# Staff Software Engineer **Company**: Visa **Location**: Austin, TX **Work arrangement**: hybrid **Experience**: staff **Job type**: full-time **Salary**: $133,300.00 to $ 213,400.00 USD per year **Category**: Engineering **Industry**: Finance **Apply**: https://visa.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Visa/job/US---Austin-TX/Staff-SW-Engineer_REF088495W?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply **Canonical**: https://yubhub.co/jobs/job_44e2a293-450 ## Description Visa is powering the future of global commerce. As a Staff Software Engineer, you will join a team responsible for Visa's global Disputes Platform, a critical system supporting financial institutions in more than 190 countries. You will design and build scalable backend solutions using Java, Distributed Systems, Microservices, SQL, and cloud-native technologies to deliver secure, resilient, and high-performing payment solutions. Partnering across engineering, product, and business teams, you will solve complex technical challenges, improve customer experiences, and contribute to one of Visa's most impactful global platforms. **Essential Functions:** - Design, develop, test, and deploy scalable Java-based applications, APIs, Web Services, and Microservices supporting Visa's global Disputes Platform. - Build highly available distributed systems capable of processing large-scale transaction volumes with strong performance and resiliency. - Translate business and functional requirements into high-quality technical solutions and system designs. - Collaborate with product managers, architects, and cross-functional teams to deliver features and enhancements aligned to business objectives. - Develop clean, maintainable, and reusable code while promoting engineering best practices and code quality standards. - Perform code reviews and mentor team members on software design and development practices. - Analyze production issues, identify root causes, and implement long-term solutions to improve system stability and operational efficiency. - Leverage SQL and database technologies to support complex transaction processing and data analysis needs. - Participate in Agile development processes, including planning, estimation, design reviews, and release activities. - Support production systems through incident response, troubleshooting, and operational excellence initiatives. - Partner with teams across Visa to drive platform modernization, automation, observability, and continuous improvement. - Build expertise in Visa's dispute management ecosystem and contribute to the evolution of a globally relied upon payment platform. - Utilize modern engineering tools, including AI-assisted development technologies, to improve productivity and software quality. **Qualifications** - Basic Qualifications: + 5+ years of relevant work experience with a Bachelor’s Degree or at least 2 years of work experience with an Advanced degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, MD) or 0 years of work experience with a PhD, OR 8+ years of relevant work experience. + Strong software engineering experience developing highly scalable, distributed, enterprise-grade applications. + Proficiency in Java/J2EE, Spring Boot, React, and REST/SOAP web services. - Preferred Qualifications: + 7+ years of work experience with a Bachelor's degree, or 5+ years of work experience with an advanced degree (e.g., Master's, MBA, JD, or MD), or 3+ years of experience with a PhD in Computer Science or a related field. + Strong SQL development skills; experience with NoSQL databases. DB2, Cassandra, and MySQL preferred. + Hands-on experience with microservices, Docker, Kubernetes/OpenShift, and cloud technologies. + Experience delivering complex software solutions from design through production deployment. + Strong troubleshooting, debugging, and root cause analysis skills. + Experience with Kafka, message brokers, Gradle, and Git. + Experience with data processing using Java or Python, Spark, and ETL frameworks. + Proficiency in leveraging generative AI to accelerate development, enhance processes, and improve resource efficiency. Experience with AI/ML technologies is highly desirable. + Familiarity with continuous integration tools such as Jenkins and infrastructure automation platforms such as Ansible or Chef. + Experience working within Agile methodologies, including Scrum. + Proven expertise in developing software within a Secure Software Development Life Cycle (SSDLC) environment. + Experience with test automation frameworks and tools such as Selenium, TestNG, and Cucumber. + Hands-on experience with Python programming, along with a strong understanding of Linux/UNIX operating systems and shell scripting. + Experience with workload automation and scheduling tools such as Control-M, CA-ESP, or AutoSys is desirable. + Familiarity with the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) is a plus. + Experience in payment or transaction processing within the financial services or payments industry is a plus. **Information for US Applicants** For roles located in the US, the estimated salary range for this position is $133,300.00 to $ 213,400.00 USD per year, which may include potential sales incentive payments (if applicable). **Benefits** 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. ## Skills ### Required - Java - Distributed Systems - Microservices - SQL - Java/J2EE - Spring Boot - React - REST/SOAP web services ### Nice to have - NoSQL databases - DB2 - Cassandra - MySQL - Docker - Kubernetes/OpenShift - cloud technologies - Kafka - message brokers - Gradle - Git - Python - Spark - ETL frameworks - AI/ML technologies - generative AI --- Source: [Apply at visa.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com](https://visa.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Visa/job/US---Austin-TX/Staff-SW-Engineer_REF088495W?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply)