Staff Software Engineer (FullStack/ Platform Engineering)

Company Description

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.

Job Description

About the role 

We are looking for a versatile and experienced Full-Stack Engineer. This role combines modern web and backend development with hands-on integration of GenAI tools and light DevOps responsibilities. The ideal candidate thrives in a fast-paced, cross-functional environment focused on innovation and rapid experimentation.
 

What you'll get to do

• You’ll play a key role within your cross functional team, taking responsibility for your services and the technology within them. 

• You'll get to work as the Staff Software Engineer in your squad, leading on discussions around technical direction and systems design, as well as mentoring more junior members of the team

Responsibilities

• Design and develop scalable applications using React/Next.js, Node.js, and Spring Boot
• Create and consume RESTful APIs, and manage integrations with MongoDB and MySQL
• Integrate and prototype with GenAI technologies such as OpenAI, AWS Bedrock, Claude
• Collaborate on AI-enhanced solutions like chatbots, document analyzers, or recommendation engines
• Handle light DevOps using AWS services (Lambda, API Gateway, ECS, Cognito, S3)
• Support observability using AWS CloudWatch and Canary
• Use CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions, Jenkins; write automation scripts (Python, Shell)

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

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.

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
•  7+ years in full-stack development across frontend and backend technologies
• Proficiency in React, TypeScript, JavaScript, Node.js, and Java (Spring Boot)
• Experience working with both SQL and NoSQL databases (MySQL, MongoDB)
• Hands-on integration with GenAI APIs (OpenAI, Claude etc.)
• Familiarity with AWS and DevOps best practices (Docker, CI/CD, monitoring)
• Strong understanding of software design, secure coding, and agile delivery

Additional Preferred Skills

•  AWS Certification.
• Exposure to GenAI frameworks like LangChain or similar.
• Passion for experimentation and AI-enabled innovation.

Additional Information

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.