Sr Staff Software Engineer

Visas Technology Organization is a community of problem solvers and innovators reshaping the future of commerce.   We operate the worlds most sophisticated processing networks capable of handling more than 65k secure transactions a second across 80M merchants 15k Financial Institutions and billions of everyday people.   While working with us youll get to work on complex distributed systems and solve massive scale problems centered on new payment flows business and data solutions cyber security and B2C platforms.   

The Opportunity: 

Visas Observability Team ensures the effective monitoring and logging of the companys infrastructure and applications. Utilizing a variety of tools to provide comprehensive observability which aids in proactively identifying and troubleshooting issues enhancing system performance and ensuring high availability.

Our latest project involves build inhouse enterprise level log management solutions. We are seeking a visionary and highly experienced Senior Staff Engineer to play a pivotal role in this initiative and lead the development effort. The ideal candidate will possess exceptional technical expertise leadership skills and a strategic mindset to drive the success of our project.

Essential Functions

• Define and drive the technical vision and strategy for our log management system.
• Lead the architecture and design of complex missioncritical systems.
• Collaborate with executives and other stakeholders to align technical goals with business objectives.
• Mentor and develop engineering talent across the organization.
• Ensure the implementation of best practices in software development and system design. Provide technical guidance and mentorship to team members promoting knowledge sharing and professional development
• Identify and mitigate technical risks and ensure the reliability and scalability of the system.
• Stay at the forefront of technological advancements and apply them to our work.
• Collaborate closely with all business units to migrate their knowledge objects from Splunk to Log management solutions.

**We do not expect that any single candidate would fulfill all of these characteristics. For instance we have exciting team members who are really focused on building scalable systems but didnt work with payments technology or web applications before joining Visa.

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 23 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.

Qualifications :

Basic Qualifications
8 years of relevant work experience with a Bachelors 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
Bachelors or Masters degree in computer science or a related field.
8 years of experience in software development with Bachelors or 6 years with Masters
Expertise in Golang and Java.
Good to have knowledge of C C and Python.
Deep knowledge of observability tools such as Grafana OpenTelemetry Fluentbit etc.
Deep knowledge of database technologies preferably Clickhouse or other columnar databases.
Strong leadership and strategic thinking abiliites.
Exceptional problemsolving and analytical skills.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
Proven experience in leading largescale complex projects.
Experience with Ansible is an added advantage.
Must have Unix knowledge.

Additional Information :

Work Hours: Varies upon the needs of the department.

Travel Requirements: This position requires travel 510% of the time.

Mental/Physical Requirements: This position will be performed in an office setting.  The position will require the incumbent to sit and stand at a desk communicate in person and by telephone frequently operate standard office equipment such as telephones and computers.

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.

Visa will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable local law including the requirements of Article 49 of the San Francisco Police Code.

U.S. APPLICANTS ONLY: The estimated salary range for a new hire into this position is 143200.00 to 207800.00 USD per year which may include potential sales incentive payments (if applicable). Salary may vary depending on jobrelated factors which may include knowledge skills experience and location. In addition this position may be eligible for bonus and equity. Visa has a comprehensive benefits package for which this position may be eligible that includes Medical Dental Vision 401 (k) FSA/HSA Life Insurance Paid Time Off and Wellness Program.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Fulltime