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Visa’s Technology Organization is a community of problem solvers and innovators reshaping the future of commerce. We operate the world’s most sophisticated processing networks capable of handling more than 65k secure transactions a second across 80M merchants, 15k Financial Institutions, and billions of everyday people. While working with us you’ll get to work on complex distributed systems and solve massive scale problems centered on new payment flows, business and data solutions, cyber security, and B2C platforms.

The Opportunity:

We are looking for Versatile, curious, and energetic Software Engineers who embrace solving complex challenges on a global scale. As a Visa Software Engineer, you will be an integral part of a multi-functional development team inventing, designing, building, and testing software products that reach a truly global customer base. While building components of powerful payment technology, you will get to see your efforts shaping the digital future of monetary transactions.

The Work itself:

Design code and systems that touch 40% of the world population while influencing Visa’s internal standards for scalability, security, and reusability
Collaborates with stakeholders on project requirements, incorporates feedback, guides juniors, verifies assumptions, escalates design issues, clarifies timelines, understands team's solutions, and communicates potential risks.
Designs product components following guidance, refines code plans, contributes to design documentation, and understands non-functional requirements using provided designs.
Participates in project estimation, escalates potential delays, and collaborates with team members for solution delivery.
Mentors others, develops maintainable code for a product, applies coding and security best practices, uses debugging tools for issue prevention, participates in code reviews, screens for coding patterns, and addresses pull requests requiring technical knowledge.
Leads and mentors in creating reusable code, applies metrics for code quality, ensures code security, uses debugging tools, identifies automation opportunities, leads code reviews, applies best practices in code review, and handles complex pull requests requiring technical knowledge.
Creates complex test plans to identify and resolve defects, prioritizes necessary tests, identifies test gaps and risks, proactively identifies and contains software defects, and summarizes findings from testing teams to share with stakeholders.
Leverages software developer tools for code maintenance, identifies useful tools for product creation, stays aware of tools outside areas of expertise, and invests in staying current with training resources to improve product performance.
Builds and enhances developer tools to support code creation and maintenance, identifies useful tools for product creation, seeks new knowledge on trends and technical solutions to improve product performance, and recommends resources to other engineers.

Essential Functions:

Demonstrates relevant technical working knowledge to understand requirements.
Identifies and contributes to the development and solution strategies to team members that improve the design and functionality of interface features across one or more project features, under minimal guidance.
Applies standard processes on the use of programming languages (e.g. HTML, C++, Java) to write code that fulfills website modification requests and technical requirements.
Collaborates with others to support the piloting of new technology capabilities and features that enhance the user website experience across e-commerce products.
Analyzes bugs for simple issues and applies debugging tools to verify assumptions.

The Skills You Bring:

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

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

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What You Should Know About Staff SW Engineer, Visa

At Visa, we believe in the power of technology to transform commerce, and we're looking for a talented Staff Software Engineer to join us in our Ashburn office! Here, you'll be part of a vibrant community dedicated to embracing challenges and innovating solutions that affect billions around the globe. As a Staff Software Engineer, you will work on cutting-edge projects related to payment technology and cybersecurity, contributing to a system that processes over 65,000 secure transactions every single second. Your role won't just be about writing code; you’ll collaborate with cross-functional teams to design highly scalable systems that support 40% of the world’s population. You’ll lead the way in mentoring junior team members while continuously improving our coding practices and the developer experience. Imagine seeing your contributions shape the future landscape of digital payments, influencing everything from e-commerce to personal transactions. With an opportunity to explore new technologies and methodologies, such as Angular and Kubernetes, your growth will be as dynamic as the work you’ll be doing. Join us, and let’s redefine commerce together!

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What are the primary responsibilities of a Staff Software Engineer at Visa?

As a Staff Software Engineer at Visa, your primary responsibilities include designing and developing scalable systems that enhance payment technology. This role involves collaborating with stakeholders to understand project requirements, mentoring junior engineers, and participating in code reviews. You'll also be responsible for creating complex test plans to ensure quality and reliability in the products you develop, making it essential to stay updated on industry trends and best practices.