Staff Software Engineer

Salary: $146,200 - 233,700 per year Requirements:

• We look for 5+ years of relevant experience with a bachelors degree, 2+ years with an advanced degree, or 8+ years of relevant work experience.
• We may also consider candidates with 6+ years of relevant experience alongside a bachelors degree, 4+ years with an advanced degree, or up to 3 years with a PhD.
• We seek experience in software engineering or a closely related discipline.
• We value experience building full-stack applications and/or web-based or mobile solutions using AI tools.
• We look for leadership experience, with or without direct reports.
• We seek experience with technology systems or a directly related field.
• We value experience creating, maintaining, and executing test plans.
• We look for strong debugging and troubleshooting capability.
• We seek experience collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver technical outcomes.
• We value experience conducting code reviews and applying coding standards.
• We look for experience building or improving developer tools.
• We seek experience with container-based technologies.
• We value experience building and testing enterprise-scale web services.
• We look for experience in product development.
• We seek experience on client-facing projects or technical teams.
• We require digital fluency, including familiarity with emerging technologies such as generative AI tools.

• We partner with stakeholders to define requirements for product components and use feedback to shape future designs and solutions.
• We translate functional needs into system designs and explain how components interact to align with business goals and delivery timelines.
• We design and develop product components, refine implementation plans, and lead design reviews to ensure completeness and requirement alignment.
• We contribute to project estimates, including delivery cost considerations, and escalate issues that may affect timelines.
• We model strong engineering practices by creating, implementing, and maintaining extensible, reusable code while improving code quality through metrics and best practices.
• We use debugging tools to resolve moderately complex issues and identify automation opportunities across products.
• We lead code reviews and provide feedback to help maintain coding standards.
• We create complex test plans, identify coverage gaps, and proactively address defects to reduce customer impact.
• We use data analysis and monitoring standards to spot patterns and defects across environments.
• We respond to on-call incidents, troubleshoot complex problems, and support incident resolution.
• We build, improve, and identify developer tools that support programs and applications.
• We stay current with new knowledge and technical trends to improve product performance and share useful resources with other engineers.

• AI
• Cloud
• Support
• Mobile
• Web
• Architect
• Backend
• ChatGPT
• Copilot
• Frontend
• GitHub

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Visa is a global leader in payments technology, enabling transactions between consumers, merchants, financial institutions, and government entities across more than 200 countries and territories. We are committed to helping everyone, everywhere, by being the best way to pay and be paid. This Staff Software Engineer role is a senior technical leadership position focused on architecting and delivering complex, large-scale software systems. Our engineers typically spend 50–65% of their time on hands-on technical work such as coding, architecture, prototyping, and reviews, with the remainder dedicated to technical leadership, cross-functional alignment, and engineering excellence. We work with modern tools and platforms, including cloud-native services, automation frameworks, and AI-assisted development, to deliver secure, scalable, high-quality solutions with measurable business impact in fintech. We operate as force multipliers across engineering, product, architecture, data science, compliance, and operations. This role is based in an office setting with at least three days per week in office, travel expected 5–10% of the time, and a comprehensive benefits package that may include medical, dental, vision, 401(k), FSA/HSA, life insurance, paid time off, wellness programs, bonus, and equity. For US applicants, the estimated salary range is $146,200 to $233,700 per year, depending on job-related factors.

last updated 41 week of 2026