Chief Software Engineer, AI-Driven Payments Platform

Visa

Austin (TX)

Hybrid

USD 196,000 - 314,000

Full time

21 hours ago

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Job summary

Visa in Austin, TX is seeking a Chief SW Engineer for the Payment Products Development team. You will work on software solutions that leverage data to address business challenges, with hands-on duties from proof of concepts to testing, and adapt tasks to team needs.

This hybrid role requires senior technical leadership, agile delivery, and deep experience building reliable automation, CI/CD, and data governance.

Qualifications

12+ years of relevant work experience with a Bachelor’s Degree or at least 9 years with an Advanced degree or 6 years with a PhD, OR 15+ years of relevant work experience.
Experience in developing and testing automation frameworks.
Experience in delivering products and features from concept to deployment.
Experience in agile software development environments.
Experience in scoping, risk identification, and stakeholder communication.
Experience in Continuous Integration activities.
Experience in data governance and system infrastructure tasks.

Responsibilities

Develop and test automation frameworks and contribute to core product code.
Deliver high‑quality products and features, overseeing the process from initial idea to final delivery, including design, development, testing, release deployments, and post‑deployment support.
Ensure timely delivery of assigned modules within an agile team setting.
Accurately scope efforts, identify risks, and communicate trade‑offs with team members and stakeholders.
Coordinate and participate in Continuous Integration activities.
Communicate status updates, issues, and potential risks promptly.
Perform tasks related to data governance and system infrastructure as required.