Staff Software Engineer, Sr. Consultant

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.

About Visa’s Technology Organization: At Visa, we are more than just a payment processing network; we are a community of problem solvers and innovators dedicated to reshaping the future of commerce. With the capability to handle over 65,000 secure transactions per second, we connect 80 million merchants, 15,000 financial institutions, and billions of people around the globe. As a member of our Technology Organization, you’ll tackle complex distributed systems and solve massive-scale challenges that define the next generation of payment solutions.

The Opportunity: We are seeking versatile, curious, and energetic Staff Software Engineer to join our Issuing Solutions Team. This is your chance to work on impactful projects that touch the lives of millions. Here, you’ll collaborate with a multi-functional development team to invent, design, build, and test software products that are not only innovative but also crucial for the global economy.

What Makes This Role Exciting:

• Global Impact: Your work will influence payment solutions used by 40% of the world’s population, ensuring scalability, security, and reusability.
• Cutting-Edge Technology: Dive into the latest technologies, including Payment Services, Transaction Platforms, Real-Time Payments, and Buy Now Pay Later solutions. This is where innovation meets real-world application.
• Collaborative Environment: Work alongside talented professionals from diverse backgrounds, contributing to design artifacts and developing best-in-class software solutions for various Visa technical offerings.
• Continuous Growth: Embrace mentorship opportunities and continuous learning that will elevate your career and expand your skill set.

Your Responsibilities:

• Design and Develop: Create robust and scalable systems while collaborating directly with product owners to gather and refine requirements.
• Innovate Solutions: Play a key role in enhancing product quality, driving improvements in service technology, and contributing to new business flows within agile squads.
• Documentation and Expertise: Provide domain expertise in technical documentation and contribute to standard processes to ensure clarity and consistency across the organization.
• Feature Development: Take ownership of the end-to-end development and delivery of new features across our product offerings.

Who You Are: We welcome seasoned engineers with a passion for technology and a growth mindset. Whether your background is in payments technology, or you come from other fields, your experience and perspective can bring valuable insights to our team.

Why Join Visa? This is not just a job; it’s an opportunity to make a difference on a global scale. With Visa, you’ll be part of a transformative journey in the payments landscape, working in a culture that values diversity and encourages innovation.

Ready to Make an Impact? If you’re excited about solving complex challenges and shaping the future of commerce, we want to hear from you! Join us at Visa and be part of something bigger.

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.

NOTE: Visa is not offering relocation assistance for this role.

Basic Qualifications

• 8+ years of relevant work experience with a Bachelor’s Degree or at least 5 years of experience with an Advanced Degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, MD) or 2 years of work experience with a PhD, OR 11+ years of relevant work experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• 9 or more years of relevant work experience with a Bachelor Degree or 7 or more relevant years of experience with an Advanced Degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, MD) or 3 or more years of experience with a PhD
• 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
• Language Expertise: Expertise in one or more general development languages (e.g., Java, C#, C++)
• Builder: Experience building and deploying modern services and web applications with quality and scalability
• Learner: Constant drive to learn new technologies such as Angular, React, Kubernetes, Docker, etc.
• Partnership: Experience collaborating with Product, Test, Dev-ops, and Agile/Scrum teams

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 135,200.00 to 196,300.00 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.