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Build indepth expertise on the 247 systems of MAP that support our merchants
Support issues within SLAs for established issue priorities fix issuesbugs
Collaborate with the development and product team to improve the overall development process
Build and test nextgeneration monitoring tools to reduce meantimetodetect issues
Automate production support activities to enhance efficiency and productivity
Participate in postrelease monitoring and validation Collaborate with the DEV team to ensure no release issues occur in PROD
Create application and infrastructure performance plansmodels for a highly scalable lowlatency highlyavailable and highthroughput payment processing system
Monitor application performance optimize performance bottlenecks and usage to create an application capacity model
Contribute to capacity planning and disaster recovery exercises
Support in triaging and troubleshooting of performance degradation incidents in the production environment
Required Skills
Handson experience in UnixLinux OS environments operating system internals file systems diskstorage and networking protocols System internals
Working knowledge with VMs and Containers
Expert knowledge and strong experience using tools such as LoadrunnerJmeter
Understanding of APM solutions like Appdynamics Dynatrace OPNET etc
Coding Knowledge in programming languages like JavaPython and scripting languages
Should have experience in defining Performance Strategy and reporting performance baselines
Ability to work independently and be a team player
Professional work experience in highly scalable web services
Exposure to containerized microservices architecture and stacks
Preferred Skills
Understanding of Disaster Recovery methodologies
Experience working with Agile teams
Knowledge of monitoring tools like SplunkKeynoteGraphana
A Bachelors degree in Computer Science or Engineering a Masters degree is a plus
Experience working in pastpaced 247 environments
This role has oncall responsibilities Excellent oral and written communication skills are a must

This is a hybrid position. Expectation of days in office will be confirmed by your Hiring Manager.

Visa is not offering relocation assistance for this role.

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What You Should Know About Lead Software Engineer, Visa

As a Lead Software Engineer at our company in Foster City, you will dive deep into the intricacies of our 24/7 systems that empower our merchants. You will play a crucial role in troubleshooting issues according to established SLAs, while collaborating closely with the development and product teams to not only enhance our development processes but also build next-generation monitoring tools aimed at reducing mean time to detect issues. Your expertise will come into play as you automate production support activities, which will significantly boost both efficiency and productivity. You will be involved in post-release monitoring and validation, ensuring flawless production releases by working hand-in-hand with the development team. Your responsibilities will also include creating performance models for a highly scalable, low-latency payment processing system, and monitoring application performance to identify and optimize any bottlenecks. Additionally, you will contribute to capacity planning and disaster recovery exercises, supporting the triaging and troubleshooting of incidents as they arise. The ideal candidate will possess hands-on experience in Unix/Linux environments and a strong background with tools and technologies such as Java, Python, Loadrunner, and APM solutions. This hybrid role requires excellent communication skills and the ability to thrive in fast-paced environments. Join us at the forefront of payment processing technology and make a significant impact!

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What are the key responsibilities of a Lead Software Engineer at our company in Foster City?

As a Lead Software Engineer in Foster City, your key responsibilities will include building expertise on the 24/7 systems that support merchants, managing issue resolution within SLAs, collaborating with development teams to refine processes, automating production support activities, and participating in post-release monitoring. You'll also develop performance models for scalable payment processing systems, optimize application performance, and partake in capacity planning.