Sr. SW Engineer

Company Description

Visa is a world leader in payments and technology, with over 259 billion payments transactions flowing safely between consumers, merchants, financial institutions, and government entities in more than 200 countries and territories each year. Our mission is to connect the world through the most innovative, convenient, reliable, and secure payments network, enabling individuals, businesses, and economies to thrive while driven by a common purpose – to uplift everyone, everywhere by being the best way to pay and be paid.

Make an impact with a purpose-driven industry leader. Join us today and experience Life at Visa.

Job Description

Visa USA Inc., a Visa Inc. company, needs a Sr. SW Engineer (multiple openings) in Foster City, CA to:

• Deliver scalable, secure applications while following the software development lifecycle that is established by the company.
• Deliver end-to-end software solutions that fulfill both customer and project needs, including writing clean, readable, and reusable code, testing, deploying to end users, and providing support when needed.
• Develop and support applications, primarily in .NET (C#) or Java.
• Responsible for full stack contributions on all layers of application development, including, but not limited to, Presentation Layer, Business Logic Layer, and Data Access Layer.
• Review business and technical requirements, identifying opportunity areas and adjusting as needed.
• Be a leader on the development team and be present as a coach to all team members on general system design and technical specifications.
• Assist the rest of the team members in removing obstacles to move initiatives forward.
• Assist in training less-experienced software development staff.
• Collect feedback from stakeholders and collaborate with the team to implement solutions for customers.
• Collaborate with the Product team to deliver technical expertise on roadmap items.
• Conduct multiple layers of testing on applications, including acceptance testing, unit testing, and integration testing.
• Quickly identify design issues that would prevent scalability, performance, or accessibility of applications.
• Operate in an Agile environment, working with Product and QA team members to deliver software focused on quality.
• Ensure effective integration of software across products, platforms, and environments.
• Accountable for the performance, reliability, availability, scalability, and accessibility of applications as assigned.
• Coordinate cross-functionally with the Database, Support, and Deployment teams to deliver projects on time.
• Help the team orchestrate and organize the team rally around different business outcomes for the sprint.
• Lead design sessions and projects to help drive them to completion.
• Troubleshoot technical issues that come up within the production environment.
• Work with internal teams to coordinate the release of code to production environment.
• Contribute to software design through the use of established patterns and practices.
• May telecommute.

Qualifications

Basic qualifications:

• Master’s degree in Computer Science or related technical field and two years of experience in the job offered or in a Sr. SW Engineer-related occupation. 
• Object-oriented programming principles.
• Application architecture design patterns.
• Web Application development using .NET MVC, Java, Spring Boot, AngularJs, and ReactJs.
• Building APIs using scalable architecture such as .NET, .NET Core or Java.
• Relational and Non-Relational Database, including MongoDB, Redis, MS SQL, My SQL, and Azure SQL DB.
• Agile software development.
• Kubernetes
• Observability and Monitoring using NewRelic, DataDog, or Dynatrace.
• Application Security – Veracode and/or Checkmarx.

Additional Information

Worksite: Foster City, CA

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.

Visa will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable local law, including the requirements of Article 49 of the San Francisco Police Code.

U.S. APPLICANTS ONLY: The estimated salary range for a new hire into this position is $147,368.00 USD to $149,800.00 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.