Base Salary

$135k - $215k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Design and develop scalable backend services, APIs, and platform capabilities for Intelligent Commerce products.
  • Build cloud-native applications using microservices architectures.
  • Participate in technical design discussions and contribute to architecture decisions.
  • Translate business and product requirements into robust technical implementations.
  • Write, test, debug, and optimize high-quality software.
  • Contribute to system reliability, scalability, observability, and operational excellence.
  • Support CI/CD pipelines and development productivity improvements.
  • Collaborate with engineers, product managers, architects, and other cross-functional teams.
  • Perform code reviews and uphold engineering best practices.
  • Mentor junior engineers and contribute to technical skill development.
  • Use AI-assisted development tools to improve engineering efficiency and quality.

Requirements

  • At least 5 years of relevant work experience with a bachelor’s degree, at least 2 years with an advanced degree, no work experience with a PhD, or at least 8 years of relevant work experience.
  • At least 8 years of experience building scalable distributed systems preferred.
  • Strong proficiency in Java and/or Python.
  • Experience with microservices, REST APIs, Kubernetes, Docker, and CI/CD.
  • Knowledge of cloud-native application development.
  • Experience designing and supporting production systems.
  • Exposure to AI-enabled systems, intelligent platforms, or large-scale commerce experiences.
  • Familiarity with React or Angular is a plus.
  • Strong software engineering, coding, system design, troubleshooting, collaboration, communication, and independent delivery skills.
  • Ability to take ownership, demonstrate operational excellence, mentor peers, and improve engineering practices.

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, vision, 401(k), FSA/HSA, life insurance, paid time off, and wellness program eligibility.
  • At least 3 days per week in the office, with expectations confirmed by the hiring manager.
  • Travel required 5–10% of the time.
  • Work hours vary according to department needs.
  • The position may be eligible for bonus and equity.

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About Visa

10,000+ employees

Visa builds and operates a global digital payments network that connects consumers, merchants, financial institutions, and governments. It earns fees for processing card transactions and offering risk, data, and value‑added services through VisaNet and products like tokenization and tap‑to‑pay. Founded in 1958 and headquartered in Foster City, California, Visa is a public company (NYSE: V) serving clients in more than 200 countries and territories.

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