Lead Software Engineer (Director Level)

Visa is a world leader in payments technology, facilitating transactions between consumers, merchants, financial institutions and government entities across more than 200 countries and territories. Visa Technology Organization operates one of the world's most sophisticated payment networks, processing over 65,000 secure transactions per second across 80 million merchants, 15,000 financial institutions, and billions of people worldwide. The Visa Digital Benefits Platform (VDBP) powers benefits management for issuers and cardholders globally, building mission-critical systems banks rely on to configure, manage, and deliver cardholder benefits across every region, backed by over 6 billion transactions processed daily.

• Strong ownership mindset with the ability to identify problems and drive solutions to completion.
• Proven full stack experience shipping and maintaining Java/Spring backends and modern frontends (Angular preferred).
• Solid distributed systems instincts, including multitenancy, RBAC, and multiregional trade-offs.
• Platform engineering experience with CI/CD, Kubernetes/Docker, and Infrastructure-as-Code.
• Test automation experience (Playwright or similar) and sound coverage judgment.
• Active use of AI in daily development workflows.
• Clear, direct communication and the ability to influence across technical and non-technical audiences.
• 10+ years with a bachelor’s degree, 8+ years with an Advanced Degree, or 3+ years with a PhD.
• Extensive experience as a hands-on Full Stack Engineer or similar senior technical role.
• Experience with SQL and relational databases (MySQL or PostgreSQL).
• Experience with on-prem and/or cloud platforms (AWS or GCP).
• Familiarity with Agile methodologies and modern DevSecOps practices.

Nice to have:

• Experience working in a product-led model with UX and product partners.
• Background in payments, mediatech or fintech.
• Production experience with multitenant SaaS or multiregion platforms.
• Track record of establishing CI/CD and test automation practices within a team.

• Own system design for multitenant, multiregional deployments, aligning decisions through the Architecture Guild.
• Design, build, and deliver end-to-end features across Angular micro-frontends, Java/Spring services, REST/SOAP APIs, Kafka pipelines, and MySQL.
• Lead modernization efforts including micro-frontends, CI/CD automation (GitHub Actions), Infrastructure-as-Code, Kubernetes deployments, and expanded test automation beyond Playwright.
• Champion AI-powered development workflows.
• Mentor engineers through code reviews, pairing, architectural guidance, and hands-on delivery.

This is a hybrid position with an expectation of 60% office work. Visa is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and considers qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status. Visa also considers qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with EEOC guidelines and applicable local law.