Software Engineer - Sr. Consultant level

TN United Kingdom; London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology organization is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join their London team. This role involves designing and developing scalable systems that influence global payment solutions. Ideal candidates will have extensive experience in Java and modern development practices, and a passion for solving complex challenges in a collaborative environment. This hybrid position offers opportunities for mentorship and continuous learning.

Qualifications

• 9-14 years of relevant experience required.
• Proficient in Java programming and RESTful APIs.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop scalable systems that impact 40% of the world population.
• Collaborate with multi-functional teams to create software solutions.

Skills

Java

C#

C++

Agile

Docker

Kubernetes

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science

Tools

Hazelcast

Kafka

MySQL

NoSQL

Jira

Jira Align

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Software Engineer - Sr. Consultant level, London

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Client:

Visa

Location:

London, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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EU work permit required:

Yes

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Job Reference:

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Posted:

17.05.2025

Expiry Date:

01.07.2025

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Job Description:

Job Description

Visa’s Technology Organization is a community of problem solvers and innovators reshaping the future of commerce. We operate the world’s 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 you’ll 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:

We are looking for Versatile, curious, and energetic Software Engineers who embrace solving complex challenges on a global scale. As a Visa Software Engineer, you will be an integral part of a multi-functional development team inventing, designing, building, and testing software products that reach a truly global customer base. While building components of powerful payment technology, you will get to see your efforts shaping the digital future of monetary transactions.

The Work itself:

• Design code and systems that touch 40% of the world population while influencing Visa’s internal standards for scalability, security, and reusability

• Collaborate multi-functionally to create design artifacts and develop best-in-class software solutions for multiple Visa technical offerings

• Actively contribute to product quality improvements, valuable service technology, and new business flows in diverse agile squads

• Develop robust and scalable products intended for a myriad of customers including end-user merchants, b2b, and business to government solutions.

• Leverage innovative technologies to build the next generation of Payment Services, Transaction Platforms, Real-Time Payments, and Buy Now Pay Later Technology

• Opportunities to make a difference on a global or local scale through mentorship and continued learning opportunities

Essential Functions:

• Works directly with product owners to gather and refine requirements across products, adding and taking into account existing tools and solutions across the organization.

• Develops and designs advanced architect solutions that are robust and scalable, considering integrations with other solutions across the internal technical ecosystem.

• Provides domain expertise on the development of technical documentation of solutions and contributes to standard processes in technical documentation as needed.

• Plays a key role in the development and delivery of new features across products from end-to-end.

The Skills You Bring:

• Energy and Experience: A growth mindset that is curious and passionate about technologies and enjoys challenging projects on a global scale

• Challenge the Status Quo: Comfort in pushing the boundaries, ‘hacking’ beyond traditional solutions

• Language Expertise: Expertise in one or more general development languages (e.g., Java, C#, C++)

• Builder: Experience building and deploying modern services and web applications with quality and scalability

• Learner: Constant drive to learn new technologies such as Angular, React, Kubernetes, Docker, etc.

• Partnership: Experience collaborating with Product, Test, Dev-ops, and Agile/Scrum teams

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

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications
-Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related
field, with 9-14 years of relevant experience.

Preferred Qualifications
-Proficient in Java programming with a deep understanding of best practices
and advanced concepts.
-Extensive experience in building and consuming RESTful APIs.
-In-depth knowledge and hands-on experience with Spring technologies.
-Skilled in using Hazelcast, Kafka, Docker, and Kubernetes (K8s).
-Capable of creating detailed flow, block, and logical diagrams to represent
solutions.
-Comfortable delivering presentations to small and medium-sized groups.
-Proven experience in designing secure, resilient, and scalable systems.
-Experience in setting up and maintaining Continuous Integration and
Continuous Delivery pipelines.
-Familiar with both MySQL and NoSQL database technologies.
-Knowledgeable about network architecture, load balancing, and firewalls.
-Highly skilled in using Java and REST to develop microservices that are easy to
deploy and maintain.
-Basic to proficient knowledge of tools like Jira and Jira Align, with experience
working in Agile teams.
-Exemplary work ethics that contribute to a collaborative and productive work
environment.
-Familiarity with relational and NoSQL database systems.
-Strong ability to communicate effectively with colleagues at all levels to ensure
ideas are understood and implemented.
-Committed to exceeding expectations and delivering high-quality code.
-Genuine passion for understanding user needs and continuously improving
products and services.

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.