Senior Staff Software Backend Engineer

Job Description
We at Visa, dream of a future where it's easy to pay and be paid. Across the planet. Where ever. Whenever. Securely. Easily. Together, we are building leading edge full-service Payment Management solutions combining global payment processing, fraud management and payment security systems. This team is working to perform Services migration of a company Visa acquired into the Visa ecosystem. We are looking for a talented Staff Software Backend Engineer to join our team!

The Senior Staff Software Backend Engineer will play a lead role in tackling the most complex technical problems within or even outside Risk and Identify Services. The Engineer is expected to be a Java, Kafka and Containerization Subject Matter Expert to help strategize, execute, and support the migration from a backend perspective. The candidate must also be an SME or have substantial experience designing and implementing solutions. The responsibilities also include gathering and clarifying requirements, facilitating communication with other groups within the organization, and guiding architectural decisions. It is an opportunity to learn, lead and work on technologies for all Value Added Services.

Responsibilities:

• Familiarity with Docker technology is imperative.
• Contribute to development of new products by building quick POCs and converting ideas into real products.
• Collaborate with business and technology stakeholders to deliver high quality products and services that meet business requirements and exceeds expectations while applying the latest available tools and technology.
• Have a passion for delivering zero defect code.
• Effectively communicate status, issues, and risks in a precise and timely manner
• Work in Agile/Scrum teams and follow the guidelines.
• Create documentation and procedures for installation and maintenance.
• Collaborate with global and virtual teams on software development.
• Identify opportunities for future enhancements and refinements to products, standards, best practices and development methodologies

This is a hybrid position. Hybrid employees can alternate time between both remote and office. Employees in hybrid roles are expected to work from the office 2-3 set days a week (determined by leadership/site), with a general guidepost of being in the office 50% or more of the time based on business needs.

Requirements

Basic Qualifications

8+ years of relevant work experience with a Bachelor’s Degree or at least 5 years of experience with an Advanced Degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, MD) or 2 years of work experience with a PhD, OR 11+ years of relevant work experience.

Preferred Qualifications

9 or more years of relevant work experience with a Bachelor Degree or 7 or more relevant years of experience with an Advanced Degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, MD) or 3 or more years of experience with a PhD
14+ years of relevant experience with software design, architecture and development life cycle.
Solid foundation in cloud computing fundamentals, and understanding the different service models (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS) and deployment models (public, private, hybrid).
Proficiency in Google Compute Engine managing, and scaling virtual machines (VMs) to meet diverse workload requirements.
Mandatory experience with n-tier web application development and experience in Java/J2EE or other frameworks.
Solid experience in frameworks like Spring or Spring Boot, Sprint MVC.
Proficient in Web Services/API Development using SOAP or REST, JSON and XML.
Proficient in Kafka - Ability to install, maintain and troubleshoot Kafka. Have experience with messaging and stream processing on Kafka. Have ability to set up and configure Kafka brokers.
Experience with containerization(Docker, Kubernetes, Docker Swarm, etc.).
Experience with RDBMS systems like SQL Server, Oracle or DB2 or No-SQL DBs like Mongo DB.
Exposure working on UI/Web development using Angular/React, JavaScript, JQuery, and HTML/CSS technologies is required.
Proficient in GIT/Stash, Maven, Jenkins etc.
Passionate about delivering zero defect code that meet or exceed the proposed defect SLA and have high sense of accountability for quality and timeliness.
Ability to deliver on multiple projects and manage priorities based on changing directions.
Leading a module/team or mentoring experience will be a plus.
Excellent presentation, collaboration and communication skills required.
Experience being part of an Agile/Scrum team and following processes.