Software Engineer - Sr. Consultant level (Onsite/Hybrid)

Visa • Foster City, CA

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 Staff 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.
Join the Commercial and Money Movement Solutions (CMS) organization as a Senior Staff Engineer focused on leveraging AI to solve complex engineering and customer challenges. You will work on innovative solutions that combine deep technical expertise with AI/ML capabilities to enhance developer productivity, improve customer experiences, and drive next-generation commercial payment and money movement technology for B2B, B2C, P2P, and G2C flows.
The Work itself:
Design and architect AI-powered solutions that solve engineering productivity challenges and enhance customer-facing products across CMS
Lead technical initiatives leveraging agentic AI, LLMs, and machine learning to automate workflows and improve software quality
Collaborate multi-functionally to create design artifacts and develop best-in-class software solutions for multiple Visa technical offerings
Drive experimentation with emerging AI technologies and make technical decisions on adoption and standards
Develop robust and scalable products intended for a myriad of customers including end-user merchants, b2b, and business to government solutions.
Develop scalable platforms and services that integrate AI capabilities into Visa's commercial payment and money movement systems
Opportunities to make a difference on a global or local scale through mentorship and continued learning opportunities

Requirements

• 8+ years of relevant work experience with a Bachelor’s Degree; or
• 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.
• Energy and Experience: A growth mindset that is curious and passionate about technologies and enjoys challenging projects on a global scale
• AI Expertise: Experience with agentic AI, LLMs, AI agent frameworks, or machine learning applications
• 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++)
• Architecture & Design: Proven track record designing scalable systems that integrate AI capabilities
• Builder: Experience building AI-powered features for engineering productivity or customer-facing applications
• 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

Nice To Haves

• 9+ years of relevant experience with a Bachelor’s degree in Math, Science, Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field, including at least 8 years in a directly related role; or
• 6+ years of relevant experience with a Master’s degree in a related field, including at least 6 years in a directly related role; or
• A minimum of 11+ years of directly related professional experience without a degree.
• Experience with AI agent frameworks, LLMs, or generative AI applications (Claude, GPT, etc.)
• Knowledge of AI-powered development tools (Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, etc.) or building similar systems
• Experience applying AI to solve engineering challenges or customer-facing product features
• Understanding of commercial payments, money movement, B2B payables, or payment processing
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and modern architectures
• Knowledge of API design, microservices, and distributed systems
• Experience leading cross-team technical initiatives

Responsibilities

• 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, integrating AI capabilities with Visa's technical ecosystem
• Provides domain expertise on the development of technical documentation of solutions and contributes to standard processes in technical documentation as needed.
• Plays a key role in the development and delivery of new features across products from end-to-end.

Benefits

• 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees