Staff SW Engineer

Visa

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Hybrid

Quick summary

Work type
Hybrid
Location
Austin, TX
Salary
$133,300–$213,400 / yr
Employment
Full-time
Posted
8 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday

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Salary context

Below market

How this pay compares to similar roles

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This role pays less than 74% of similar roles. Most pay $173,350–$233,137 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $173k versus about $203k for comparable roles.

Based on 240 similar postings.

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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 112 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $154,200–$251,100 across 108 roles with salary data.

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At a glance

TL;DR · Staff SW Engineer

The Staff SW Engineer joins a team of software development engineers to design, implement, and improve applications within the fintech sector. This role involves spending the majority of the time coding and working with data to deliver secure, scalable technology solutions. Key responsibilities include translating functional requirements into system designs, leading design reviews, maintaining reusable code, and performing code reviews. The engineer will also create complex test plans, troubleshoot issues during on-call rotations, and build developer tools. Required technical skills include Spring Boot for microservices and REST APIs, Spring Security for authentication, and full-stack fluency in Angular or React. Additionally, the role requires proficiency in SQL and NoSQL databases, container-based technologies, and integrating Large Language Models and prompt engineering into enterprise workflows.

What you'll do

  • Translate functional requirements into system designs and communicate component interactions to align with business needs.
  • Design and develop product components while leading design reviews to ensure adherence to requirements.
  • Create, implement, and maintain extensible, reusable code while driving quality through metrics and best practices.
  • Lead code reviews to ensure adherence to coding standards and provide constructive feedback to team members.
  • Create complex test plans and proactively address defects to minimize customer impact.
  • Leverage data analysis and monitoring standards to identify patterns and defects across all environments.
  • Respond to incidents during on-call rotations and troubleshoot complex issues to ensure resolution.
  • Build, enhance, and identify new developer tools to support programs and applications.

What we're looking for

  • Must have 5+ years of relevant work experience with a Bachelor's Degree.
  • Must have at least 2 years of work experience with an Advanced Degree or 0 years with a PhD.
  • Must have 8+ years of relevant work experience if no degree is held.
  • Must be able to work in an office setting at least 3 days per week.
  • Must be able to travel 5-10% of the time.
  • Deep expertise in Spring Boot and Spring Security is preferred.
  • Full-stack fluency in Angular or React and proficiency in SQL and NoSQL databases is preferred.
  • Experience with LLMs, prompt engineering, and container-based technologies is preferred.

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