Lead Systems Architect — AI-Driven Payments Platform

Visa; Foster City (CA); On-site; USD 194,000 - 310,000; Full time

Job summary

Visa is seeking a Lead Systems Architect to shape the future of how money moves globally. You will operate at the intersection of business strategy, emerging tech, AI innovation, and large-scale engineering, influencing Visa’s critical technology investments.

You will define architecture strategies and roadmaps for strategic payment products, lead API-first platform design, and mentor teams while driving modernization and AI-enabled capabilities that enhance scalability, security, and developer

Qualifications

• Strong communication, problem-solving, and relationship-building skills.
• Experience driving modernization from legacy to scalable architectures.
• Ability to translate business opportunities into practical technology solutions.
• Experience defining target-state architectures and roadmaps.

Responsibilities

• Define architecture strategies, target-state architectures, and roadmaps for Visa's payment products and platforms.
• Lead design of open, scalable, API-first platforms using cloud-native, event-driven architectures.
• Mentor engineers and architects, review architectures, and provide strategic guidance.
• Drive modernization initiatives and enable AI-native platforms and GenAI-enabled solutions.

Skills

Communication

Problem solving

Relationship building

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

Advanced degree or PhD (optional)

Job description

Visa is seeking a Lead Systems Architect to shape the future of how money moves globally. You will operate at the intersection of business strategy, emerging tech, AI innovation, and large-scale engineering, influencing Visa’s critical technology investments.

You will define architecture strategies and roadmaps for strategic payment products, lead API-first platform design, and mentor teams while driving modernization and AI-enabled capabilities that enhance scalability, security, and developer