Company Description

As the world's leader in digital payments technology, Visa's mission is to connect the world through the most creative, reliable and secure payment network - enabling individuals, businesses, and economies to thrive. Our advanced global processing network, VisaNet, provides secure and reliable payments around the world, and is capable of handling more than 65,000 transaction messages a second. The company's dedication to innovation drives the rapid growth of connected commerce on any device, and fuels the dream of a cashless future for everyone, everywhere. As the world moves from analog to digital, Visa is applying our brand, products, people, network and scale to reshape the future of commerce.

At Visa, your individuality fits right in. Working here gives you an opportunity to impact the world, invest in your career growth, and be part of an inclusive and diverse workplace. We are a global team of disruptors, trailblazers, innovators and risk-takers who are helping drive economic growth in even the most remote parts of the world, creatively moving the industry forward, and doing meaningful work that brings financial literacy and digital commerce to millions of unbanked and underserved consumers.

You're an Individual. We're the team for you. Together, let's transform the way the world pays.

Job Description

Visa U.S.A. Inc, a Visa Inc. company, needs a Staff SW Engineer (multiple openings) in Austin, TX to

• Work cross-functionally to invent, design, build, and test software assets.
• Collaborate with Product Owners, Architects, Test Engineers, Devops, Operations, and other team members from the product ideation stage to production deployment and support of highly functional, secure, scalable, and robust software solutions.
• Provide full-stack development to the design of backend database and queries, API creation and consumption, and contribute to frontend UI development.
• Work independently with minimal insight to develop software that conforms to Visa’s high standards of security, quality, performance, resiliency, and compliance.
• Lead the software engineering team to develop, test and document software programs.
• Provide technical oversight and guidance to team members working on those applications.
• Take ownership and be responsible for the design and delivery of one or more components of a project.
• Translate complex technical concepts into clear and understandable language.
• Independently create multiple design artifacts for projects and present designs to team members and other stakeholders.
• Provide mentorship and guidance to more junior team members.
• Contribute technical innovations back to the Visa-wide reusable assets repositories. Implement single page application using React.
• Support test engineers and operation teams in troubleshooting, defect research, issue root cause analysis, and other related activities.
• Design, develop, and implement modifications and corrections to the existing software, including the development of debugging routines.
• Apply the appropriate standards, processes, procedures, and tools throughout the system development life cycle to support the generation of engineering applications and products.
• Develop database queries or code that generate queries and resolve bugs found in existing codebases.
• Perform code reviews to verify changes meet development requirements before deploying the code in development environments.
• Conduct business and technical analyses, code reviews, and unit testing.
• Implement and produce technical documentations of solutions for new developments, system enhancements, and production support.
• Position reports to the Austin, TX office and may allow for partial telecommuting

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications:

• Employer will accept a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related technical field, followed by 7 years of progressive, post-baccalaureate experience in the job offered or in a software engineer-related occupation.
• Alternatively, employer will accept a Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related technical field and 5 years of experience in the job offered or in a software engineer-related occupation.
• Five years of experience in Core Java, Java web application development, and RESTful web services;
• Five years of experience with Spring Framework, Spring Boot, and build tools like Maven;
• Building and consuming REST APIs and utilizing asynchronous messaging with Kafka;
• Frontend Technologies, including JavaScript, jQuery, Ajax, NodeJS, TypeScript, Angular, AngularJS, ReactJS, Redux, HTML, and CSS for building Single Page Applications;
• AI Technologies, including machine learning, natural language processing (NLP), and conversational AI;
• Python, GitHub, Bitbucket, or Oracle Server;
• Containerization and Orchestration using Docker and Kubernetes for developing and deploying applications;
• Working with large datasets using Hadoop, MapReduce, Spark, and Hive;
• Database Technologies Oracle, MySQL, NoSQL, and SQL/PL-SQL databases; and
• Architecting secure, scalable solutions and developing Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery pipelines

Additional Information

Worksite: Austin, TX

This is a hybrid position. Hybrid employees can alternate time between both remote and office. Employees in hybrid roles are expected to work from the office 2-3 set days a week (determined by leadership/site), with a general guidepost of being in the office 50% or more of the time based on business needs.

Travel Requirements: This position does not require travel.

Mental/Physical Requirements: This position will be performed in an office setting. The position will require the incumbent to sit and stand at a desk, communicate in person and by telephone, frequently operate standard office equipment, such as telephones and computers.

Visa is an EEO Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status. Visa will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with EEOC guidelines and applicable local law.

U.S. APPLICANTS ONLY: The estimated salary range for a new hire into this position is $155,709.00 USD to $199,300.00 USD per year, which may include potential sales incentive payments (if applicable). Salary may vary depending on job-related factors which may include knowledge, skills, experience, and location. In addition, this position may be eligible for an annual bonus and equity. Visa has a comprehensive benefits package for which this position is eligible that includes Medical, Dental, Vision, 401(k), Employee Stock Purchase Program, FSA/HSA, Life Insurance, Paid Time off and Wellness Programs.