Graduate Software Engineer

Tink; Reading; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading digital payments technology company in the UK seeks a Graduate Software Engineer to join their innovative team. The role involves supporting new applications, developing tools to enhance processes, and implementing a comprehensive development lifecycle. Ideal candidates are final year students or recent graduates with a background in Computer Science or related fields, proficient in programming languages such as Java and C/C++. This position offers an exciting opportunity to contribute to the future of digital payments.

Qualifications

• Current Final year students or recent university graduates with an undergraduate/masters degree looking to start working in September 2026.
• Proficiency in at least one programming language or technology.
• Strong ability to collaborate and address problems.

Responsibilities

• Support the needs of new applications using various technologies.
• Develop tools to improve processes.
• Implement a single development lifecycle.

Skills

Java

C/C++

Python

JavaScript

HTML

CSS

Education

Bachelor's/Master's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Docker

SQL

NoSQL

Hadoop

Job description

Company Description

As the world's leader in digital payments technology, Visa's mission is to connect the world through the most creative, reliable and secure payment network - enabling individuals, businesses, and economies to thrive. Our advanced global processing network, VisaNet, provides secure and reliable payments around the world, and is capable of handling more than 65,000 transaction messages a second. The company's dedication to innovation drives the rapid growth of connected commerce on any device, and fuels the dream of a cashless future for everyone, everywhere. As the world moves from analog to digital, Visa is applying our brand, products, people, network and scale to reshape the future of commerce.

At Visa, your individuality fits right in. Working here gives you an opportunity to impact the world, invest in your career growth, and be part of an inclusive and diverse workplace. We are a global team of disruptors, trailblazers, innovators and risk-takers who are helping drive economic growth in even the most remote parts of the world, creatively moving the industry forward, and doing meaningful work that brings financial literacy and digital commerce to millions of unbanked and underserved consumers.

You're an Individual. We're the team for. Together, let's transform the way the world pays.

Job Description

As the world’s largest retail electronic payments network Visa customers trust us with ensuring that they can pay with security and confidence everywhere they want to be. Software Engineers at Visa look after the systems that form the core of the largest global payments network, allowing consumers and merchants to connect with financial institutions and provide a seamless payment experience. Our mission is to create the next generation of these core systems using the latest technologies to ensure we can maintain this trust going forward and ensure that Visa is ready for the challenges of the future. When joining our team as a graduate, you will have the opportunity to be at the centre of innovation in the payments industry and drive forward the implementation of the future of Visa. Software Engineering graduates may work across development, test and support on cool things like:

• Implementation of a single development lifecycle, from Analysis & Design, Build and QA to Security and Deployment.
• Support the needs of a new application using technologies like Go, Java, REST Services, Micro Services Databases SQL & NoSQL, Docker, Hadoop, Bitbucket, Unix and Shell Scripting and more.
• Develop tools to improve processes.

Qualifications

So what are we looking for in a Graduate Software Engineer?

• Current Final year students or recent university graduates with an undergraduate/masters degree looking to start working in September 2026
• Ideally pursuing a Bachelor's/Masters degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or Computer applications and its related field
• Proficiency in at least one programming language or technology including, but not limited, to Java, C/C++, C#, .NET, python, Javascript, HTML, CSS and Objective-C
• The ability to take on challenges and address problems head-on
• Highly driven and resourceful
• Strong ability to collaborate

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.