SW Engineer - C++

Visa•Austin, TX

5d•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 Backend 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 backend software services that reach a truly global customer base. While building components of Visas powerful payment technology you will see your efforts shaping the digital future of monetary transactions. The Work Itself: Design and build backend code and distributed systems that touch nearly 40 percent of the worlds population while influencing Visas internal standards for scalability security performance and reusability Collaborate cross functionally to create design artifacts and develop best in class backend software solutions across multiple Visa technical offerings Actively contribute to product quality improvements service reliability and new business flows within diverse Agile squads Develop robust scalable backend services supporting end user merchants Business to Business and Business to Government payment solutions Leverage modern technologies including C plus plus containerization using Docker Git based workflows and AI assisted capabilities 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 collaboration and continued learning Essential Functions: Demonstrates foundational knowledge of backend software engineering and asks thoughtful questions about project and system requirements Reviews and asks questions about solution strategies that improve backend design scalability reliability and maintainability Applies standard engineering processes using C plus plus and backend programming languages to write test and debug code that fulfills system and technical requirements under close guidance Works under guidance to support the piloting of new backend and AI enabled technology capabilities including automation intelligent monitoring or decision support features Identifies documents and escalates defects or performance issues that threaten service stability security or availability This is a hybrid position. Expectation of days in office will be confirmed by your hiring manager.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree, OR 3+ years of relevant work experience
Foundational knowledge of backend software development principles including data structures algorithms and object oriented programming
Experience programming in C plus plus or a comparable systems level language
Familiarity with Linux based development environments
Experience designing building and testing backend services or distributed systems
Knowledge of concurrency multithreading and performance optimization concepts
Hands on exposure to Docker and container based development
Experience using Git in collaborative development environments including code reviews and pull requests
Familiarity with API based service communication such as REST or RPC
Exposure to AI enabled systems such as consuming machine learning model outputs anomaly detection or intelligent automation
Experience using AI assisted development tools for code generation testing or debugging
Understanding of CI CD pipelines build automation and deployment workflows
Familiarity with monitoring logging and observability tools for backend systems
Strong analytical problem solving and troubleshooting skills
Ability to collaborate effectively with Product Quality Engineering DevOps Data and Agile teams
Energy and Experience A growth mindset that is curious adaptable and passionate about backend technologies and solving large scale problems
Challenge the Status Quo Comfort pushing boundaries and exploring innovative solutions beyond traditional approaches
Language Expertise Proficiency or strong foundational knowledge in C plus plus familiarity with Python or Go is a plus
Backend Builder Experience building testing and deploying backend services or distributed systems with a focus on quality and scalability
AI Awareness Exposure to or interest in AI enabled systems such as consuming model outputs through APIs anomaly detection intelligent automation or AI assisted development tools
Modern Tooling Familiarity with Docker Git CI CD pipelines and Linux based development environments
Learner Continuous drive to learn new technologies such as AI frameworks Kubernetes cloud platforms and observability tools
Partnership Experience collaborating with Product Test DevOps Data and Agile Scrum teams

Nice To Haves

Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science Computer Engineering Software Engineering or a related technical field or equivalent practical experience
Zero to two years of relevant software engineering experience including internships co ops or academic projects

Responsibilities

Design and build backend code and distributed systems that touch nearly 40 percent of the worlds population while influencing Visas internal standards for scalability security performance and reusability
Collaborate cross functionally to create design artifacts and develop best in class backend software solutions across multiple Visa technical offerings
Actively contribute to product quality improvements service reliability and new business flows within diverse Agile squads
Develop robust scalable backend services supporting end user merchants Business to Business and Business to Government payment solutions
Leverage modern technologies including C plus plus containerization using Docker Git based workflows and AI assisted capabilities 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 collaboration and continued learning
Demonstrates foundational knowledge of backend software engineering and asks thoughtful questions about project and system requirements
Reviews and asks questions about solution strategies that improve backend design scalability reliability and maintainability
Applies standard engineering processes using C plus plus and backend programming languages to write test and debug code that fulfills system and technical requirements under close guidance
Works under guidance to support the piloting of new backend and AI enabled technology capabilities including automation intelligent monitoring or decision support features
Identifies documents and escalates defects or performance issues that threaten service stability security or availability