Senior Software Engineer

Visa

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Work type: Hybrid
Location: Foster City, CA
Salary: $123,000–$190,900 / yr
Posted: 3 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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Similar $170k

This role $157k

$113k most similar roles pay here $213k

This role pays less than 58% of similar roles. Most pay $137,000–$203,300 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $157k versus about $170k 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 93 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $149,200–$238,700 across 92 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Senior Software Engineer

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Sr. SW Engineer The Sr. SW Engineer joins the Acceptance Solutions team to design, build, and support secure, scalable transaction processing platforms. This hands-on role involves 70-85% coding while collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver reliable technology solutions using Generative AI and cloud-native practices. The successful candidate will develop backend, web-based, or integration-focused applications, focusing on the transaction lifecycle, clearing, and settlement workflows within a regulated fintech environment. Required technical skills include proficiency in Java, Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, Go, or Kotlin, alongside experience with REST APIs, microservices, and CI/CD pipelines. The role utilizes tools such as Git, Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, and Kafka for event-driven architecture. Additionally, the candidate will work with SQL, data modeling, and observability tools like Splunk and Datadog to manage complex financial reporting requirements and real-time streaming analytics.

What does a Software Engineer earn in California?

Median $214000 from 778 postings across 66 companies.

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Skills

Java Python JavaScript TypeScript Go Kotlin REST APIs OpenAPI Swagger JSON Git CI/CD AWS Azure GCP Docker Kubernetes Terraform Kafka RabbitMQ OAuth 2.0 OpenID Connect JWT mTLS Splunk Datadog Grafana Prometheus OpenTelemetry SQL

What you'll do

Design, build, and support secure, scalable solutions for transaction processing platforms.
Perform hands-on coding for backend, web-based, or integration-focused applications.
Develop and test APIs, web services, and microservices using REST and OpenAPI standards.
Implement Generative AI workflows and intelligent automation within the platform.
Manage production support, debugging, and code reviews to ensure system reliability.
Build and maintain data engineering pipelines, including ETL processes and data lake architectures.
Deploy and manage cloud-native infrastructure using Docker, Kubernetes, and Terraform.
Implement security protocols such as OAuth 2.0, mTLS, and encryption for financial transactions.

What we're looking for

A Bachelor's degree and 2+ years of experience, or 5+ years of relevant work experience.
Proficiency in at least one modern programming language such as Java, Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, Go, or Kotlin.
Ability to use AI-assisted development tools like GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT, or agentic AI effectively.
Experience designing, building, and testing APIs, web services, or microservices.
Experience with a Bachelor's degree or with an Advanced Degree (preferred).
Minimum 2 years of experience in software engineering or technology delivery (preferred).
Experience with backend development, REST APIs, system design, and CI/CD pipelines (preferred).
Experience with cloud platforms, Docker, Kubernetes, Kafka, and security protocols like OAuth 2.0 (preferred).

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