Software Engineer (Senior Consultant Level) – Platform Engineering

Visa•Austin, TX

4h•Hybrid

About The Position

The Opportunity: Are you a senior engineer who thrives at the intersection of system architecture and hands‑on development? This is a senior platform engineering role focused on designing and building scalable infrastructure and services that power Visa’s internal AI platforms—enabling engineers across the company to develop, deploy, and operate Generative AI solutions safely, reliably, and at global scale. In this role, you will help design and build Visa’s internal AI hosting and enablement platform—often described as an “AI playground” for developers—providing the foundational services, APIs, and tooling that allow teams to innovate quickly while meeting Visa’s standards for security, performance, and reliability. You’ll work on high‑impact platform systems that support billions of transactions, collaborate with engineers across product, infrastructure, and architecture teams, and influence technical decisions that ripple across Visa’s global technology ecosystem. This is a backend‑leaning, full‑stack role with end-to-end ownership, spanning system design, service development, integrations, deployment, and operational excellence. If you’re passionate about building foundational platforms, solving complex distributed systems challenges, and enabling other engineers to move faster, this role offers the opportunity to make a global impact while shaping the future of AI infrastructure at Visa.

Requirements

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, Python, Javascript, Shell/PowerShell scripting, Ansible Playbooks)
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, GENAI technologies etc.
Partnership: Experience collaborating with Product, Test, Dev-ops, and Agile/Scrum teams
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.

Nice To Haves

Experience designing and building internal platforms, frameworks, or shared services used by multiple engineering teams.
Strong background in distributed systems, scalable service architecture, and cloud‑native platform design.
Demonstrated ability to operate at senior consultant scope, including owning architectural decisions, driving technical design discussions, and influencing standards across teams.
Experience building and operating production-grade backend services, including monitoring, incident response, and reliability improvements.
Comfort balancing hands‑on development with system‑level thinking and long‑term architectural considerations.
Experience developing modern services using languages such as Java, Python, or Go, and designing RESTful APIs.
Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and modern DevOps practices.
Exposure to Generative AI platforms or developer enablement systems, including model hosting, API integration, or AI workflow orchestration.

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
Works directly with product owners to gather and refine requirements across products, adding and taking into account existing tools and solutions across the organization.
Develops and designs advanced architect solutions that are robust and scalable, considering integrations with other solutions across the internal technical ecosystem.
Provides domain expertise on the development of user documentation of solutions and implements standard processes in user documentation.
Plays a key role in the development and delivery of new features across products from end-to-end