Data Engineer

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.

We are developing a strategic vision for our Digital Marketing and Engagement platforms and products to make Visa the leading data-driven payments company in the world. As a Data Engineer, you will join a top-notch team of Engineers to help define, drive, and execute this vision. We are looking for a self-motivated person with software engineering skills and experience in Java, Web technologies, and Big Data. You will be involved in hands-on activities like POCs, design, development, testing, and documentation. The candidate must be flexible and ready to switch tasks based on the team's needs.
Primary responsibilities will include:

• Design and develop mission-critical systems, delivering high-availability and performance

• Work on development of new products and enhancements to existing systems iteratively by building quick POCs and converting ideas into real products

• Work closely with architects, business and technical stakeholders to develop high quality products and services that meet business requirements and expectations while applying the latest available tools and technology

• Instill best practices for software development, and deliver high quality work on tight schedules

• Identify opportunities for further enhancements and refinements to standards and processes

• Coordinate Continuous Integration activities, testing automation frameworks, and other related items in addition to contributing core product code

• Present technical solutions, capabilities, considerations, and features in business terms. Effectively communicate status, issues, and risks in a precise and timely manner

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.

Basic Qualifications
•Bachelors degree, OR 3+ years of relevant work experience.

Preferred Qualifications
•1 to 2 years of software development work experience along with a Bachelor’s
degree, or 2+ years of work experience with an Advanced Degree in a technical
field such as computer science, computer engineering, or a related field.
•Solid foundation in computer science with strong competencies in data
structures, algorithms, and software design optimized for building highly
distributed and parallelized systems.
•Proficiency in Java with strong design and coding skills.
•Hands-on experience with web technologies including Spring Boot, JSON, and
REST API.
•Practical knowledge of Angular.
•Working experience with Spring and Hibernate frameworks.
•Experience with Apache Spark is plus.
•Familiarity with Git/Stash, Ant, Maven, Jenkins, and Jira.
•Experience with database technologies like DB2, Oracle, SQL Server.
•Knowledge of Unix/Linux operating systems.
•Experience with Agile & DevOps methodologies.
•Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with a strong automation
mindset.
•Capability to handle multiple competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
•Excellent written and verbal communication skills and the ability to effectively
communicate logic and implementation plans to team members and
managers.
•Self-starter, quick learner, and detailed and thorough.
•Experience in payment processing is a big plus.

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.