Software Test Engineer - New College Grad

Visa•Foster City, CA

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Visa is a world leader in payments and technology, with over 259 billion payments transactions flowing safely between consumers, merchants, financial institutions, and government entities in more than 200 countries and territories each year. Our mission is to connect the world through the most innovative, convenient, reliable, and secure payments network, enabling individuals, businesses, and economies to thrive while driven by a common purpose – to uplift everyone, everywhere by being the best way to pay and be paid. Make an impact with a purpose-driven industry leader. Join us today and experience Life at Visa. The successful candidate will be part of an experienced Test Engineering team responsible for testing Gateway Services applications (Visa Message Gateway, Extended Access, Visa File Gateway which are critical applications that control and monitor transaction flow between endpoints and VisaNet Integrated Payment (V.I.P.) system. The SW Test Engineer for Network Processing Platform & Reliability Test Engineering team will be based in Foster City, CA. The successful candidate will support Test Engineering efforts for the Gateway Services applications and work with Gateway Services Development and other peer Test Engineering organizations to ensure high levels of software quality and seamless code releases.

Requirements

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, CIS/MIS, Cybersecurity, Business or a related field, graduating May 2025 - August 2026.
Knowledge of and ability to develop back-end (e.g. Python, Java) code in support of package and product development. This includes the extension of capabilities of packages and products
Knowledge of data structures, which consist of data organization, management, and storage formats that enable efficient access and modifications. This includes a collection of data values, the relationships among them, and the functions or operations that can be applied to the data.
Familiarity with IDEs (e.g. Visual Studio Code, IntelliJ, etc).
Basic knowledge in one or more scripting languages (e.g., shell, bash, Python), desired but not required.
The candidate should have a coder’s mindset with skills in automation and developer collaboration.
Strong organizational skills to plan and deliver quality products on time.
Strong troubleshooting, problem solving and analytical skills.
Strong oral and written communications skills
Constantly strive to learn new technologies and look for ways to stay up to date in this rapidly changing industry
Permanent Authorization to work in the U.S. is a precondition of employment for this position. Visa will not sponsor applicants for work visas in connection with this position. Future sponsorship will not be considered.

Nice To Haves

Basic knowledge in one or more scripting languages (e.g., shell, bash, Python), desired but not required.

Responsibilities

Collaborate with the team in executing testing strategy for the project and work on appropriate balance of manual and automated tests
Create test plans, test cases, and test scripts
Develop and enhance automated test frameworks and test cases for the different types of tests employed
Execute and report on the full testing suite of both manual and automated tests
Work with Development and other relevant teams to analyze, debug and resolve design and software issues
Support cross-functional teams in integration test efforts
Develop software to augment existing test automation tools
Setup, configure, and maintain test environments
Hands-on testing on Linux and Windows platform
Work effectively with test lead and test engineers and acquire technical guidance from peers as appropriate