Staff Software Engineer

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Work type: Hybrid
Location: Austin, TX
Posted: 4 days ago
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Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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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

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Staff Software Engineer (.Net/C#) joins the VAS Innovation & Learning team to own the full software development lifecycle for a portfolio of custom-built applications and SaaS solutions, including Visa University, Minerva, and VCA Knowledge Xchange. This role involves designing complex features, leading modernization initiatives, and integrating emerging technologies like Generative AI into learning products. The engineer will manage system reliability, conduct design reviews, and reduce technical debt while ensuring high availability through incident management. Key technical requirements include expertise in C#/.NET, modern web frameworks, APIs, and Azure cloud infrastructure. Candidates should possess skills in distributed architectures, containerization, CI/CD pipelines, and security practices. Additionally, the role values experience in AI/ML, data engineering, RAG, NLP, and xAPI-based tracking to enhance learning analytics and gamification within the financial industry's professional development ecosystem.

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Skills

C# .NET Azure Generative AI RAG NLP CI/CD Agile Data Engineering xAPI Distributed Systems Version Control

What you'll do

Own the full software development lifecycle for a portfolio of custom-built applications and SaaS solutions.
Design and build complex features and services across .NET-based systems and Azure cloud infrastructure.
Translate business requirements into scalable system designs while managing technical trade-offs.
Integrate emerging technologies, specifically Generative AI and RAG models, into learning products.
Lead modernization initiatives to improve platform capabilities, including xAPI-based tracking and gamification.
Write clean, maintainable code while proactively managing and reducing technical debt.
Troubleshoot production issues and participate in root cause analysis to ensure high system availability.
Improve development processes and automation tools to enhance team productivity and time-to-market.

What we're looking for

Must have 5+ years of experience with a Bachelor's degree, or 2+ years with an Advanced degree, or 0 years with a PhD, or 8+ years of total experience.
Expert in C#/.NET with strong full-stack development across modern web frameworks, APIs, and Azure cloud.
Deep experience designing scalable, resilient enterprise systems and distributed architectures.
Strong DevOps and CI/CD expertise, including containerization and release management.
Proficient in monitoring, logging, and maintaining high-quality, maintainable codebases.
Solid foundation in security, authentication, and secure development practices.
Effective collaborator with strong communication skills across global, agile teams.
Experience with AI/ML, data engineering, and integrating Generative AI into enterprise systems (preferred).