Staff Software Engineer

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.

The Opportunity:

We're seeking a versatile and motivated Staff Software Engineer to join our collaborative team. You'll help design, build, and test software products used by customers worldwide.

You'll work within a cross-functional scrum team alongside experienced developers, testers and product managers.

Strong communication skills and a collaborative approach are essential.

You'll help grow Visa Spend Clarity, delivering scalable solutions to a global customer base using modern cloud technologies.

What You'll Do:

• Develop .NET, SQL, and front-end code.
• Participate in technical design with developers, architects, and UX designers.
• Peer review code and follow coding standards.
• Use Test Driven Development (TDD) and write unit/integration tests.
• Document your work and share knowledge with the team.
• Contribute to agile processes and continuous improvement.
• Design and build systems that impact millions of users.
• Collaborate to create best-in-class software solutions.
• Contribute to product quality and new business flows in agile teams.
• Develop robust, scalable products for a range of customers.
• Leverage innovative technologies for next-generation payment services.
• Mentor others and pursue ongoing learning opportunities.

Essential Functions:

• Understand technical requirements and contribute to solution strategies.
• Write code using standard programming languages (e.g., HTML, C#).
• Support piloting of new technology features.
• Analyse and debug issues using appropriate tools.

The Skills You Bring:

• Growth mindset and passion for technology.
• Willingness to challenge the status quo and seek innovative solutions.
• Expertise in one or more development languages (e.g., Java, C#).
• Experience building and deploying modern web applications.
• Continuous learner (e.g., Angular, React, Kubernetes, Docker).
• Experience collaborating with Product, Test, DevOps, and Agile teams.

This is a hybrid position. Expectation of days in the office will be confirmed by your Hiring Manager. 

Basic Qualifications

• 5+ years of relevant work experience with a Bachelor's Degree, or at least 2 years with an Advanced degree (e.g., Masters, MBA, JD, MD).

Preferred Qualifications

• 6+ years of work experience with a Bachelor's Degree, or 4+ years with an Advanced Degree, or up to 3 years with a PhD.
• Experience in professional software development
• Experience with transactional systems (e.g., banking, finance, telecommunications).
• Experience with Agile frameworks (Scrum or Kanban).
• Ability to navigate complexity and ambiguity.
• Leadership experience and ability to inspire others.
• Experience balancing commercial and technical considerations.
• Experience building and running internal platforms with a product-led mindset.
• Troubleshooting and performance optimisation, especially on production systems.
• Experience with enterprise distributed systems and SaaS applications.
• Experience delivering software in regulated, compliance-based environments.
• Experience with greenfield projects and legacy system evolution.
• Strong understanding of the Microsoft technology stack.

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.