Staff SW 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.

As part of the Risk and Identity Solutions (RaIS), in this position, you will be an individual team member of Identity and Access Management Platform Team contributing to the backend development of B2C IAM to enable secure access to Visa digital solutions through all types of channels – web, mobile, and device. You will be a key contributor to the innovations in the B2C Consumer space. The position is based in Austin, TX, USA

Essential Functions

• Working closely with engineering leads, engineers, product manager, architects and client support teams, one should lead product development throughout the entire development cycle. This role requires logical thinking, possesses a breadth of knowledge on applying technology, quick troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills

• Consistently apply sound engineering practices leading to improved business outcomes

• Mentor team members. Conducts project level design reviews and guides the team through adjustments if necessary

• Work closely with product owners, architects, and product managers to drive and facilitate feature, user story grooming, functional and technical specifications, workflow designs and use cases. Provide necessary solution architecture and design artifacts on time

• Stay abreast of emerging technologies and proactively assess and evaluate the adoption thereof into the organization

• Perform proof of concepts and other technical evaluations on new technologies, designs, and solutions

• Be flexible to accommodate cross region team development time and address urgent production issues

This is a hybrid position. Hybrid employees can alternate time between both remote and office. Employees in hybrid roles are expected to work from the office 2-3 set days a week (determined by leadership/site), with a general guidepost of being in the office 50% or more of the time based on business needs.

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.

Preferred Qualifications:
• 6 or more years of work experience with a Bachelors Degree or 4 or more years of relevant experience with an Advanced Degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, MD) or up to 3 years of relevant experience with a PhD
• BS degree in computer science or other related fields with a minimum 8 years of experience in Java and web service development OR
MS degree in computer science or other related fields with a minimum 6 years of experience in Java and web service development.
• Tracked records of delivering scalable applications.
• Strong foundation in computer science, with strong competencies in data structures, algorithms, and software design.
• Proven analytical and problem solving skills. Ability to respond resourcefully to new demands, priorities, and challenges.
• In-depth knowledge in web services standards and related technologies, REST API, Microservices, Containers.
• Solid understanding of database technologies including SQL, JPA.
• Strong interpersonal, facilitation, and leadership skills along with effective communication (both written and verbal) skills.
• Ability to present ideas precisely and convey development concepts related to network, application, and systems to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Strong team player and the ability to foster collaboration within and across teams and across geographies.
• Passionate about learning and taking on new initiatives and takes pride in delivering quality software.
• Proficiency with Agile Development Techniques
• Experience in Web development is a plus
• Experience in Identity solutions like oAuth, OpenID Connect, SAML, security tokens (JWS, JWE, access token, id token) or other IAM is a big plus.

Work Hours: Varies upon the needs of the department.

Travel Requirements: This position requires travel 5-10% of the time.

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 124,700.00 to 180,650.00 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.