Backend Engineer - Cloud-Native, Scalable APIs

Visa Hunt; United States; On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Visa Hunt is seeking a senior backend engineer to join a fast-moving, cloud-native team building high-scale digital customer experiences. In a distributed, international environment, you will design and implement robust services, data pipelines, and APIs that power post-purchase journeys.

We value quality, automation, security, and mentorship. You’ll work with Kubernetes, Kafka, and AWS, contribute to CI/CD pipelines, and help elevate engineering practices across the organization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
• Solid experience in backend software engineering and distributed systems.
• Experience working with cloud-native architectures and modern engineering ecosystems.
• Hands-on knowledge of technologies such as Kubernetes, Kafka, AWS, or similar.
• Strong understanding of software quality, automated testing, and CI/CD practices.
• Knowledge of secure coding practices and system security fundamentals.
• Experience mentoring less experienced engineers.
• Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively in distributed teams.
• Passion for clean code, innovation, and continuous learning.

Skills

Backend engineering

Distributed systems

Cloud-native

Kubernetes

Kafka

AWS

CI/CD

Automated testing

Secure coding

Mentoring

Independent work

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science

Tools

Kubernetes

Kafka

AWS

Job description

Visa Hunt is seeking a senior backend engineer to join a fast-moving, cloud-native team building high-scale digital customer experiences. In a distributed, international environment, you will design and implement robust services, data pipelines, and APIs that power post-purchase journeys.

We value quality, automation, security, and mentorship. You’ll work with Kubernetes, Kafka, and AWS, contribute to CI/CD pipelines, and help elevate engineering practices across the organization.