Military Talent Program - Staff Software Engineering Pipeline

Visa; Bellevue (WA); On-site; USD 131,600 - 210,300; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

401(k) plan

Paid Time Off

Wellness Program

Job summary

Visa is seeking Software Engineers for its Military Talent Program in Bellevue, WA. This role involves designing and building technology for a global customer base in a collaborative, multi-functional environment. The position is ideal for military personnel, offering a pathway to permanent roles while influencing Visa's innovative product offerings.

Basic qualifications include a Bachelor's degree and 5+ years of relevant experience. There is a generous salary range of $131,600 to $210,300, along with potential bonuses and equity, and a comprehensive benefits package.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of relevant work experience with a Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience.
• 0-8 years of relevant experience with relevant advanced degrees.

Responsibilities

• Design and build software products that impact a global customer base.
• Collaborate to create and develop high-quality software solutions.
• Contribute to product quality improvements and new business flows.
• Develop products for various customers including merchants and governments.

Skills

Programming Languages (HTML, CSS, JavaScript)

Web Browser Optimization

User Interface Design

API Generation

Building and Deploying Services

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Advanced Degree (Master's, MBA, etc.)

Job description

Job Description

Visa is actively seeking qualified candidates for Software Engineering Opportunities as part of our Military Talent Program. We value the dedication, discipline, and teamwork that military personnel can contribute to Visa and our innovative teams.

The Opportunity

As a Visa Software Engineer, you will be an integral part of a multi-functional development team inventing, designing, building, and testing software products that reach a truly global customer base. While building components of powerful payment technology, you will get to see your efforts shaping the digital future of payments.

We encourage all candidates who have served in the U.S. Armed Forces (including Reserves, National Guard, and service member spouses) to apply to this pipeline. Please list this service in your resume. By applying to this role, you will join our pipeline for current and future SWE roles. This pipeline will close on Tuesday, September 22, 2026.

The Work itself

• Design code and systems that touch 40% of the world population while influencing Visa's internal standards for scalability, security, and reusability
• Collaborate multi-functionally to create design artifacts and develop best‑in‑class software solutions for multiple Visa technical offerings
• Actively contribute to product quality improvements, valuable service technology, and new business flows in diverse agile squads
• Develop robust and scalable products intended for a myriad of customers including end‑user merchants, B2B, and business to government solutions.
• Leverage innovative technologies to build the next generation of Payment Services, Transaction Platforms, Real‑Time Payments, and Buy Now Pay Later Technology
• Opportunities to make a difference on a global or local scale through mentorship and continued learning opportunities

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications

• 5+ years of relevant work experience with a Bachelor's Degree or at least 2 years of work experience with an Advanced degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, MD) or 0 years of work experience with a PhD, OR 8+ years of relevant work experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Programming Languages: Knowledge of and ability to develop front‑end code (e.g. HTML, CSS, and JavaScript) in support of package and product development. This includes the extension of capabilities of packages and products.
• Web Browser Optimization: The ability to select the "best available" values of some objective function to improve the functional effectiveness of web browsers.
• User Interface Design: Knowledge of user interface design, which is the interaction where users and computers interact. This includes an understanding of how to provide an optimal industrial design experience through User Interface (UI) Design.
• API Generation: The ability to develop and apply Application Program Interfaces (APIs), a set of routines, protocols, and tools for building software applications that specify how software components should interact and are used when programming graphical user.
• Builder: Experience building and deploying modern services and web applications with quality and scalability.

** Please note:** We do not expect that any single candidate would fulfill all of these characteristics. For instance, we have exciting team members who are really focused on building scalable systems but didn't work with payments technology or web applications before joining Visa.

U.S. Applicants Only

The estimated salary range for this position is $131,600 to $210,300 USD per year, which may include potential sales incentive payments (if applicable). Salary may vary depending on job‑related factors which may include knowledge, skills, experience, and location. In addition, this position may be eligible for bonus and equity. Visa has a comprehensive benefits package for which this position may be eligible that includes Medical, Dental, Vision, 401(k), FSA/HSA, Life Insurance, Paid Time Off, and Wellness Program.

**Visa is not offering relocation assistance for this role.**

Visa requires at least 3 days in office; expectations of these days will be confirmed by your Hiring Manager.

Work Hours

Varies upon the needs of the department.

Travel Requirements

This position requires travel 5‑10% of the time.

Mental/Physical Requirements

This position will be performed in an office setting. The position will require the incumbent to sit and stand at a desk, communicate in person and by telephone, frequently operate standard office equipment, such as telephones and computers.

Visa is an EEO Employer

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status. Visa will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the EEOC guidelines and applicable local law.