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Senior Software Engineer

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15 days ago
Basingstoke, United KingdomSenior

Responsibilities

  • Design and develop scalable automation platforms and reliability tooling.
  • Build deployment orchestration, testing, validation, rollback, and self-service systems.
  • Write maintainable production software in Python, Java, or Go.
  • Improve monitoring, alerting, observability, performance, resilience, and operational readiness.
  • Troubleshoot production issues and implement durable engineering solutions.
  • Develop AI-assisted operational workflows and agent-based or LLM-powered reliability solutions.
  • Evaluate, validate, and operationalize AI-generated outputs in production environments.
  • Participate in architecture discussions, code reviews, engineering standards, mentoring, and collaboration with globally distributed teams.

Requirements

  • At least 2 years of relevant work experience with a bachelor's degree, or at least 5 years of relevant work experience.
  • One to five years of software engineering experience or equivalent SRE/DevOps experience with strong software development skills.
  • Strong programming skills in Python, Java, or Go.
  • Knowledge of data structures, algorithms, system design, and distributed systems.
  • Experience with AWS, GCP, or Azure.
  • Familiarity with Docker and Kubernetes.
  • Experience with CI/CD pipelines and automation tools including Jenkins, Terraform, or Ansible.
  • Working knowledge of Prometheus, Grafana, or Splunk.
  • Experience in Linux/Unix environments and strong troubleshooting and debugging skills.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills.
  • Preferred qualifications include middleware experience with Kafka, IBM MQ, DataPower, or Spring Boot; AI/ML exposure; distributed or event-driven systems experience; familiarity with MCP, Cline, Aider, Cursor, or GitHub Copilot; and open-source, personal project, or hackathon experience.

Benefits

  • Hybrid work arrangement with the posting stating at least three office days for Visa and, separately, two to three office days per week in Basingstoke with team-based flexibility.
  • Opportunities for growth into Senior+, Staff, Principal, or Technical Lead roles.
  • Hands-on experience with cloud platforms, AI technologies, middleware systems, and modern engineering practices.
  • Collaboration with engineering teams across the United States, Europe, India, and Singapore.

Tech Stack

AnsibleApache FlinkApache KafkaAWSAzureDockerGoGoogle Cloud PlatformGrafanaJavaJenkinsKubernetesLinuxPrometheusPythonSplunkSpring BootTerraform

Categories

BackendDevOpsSite Reliability
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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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