Backend Staff Software Engineer

Visa•Austin, TX

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

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.

Requirements

5+ years of relevant work experience with a Bachelor’s Degree or at least 2 years of work experience with an Advanced degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, MD) or 0 years of work experience with a PhD, OR 8+ years of relevant work experience.
Experience in software engineering or a directly related field.
Experience in developing and/or implementing web-based or mobile applications.
Experience in a leadership role with or without direct reports.
Experience in technologies/software systems or a directly related field.
Experience in creating and maintaining test plans and executing testing procedures.
Experience in debugging and troubleshooting software issues.
Experience in collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver technical solutions.
Experience in code review and applying coding standards.
Experience in building or enhancing developer tools.

Nice To Haves

6 or more years of work experience with a Bachelor's Degree or 4 or more years of relevant experience with an Advanced Degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, MD) or up to 3 years of relevant experience with a PhD.
Experience working with container-based technologies.
Experience building and testing enterprise-scale web services.
Experience in product development.
Experience working on client-facing project or technical teams.
A growth mindset that is curious and passionate about technologies and enjoys challenging projects on a global scale
Comfort in pushing the boundaries, ‘hacking’ beyond traditional solutions
Expertise in one or more general development languages (e.g., Java, C#, C++)
Experience building and deploying modern services and web applications with quality and scalability
Constant drive to learn new technologies such as Angular, React, Kubernetes, Docker, etc.
Experience collaborating with Product, Test, Dev-ops, and Agile/Scrum teams

Responsibilities

Design code and systems that touch 40% of the world population while influencing Visa’s internal standards for scalability, security, and reusability
Collaborate multi-functionally to create design artifacts and develop best-in-class software solutions for multiple Visa technical offerings
Actively contribute to product quality improvements, valuable service technology, and new business flows in diverse agile squads
Develop robust and scalable products intended for a myriad of customers including end-user merchants, b2b, and business to government solutions.
Leverage innovative technologies to build the next generation of Payment Services, Transaction Platforms, Real-Time Payments, and Buy Now Pay Later Technology
Opportunities to make a difference on a global or local scale through mentorship and continued learning opportunities
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.