Staff Software Engineer

Visa•Austin, TX

21d•$131,600 - $210,300•Hybrid

About The Position

Visa’s Technology Organization is a global community of problem solvers and innovators reshaping the future of commerce. We operate one of the world’s most sophisticated data center and network platforms, capable of processing more than 65,000 secure transactions per second across millions of endpoints worldwide. In this role, you will contribute to the design, development, and evolution of Visa’s home-grown network infrastructure-as-code platform. You will work within a cross‑functional Agile team, delivering high‑quality, scalable software systems that support high availability, performance, and security requirements.

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.
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
Strong Python and Angular expertise
Experience building and deploying modern services and web applications with quality and scalability
Constant drive to learn new technologies
Experience collaborating with Product, Test, Dev-ops, and Agile/Scrum teams
Experience using AI‑powered tools to improve coding, debugging, testing and refactoring

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of and ability to develop front-end code (e.g. HTML, CSS, and JavaScript) in support of package and product development. This includes the extension of capabilities of packages and products.
The ability to select the "best available" values of some objective function to improve the functional effectiveness of web browsers.
Knowledge of user interface design, which is the interaction where users and computers interact. This includes an understanding of how to provide an optimal industrial design experience through User Interface (UI) Design.
Knowledge of and ability to develop back-end Python code in support of package and product development. This includes the extension of capabilities of packages and products.
The ability to develop and utilize Application Program Interfaces (APIs), a set of routines, protocols, and tools for building software applications that specify how software components should interact and are used when programming graphical user interface (GUI) components. An API may be for a web-based system, operating system, database system, computer hardware, or software library.
Knowledge of and the ability to use database software (e.g., applications, web-based applications, information systems) to maintain, modify, and output data.
Knowledge of systems integration process in which separately produced components or subsystems are combined and problems in their interactions are addressed.
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.

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 infrastructure management products leveraging innovative technologies
Opportunities to make a difference on a global or local scale through mentorship and continued learning opportunities
Works with product owners to gather and refine requirements for one product, adding and considering existing tools and solutions across departments.
Develops and designs moderately advanced 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 significant role in the development and delivery of new features within a product from end-to-end.
Uses AI‑powered tools to improve coding, debugging, testing, documentation, and refactoring while maintaining engineering rigor.