# Senior Software Engineer

**Company**: Visa
**Location**: Foster City, CA
**Work arrangement**: hybrid
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $123,000.00 to $190,900.00 USD per year
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Technology

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## Description

The Senior Software Engineer designs, builds, and supports secure, scalable solutions for Visa's Acceptance Solutions platform, focusing on transaction processing platforms.

This hands-on role (70-85% coding) works with cross-functional teams to deliver reliable technology solutions while leveraging Generative AI and modern cloud-native practices.

Visa requires at least 3 days in office, expectations of these days will be confirmed by your Hiring Manager.

**Qualifications**

Basic Qualifications:

- 2+ years of relevant work experience and a Bachelor's degree, OR 5+ years of relevant work experience.

- Proficiency in at least one modern programming language (Java, Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, Go, or Kotlin).

- Ability to use AI-assisted development tools (GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT, agentic AI) effectively.

- Experience designing, building, and testing APIs, web services, or microservices.

Preferred Qualifications:

- 3 or more years of work experience with a Bachelor’s Degree or more than 2 years of work experience with an Advanced Degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, MD).

- Minimum 2 years of experience in software engineering or technology delivery.

- Experience developing backend, web-based, or integration-focused applications.

- Experience with REST APIs, OpenAPI/Swagger, JSON, and API-first development.

- Experience with system design, debugging, code reviews, and production support.

- Experience with Git, CI/CD pipelines, and modern developer tools.

- Experience with data engineering, ETL pipelines, and data lake architectures.

- Expertise in reporting systems and business intelligence platforms.

- Experience with transaction lifecycle and clearing/settlement workflows.

- Experience building enterprise-scale APIs, microservices, or integration platforms.

- Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP), Docker, Kubernetes, and Terraform.

- Experience with event-driven architecture using Kafka, RabbitMQ, or similar message queues.

- Experience with authentication/security (OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, JWT, mTLS, encryption).

- Experience with observability tools (Splunk, Datadog, Grafana, Prometheus, OpenTelemetry).

- Experience with automated testing, contract testing, performance testing, or service virtualization.

- Experience in regulated industries (fintech, payments, banking, financial services).

- Experience implementing Generative AI, agentic AI workflows, or intelligent automation.

- Experience mentoring junior engineers and collaborating with cross-functional teams.

- Knowledge of analytics and data visualization tools.

- Experience with SQL, data modeling, and dimensional design.

- Understanding of settlement, funding, and reconciliation processes.

- Experience with real-time streaming analytics.

- Knowledge of data governance, quality, and lineage.

- Experience with dashboard development and data visualization.

- Understanding of financial reporting requirements and compliance.

**Information for US Applicants** For roles located in the US, the estimated salary range for this position is $123,000.00 to $190,900.00 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.

## Skills

### Required
- Java
- Python
- JavaScript
- TypeScript
- Go
- Kotlin
- AI-assisted development tools
- API design
- web services
- microservices

### Nice to have
- REST APIs
- OpenAPI/Swagger
- JSON
- API-first development
- system design
- debugging
- code reviews
- production support
- Git
- CI/CD pipelines
- modern developer tools
- data engineering
- ETL pipelines
- data lake architectures
- reporting systems
- business intelligence platforms
- transaction lifecycle
- clearing/settlement workflows
- enterprise-scale APIs
- integration platforms
- cloud platforms
- Docker
- Kubernetes
- Terraform
- event-driven architecture
- Kafka
- RabbitMQ
- authentication/security
- observability tools
- automated testing
- contract testing
- performance testing
- service virtualization
- regulated industries
- Generative AI
- agentic AI workflows
- intelligent automation
- mentoring junior engineers
- collaborating with cross-functional teams
- analytics
- data visualization tools
- SQL
- data modeling
- dimensional design
- settlement
- funding
- reconciliation processes
- real-time streaming analytics
- data governance
- quality
- lineage
- dashboard development
- financial reporting requirements
- compliance

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