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Lead Software Engineer

$173.1k - $276.8k

Visa

About Us
Visa is a world leader in payments technology, facilitating transactions between consumers, merchants, financial institutions and government entities across more than 200 countries and territories, dedicated to uplifting everyone, everywhere by being the best way to pay and be paid.

At Visa, you'll have the opportunity to create impact at scale - tackling meaningful challenges, growing your skills and seeing your contributions impact lives around the world.

Join Visa and do work that matters - to you, to your community, and to the world. Progress starts with you.
Visa will accept applications for this role until at least 09-30-2026

Job Description

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 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. While building components of powerful payment technology, you will get to see your efforts shaping the digital future of monetary transactions.


The Work itself:

  • 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 products intended for a myriad of customers including end-user merchants, b2b, and business to government solutions.

  • Leverage innovative technologies 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 and continued learning opportunities

Essential Functions:
  • Provides strategic technical and functional knowledge of the e-commerce platform as well as a thorough understanding of the business to direct strategy on collecting and understanding requirements.
  • Leads meetings with product partners to recommend development and solution strategies that improve the design and functionality of interface features across a range of payment products.
  • Formalizes Standard Processes on the use of programming languages (e.g. C++, Go) to write code that fulfills website modification requests and technical requirements.
  • Leads and plans the piloting and integration of new technology capabilities and features that enhance the user website experience across e-commerce products.
  • Analyzes patterns across bugs and implements systemic solutions to ensure websites remain functional and easy to use.
The Skills You Bring :
  • Energy and Experience : A growth mindset that is curious and passionate about technologies and enjoys challenging projects on a global scale
  • 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., Go, Java, C#, C++)
  • Builder : Experience building and deploying modern services with quality and scalability
  • Learner : Constant drive to learn new technologies such as Kubernetes, Docker, MCPs and other AI concepts, etc.
  • Partnership : Experience collaborating with Product, Test, Dev-ops, and Agile/Scrum teams
This is a hybrid position. Expectation of days in office will be confirmed by your hiring manager.

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications

10 or more years of work experience with a Bachelor's Degree or at least 8 years of work experience with an Advanced Degree (e.g. Masters/ MBA/JD/MD) or at least 3 years of work experience with a PhD

Preferred Qualifications

12 or more years of work experience with a Bachelor's Degree or 8-10 years of experience with an Advanced Degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, MD) or 6+ years of work experience with a PhD

Programming Languages: Knowledge of and ability to develop back-end code (e.g. GO, C/C++, containers and gRPC) in support of platform development. This includes the extension of capabilities of packages and products.

API Generation: The ability to develop and apply 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

Architecture: Experience with event-driven architecture and distributed systems, including hands-on work with Kafka or similar technologies.

SDLC: Strong understanding of the entire software development lifecycle, including testing strategies, automation, deployment, and release strategies.

Observability: Deep expertise in observability, including monitoring, logging, and alerting.

Cloud Computing: experience developing cloud-ready components

GAI: utilization of Generative AI models and software for code development

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.

Expertise in architecting, developing and debugging polyglot architecture and systems

U.S. APPLICANTS ONLY: The estimated salary range for this position is 173,100.00 to 276,800 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 bonus and equity. 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.

Information for US Applicants
For roles located in the US, the estimated salary range for this position is $173,100.00 to $ 276,800.00 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 bonus and equity.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.

Work Hours

Varies upon the needs of the department.

Travel Requirements

This position requires travel 5-10% of the time.

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 protect veteran status. Visa will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the EEOC guidelines and applicable local law.
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