Senior Manager, Software Engineer (Team Lead)

Visa

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Quick summary

Work type
Hybrid
Location
Foster City, CA
Salary
$192,100–$307,800 / yr
Employment
Full-time
Posted
4 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 $250k
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This role pays more than 88% of similar roles. Most pay $175,750–$227,300 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $250k versus about $202k 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 92 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $152,200–$243,700 across 88 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Senior Manager, Software Engineer (Team Lead)

Sr. Manager, Software Engineer (Team Lead) leads a team of over eight engineers responsible for developing high-performance, mission-critical applications and distributed systems. The role involves reviewing business requirements, creating technical design documentation, and overseeing the implementation of testing procedures for APIs, abstractions, and integration patterns. You will manage end-to-end development cycles including code reviews, sprint planning, and release management while ensuring compliance with secure software development protocols. Key technologies include cloud-native architectures, microservices, GKE, Cloud Run, Pub/Sub, Cloud Spanner, and Bigtable. The position requires expertise in CI/CD, DevOps, and infrastructure-as-code to maintain high availability for production systems. Additionally, the role involves evaluating emerging technologies like Generative AI tools to enhance engineering practices. You will solve complex technical challenges related to scalability, reliability, and security within a distributed computing environment.

What you'll do

  • Direct, mentor, and manage a high-performing team of over eight software engineers.
  • Oversee end-to-end application development including unit design, coding, code reviews, testing, and release management.
  • Translate business requirements into technical designs, architectural decisions, and detailed documentation.
  • Manage resource capacity planning, sprint planning, hiring, and onboarding to meet project timelines.
  • Drive agile development workflows using CI/CD, DevOps tools, and modern open-source technologies.
  • Ensure all software development complies with security protocols and internal quality standards.
  • Evaluate emerging technologies and lead proofs of concept for technical integration.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to resolve blockers and ensure aligned delivery of mission-critical systems.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's degree and 8+ years of relevant experience, or 11+ years of relevant experience.
  • Experience building and supporting large-scale, high-performance, mission-critical applications.
  • Hands-on software engineering experience including coding, code reviews, and technical design.
  • Proven ability to lead technical initiatives, drive architecture decisions, and mentor engineers.
  • Experience with cloud-native technologies, distributed systems, APIs, and microservices.
  • Strong understanding of software engineering best practices, including CI/CD, testing, observability, and operational excellence.
  • 3+ years of direct people-management experience (preferred).
  • Experience building or operating large-scale systems on Google Cloud using GKE, Cloud Run, Pub/Sub, or other GCP services (preferred).

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