This role pays less than
82%
of similar roles. Most pay
$185,978–$242,312
— the shaded band above.
At the midpoint, this role pays about
$171k
versus about
$214k
for comparable roles.
Based on 240 similar postings.
Employer
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.
Staff Software Engineer
The Staff Software Engineer joins the Acceptance Solutions team to design, build, and evolve secure, scalable transaction processing platforms. This hands-on role involves providing technical direction on architecture, API strategy, integration patterns, and engineering standards while utilizing Generative AI and agentic AI to improve productivity. The candidate will work with modern programming languages including Java, Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, Go, or Kotlin. Key technologies and skills include REST, OpenAPI, JSON, webhooks, event-driven architecture using Kafka, and cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, or GCP. Additionally, the role requires experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and observability tools such as Splunk, Datadog, and Grafana. The work focuses on solving complex problems in payment event processing, transaction lifecycles, and payment message formats within a regulated fintech environment to ensure reliable, high-scale distributed systems for global payment networks.
What does a Software Engineer earn in Washington?
Median $202800 from 303 postings across 33 companies.