Senior Consultant, Data Engineering & Architecture

Visa

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Quick summary

Work type
Hybrid
Location
Foster City, CA
Salary
$180,600–$289,300 / yr
Employment
Full-time
Posted
3 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday

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Salary context

Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

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This role $235k
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This role pays more than 91% of similar roles. Most pay $151,000–$202,120 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $235k versus about $177k for comparable roles.

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About Visa

Visa Inc. is the world''s largest payment network, enabling digital payments for consumers, merchants, financial institutions, and governments through its global processing network and branded card products. Industry: Payments Technology & Financial Services

Visa currently has 88 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $149,200–$238,700 across 84 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Senior Consultant, Data Engineering & Architecture

Senior Consultant - Data Engineering & Architecture (Data Platforms Team) joins the Data Platforms team to design and build scalable data solutions for critical payment, settlement, and authorization workloads. You will develop high-performance pipelines, manage petabyte-scale distributed systems, and advance Master Data Management initiatives within a cross-functional Agile environment. The role involves building reliable infrastructure to ensure data is accessible and secure for internal and customer-facing applications. Key technical requirements include proficiency in SQL, NoSQL, graph databases, RESTful APIs, and the Spark framework alongside Hive-based technologies. You will utilize Java, Scala, or Python to develop production-quality code while leveraging Generative AI tools like Microsoft Copilot and ChatGPT. Essential skills include data modeling for relational and non-relational systems, CI/CD pipelines via Git, Apache Airflow, and core computer science fundamentals to solve complex data challenges in the payment domain.

What you'll do

  • Translate functional requirements into system designs and communicate component interactions to stakeholders.
  • Design and develop product components while refining code plans for architecture.
  • Lead code reviews to ensure team adherence to coding standards and best practices.
  • Create complex test plans and interpret results to inform project planning.
  • Mentor other engineers in creating extensible, maintainable, and reusable code.
  • Build and manage reliable data pipelines using tools like Apache Airflow.
  • Proactively identify and contain software defects to minimize impact on customers.
  • Implement CI/CD pipelines for automated testing, deployment, and release management.

What we're looking for

  • Experience with a Bachelor's degree, or with an Advanced Degree, or with a PhD.
  • Expert-level experience with the Spark framework, Hive-based technologies, and broader Big Data development tools (preferred).
  • 5+ years of hands-on programming experience in Java, Scala, or Python to develop production-quality components (preferred).
  • Practical experience applying Generative AI and Large Language Models in data engineering (preferred).
  • Strong working knowledge of SQL, NoSQL, graph databases, and RESTful APIs (preferred).
  • Experience designing, building, and managing reliable data pipelines using tools like Apache Airflow (preferred).
  • Proficiency with Git version control and implementing CI/CD pipelines for automated testing and deployment (preferred).
  • Experience in mentoring junior engineers and providing technical leadership (preferred).

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