Staff Software Engineer – GenAI Innovator in Payments

Visa; Reading; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A global payments technology leader is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to enhance their core payment systems. This hybrid role in Reading involves leading software delivery, ensuring system reliability, and mentoring junior engineers. Ideal candidates have a Bachelor's degree in a technical field and extensive experience in electronic payments. Strong knowledge of technologies like Go, Docker, and Kafka, coupled with excellent communication and collaboration skills, is essential for success in this role. Join us to drive innovation in the payments industry.

Qualifications

• Building experience in electronic payment systems development.
• Strong background in software development best practices.
• Comfortable working in an agile development environment.

Responsibilities

• Support Visa's core delivery as a Staff Software Engineer.
• Provide 24x7 support for mission-critical systems.
• Guide and mentor junior team members.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Collaborative mindset

Familiarity with agentic AI coding assistants

Ability to integrate GenAI models

Willingness to develop payments industry knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Go

Kafka

Job description

A global payments technology leader is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to enhance their core payment systems. This hybrid role in Reading involves leading software delivery, ensuring system reliability, and mentoring junior engineers. Ideal candidates have a Bachelor's degree in a technical field and extensive experience in electronic payments. Strong knowledge of technologies like Go, Docker, and Kafka, coupled with excellent communication and collaboration skills, is essential for success in this role. Join us to drive innovation in the payments industry.