Visa · 15 hours ago
Lead Software Engineer (Backend)
Bellevue, WA
Full-time
Hybrid
Lead/Staff
$173K/yr - $277K/yr
10+ years expVisa is a world leader in payments and technology, striving to connect the world through innovative and secure payment solutions. The Lead Software Engineer will be part of a multi-functional development team, responsible for designing and building software products that enhance the digital future of monetary transactions.
BankingFinanceFinancial ServicesInformation TechnologyMobile PaymentsPayments
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 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
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
Qualification
Required
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
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
Benefits
Medical
Dental
Vision
401 (k)
FSA/HSA
Life Insurance
Paid Time Off
Wellness Program
Company
Visa
Visa is a multinational financial services company that facilitates electronic payment systems throughout the world.
10001+ employees
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Funding
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Public CompanyTotal Funding
unknownKey Investors
TNB Financial Services
2016-09-10Post Ipo Equity
2008-03-19IPO
Leadership Team
Ryan McInerney
Chief Executive Officer
Chris Suh
EVP & Chief Financial Officer
Recent News
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