Director, Software Engineering
About The Position
The Visa Technology organization builds and operates the world’s most advanced payment platforms - processing over 65,000 transactions per second with unmatched reliability, security, and scale. We are engineers, architects, and problem solvers who drive innovation across new payment flows, business solutions, data intelligence, cybersecurity, and global platforms used by billions of people. We are looking for a Director, Software Engineering to join our Visa Commercial Payment Platforms (VCS) team to help build the next generation of commercial payment capabilities. This leader will oversee multiple engineering teams responsible for designing, developing, and scaling applications on Visa’s private cloud and commercial platform ecosystem. If you’re passionate about engineering excellence, building high‑performing teams, and solving complex distributed systems challenges, this is an opportunity to make a meaningful global impact.
Requirements
- 10+ years of relevant work experience and a Bachelors degree, OR 13+ years of relevant work experience
- Strong background building and scaling distributed systems or cloud-native platforms.
- Hands-on expertise in Java/Spring, microservices, APIs (REST), and modern frontend frameworks (TypeScript, Angular).
- Experience with relational and NoSQL databases and messaging technologies such as Kafka or IBM MQ.
- Proven track record leading engineering teams and delivering complex software products.
- Proficiency with Agile methodologies and modern DevOps practices.
- Strong communication skills with the ability to simplify complex technical topics for diverse audiences.
Nice To Haves
- 12 or more years of work experience with a Bachelor’s Degree or 8-10 years of experience with an Advanced Degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, MD) or 6+ years of work experience with a PhD
- Experience with payments, commercial card platforms, or financial technology solutions.
- Knowledge of regulatory, compliance, and security requirements in global payments.
- Experience integrating generative AI into engineering workflows (OpenAI APIs, GitHub Copilot, etc.) to improve productivity and code quality.
- Champion secure SDLC and quality engineering practices.
- Improve engineering efficiency through automation, observability, DevOps tooling, and standardized development frameworks.
Responsibilities
- Lead multiple software engineering teams building core components of Visa’s Commercial Card Platform.
- Guide end‑to-end delivery from feature definition to deployment, ensuring high‑quality, secure, and reliable software.
- Drive engineering excellence through best practices, automation, observability, and cloud‑native development.
- Provide technical leadership across microservices, APIs, cloud frameworks, and full‑stack web applications.
- Shape platform architecture and collaborate closely with product, cybersecurity, and infrastructure teams.
- Champion modern engineering practices, including the use of generative AI to improve development productivity.
- Partner with cross‑functional teams to define product roadmaps, priorities, and release plans.
- Communicate technical decisions, risks, and status updates to stakeholders and senior leadership.
- Foster a culture of innovation, accountability, and continuous improvement.
- Recruit, mentor, and develop engineering talent.
- Build strong, engaged teams aligned with Visa’s leadership principles.
- Support the career growth of engineers, tech leads, and emerging leaders
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
