Visa

Company Description

Visa is a world leader in payments and technology, with over 259 billion payments transactions flowing safely between consumers, merchants, financial institutions, and government entities in more than 200 countries and territories each year. Our mission is to connect the world through the most innovative, convenient, reliable, and secure payments network, enabling individuals, businesses, and economies to thrive while driven by a common purpose – to uplift everyone, everywhere by being the best way to pay and be paid.

Make an impact with a purpose-driven industry leader. Join us today and experience Life at Visa.

Job Description

About the role

We are seeking a high-potential engineer with a passion for GenAI and applied innovation. This role involves integrating AI technologies into new or existing applications, developing APIs and backend logic, and occasionally building cross-platform interfaces using tools like Flutter or React. You’ll be part of a team driving real-world GenAI use cases and building rapid prototypes to accelerate business innovation.

What you'll get to do

• You’ll play a key role within your cross functional team, taking responsibility for your services and the technology within them.
• You'll get to work as the Staff Software Engineer in your squad, leading on discussions around technical direction and systems design, as well as mentoring more junior members of the team

Responsibilities

• Develop AI-powered prototypes and production-grade applications using GenAI APIs
• Build backend services, microservices, and cloud functions for intelligent workflows
• Collaborate with designers and engineers to develop user-facing solutions using Flutter or React
• Integrate observability and monitoring into GenAI services
• Automate tasks and pipelines using scripting (Python, Shell)
• Contribute to innovation initiatives, design thinking sprints, and rapid MVP delivery

This is a hybrid position. Expectation of days in office will be confirmed by your Hiring Manager.

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications

5+ years of relevant work experience with a Bachelor’s Degree or at least 2 years of work experience with an Advanced degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, MD) or 0 years of work experience with a PhD, OR 8+ years of relevant work experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• 6 or more years of work experience with a Bachelors Degree or 4 or more years of relevant experience with an Advanced Degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, MD) or up to 3 years of relevant experience with a PhD
• 6+ years in software development with interest or experience in GenAI tools
• Proficient in Python and at least one other modern language (JavaScript, Dart, Java, etc.)
• Experience working with GenAI APIs (OpenAI, Claude etc.)
• Exposure to front-end or mobile development (Flutter, React, or similar)
• Familiarity with CI/CD, version control, and cloud environments (preferably AWS)

Additional Preferred Skills

• Experience with AI agent frameworks or vector databases.
• Passion for user-centric innovation and creative problem solving.
• Willingness to work in ambiguous, fast-changing environments with autonomy.

Additional Information

Visa is an EEO Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status. Visa will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with EEOC guidelines and applicable local law.