Lead Software Engineer, Philly — Go/Java & Next.js

Egreenservices; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 209,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Growth plan

Mentor program

Benefits beyond Philadelphia office

Job summary

Visa in Philadelphia is seeking a Lead Software Engineer with 8+ years of technology experience to own projects from concept through delivery. You’ll collaborate with a sharp team, shape architecture, and influence engineering practices while working with a remote-friendly, deadline-driven setup.

You will see a salary range of $140,000–$209,000 on the offer, plus a growth plan, a mentor, and benefits tuned for life beyond the Philadelphia office.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of technology experience.
• Experience working with remote teams at Visa.
• Ability to own projects from concept through delivery.
• Thrives in a deadline-driven, small team environment.

Responsibilities

• Harden Visa's Go auth so the PA audit comes back clean.
• Champion engineering excellence and continuous learning within Visa.
• Ship Java fixes to Visa customers in Philadelphia, PA the same day they report them.
• Profile and refactor legacy code to reduce technical debt over time.
• Scale data pipelines processing millions of events with Next.js.
• Identify bottlenecks and propose architectural improvements proactively.
• Build the deadline-driven Linux feature that wins back the PA accounts Visa lost.
• Profile Next.js memory use and chase down leaks crashing Philadelphia nodes.

Skills

8+ years technology experience

Remote team collaboration

Project ownership

Job description

Visa in Philadelphia is seeking a Lead Software Engineer with 8+ years of technology experience to own projects from concept through delivery. You’ll collaborate with a sharp team, shape architecture, and influence engineering practices while working with a remote-friendly, deadline-driven setup.

You will see a salary range of $140,000–$209,000 on the offer, plus a growth plan, a mentor, and benefits tuned for life beyond the Philadelphia office.