Visa is hiring a Director, Software Engineering to lead software engineering initiatives focused on global-scale payment technology solutions. You will design and build systems that impact billions of transactions while influencing internal standards for scalability and security.
What You'll Do
- 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.
- Align enhancements and modifications to existing software coding standard processes and design specifications across regions, ensuring they are aligned with current security standards.
- Guide the implementation of automation to improve effectiveness and efficiencies of systems and tools across regions.
- Maintain communication with regional leadership across functions to monitor and direct the cadence of code reviews, on-call rotations, and incident responses.
- Leverage back-end technical expertise on underlying systems/platforms across the organization to lead the development of systematic improvements in processes.
What We're Looking For
- 10+ years of relevant work experience and a Bachelors degree, OR 13+ years of relevant work experience.
Nice to Have
- 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.
- Proven experience leading and mentoring high-performing engineering teams to deliver scalable, distributed backend applications.
- Expertise in defining and driving Secure Software Development Life Cycle (SSDLC) strategy for complex systems.
- Strong leadership skills with a demonstrated ability to influence cross-functional teams and present complex technical concepts.
- Background in payments, financial services, or fintech, with the ability to translate industry trends into strategic opportunities.
- Deep strategic understanding of blockchain technologies, DeFi protocols, and consensus mechanisms, with experience guiding architectural decisions for on-chain data and security.
- Experience setting the technical direction for scalable dApp development on EVM-compatible blockchains, leveraging strong knowledge of ERC standards and EIPs.
- A strong advocate for modern engineering practices, including TDD, CI/CD, and performance engineering.
- Highly motivated and quick to learn, with a passion for tackling complex challenges and leading teams in adopting new technologies.
- A growth mindset that is curious and passionate about technologies and enjoys challenging projects on a global scale.
- Comfort in pushing the boundaries and 'hacking' beyond traditional solutions.
- Expertise in one or more general development languages (e.g., Java, C#, C++).
- Experience building and deploying modern services and web applications with quality and scalability.
- Constant drive to learn new technologies such as Angular, React, Kubernetes, Docker, etc.
- Experience collaborating with Product, Test, Dev-ops, and Agile/Scrum teams.
Technical Stack
- Java, C#, C++
- Angular, React
- Kubernetes, Docker
- EVM-compatible blockchains
Benefits & Compensation
- Compensation: $186,800 to $299,200 USD per year + equity eligibility
- Medical, Dental, Vision insurance
- 401(k)
- FSA/HSA
- Life Insurance
- Paid Time Off
- Wellness Program
- Bonus and equity eligibility
Work Mode
This position operates on a hybrid work mode.
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.
