Remote Senior Software Engineer - Fintech Backend (Java/Go)

VISA; United States; Remote; USD 35,000 - 63,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work

Job summary

Visa is hiring a backend Software Engineer to build and operate scalable accounting and financial services. You will design, implement, and maintain microservices on AWS using Java or Go, with a focus on accuracy, auditability, and regulatory compliance.

The role emphasizes distributed systems, API design, IaC with Terraform, and strong testing and observability practices, in a remote-friendly environment based in Brazil.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of relevant work experience with a Bachelor's or Associate’s Degree OR 5+ years of relevant work experience.
• Java and/or Go
• AWS services such as SQS, SNS, DynamoDB, S3, EventBridge, and other cloud-native technologies

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain scalable, reliable, and secure backend services using Java and Go, deployed on AWS.
• Deliver clean, efficient, testable, and well-documented code aligned with the squad's technical strategy and business objectives.
• Participate in all stages of the software development lifecycle, including solution design, implementation, testing, deployment, and production support.
• Design and implement accounting and financial processing solutions that ensure accuracy, traceability, auditability, and compliance.
• Build and evolve event-driven architectures responsible for generating accounting records, financial balances, reconciliations, settlements, and regulatory outputs.
• Write and maintain automated tests that validate both technical behavior and financial correctness of accounting flows.
• Provision and maintain cloud infrastructure using Terraform, following Infrastructure as Code (IaC) best practices.
• Monitor critical financial workflows through logs, metrics, alerts, and distributed tracing, proactively identifying and resolving issues.
• Participate in code reviews, providing constructive feedback on code quality, architecture, reliability, and maintainability.
• Collaborate closely with Product Managers, Accounting Specialists, Finance teams, and Engineering peers to translate complex business requirements into scalable technical solutions.
• Contribute to the continuous evolution of the accounting platform, supporting new products, financial controls, and regulatory requirements.
• Support incident response activities and contribute to operational excellence practices for business-critical services.
• Take part in architectural discussions focused on scalability, resilience, performance, and long-term platform evolution.
• Stay up to date with industry trends, regulatory changes, accounting concepts, and modern software engineering practices.
• Deliver high-impact solutions that improve financial accuracy, operational efficiency, and platform reliability.

Skills

Java

Go

AWS

GIT

Microservices

Distributed systems

Testing

OpenAPI/Swagger

Terraform

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD

GitOps

SQL/Relational DBs

Education

Bachelor's or Associate’s Degree

Tools

Terraform

ArgoCD

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

Codefresh

Job description

Visa is hiring a backend Software Engineer to build and operate scalable accounting and financial services. You will design, implement, and maintain microservices on AWS using Java or Go, with a focus on accuracy, auditability, and regulatory compliance.

The role emphasizes distributed systems, API design, IaC with Terraform, and strong testing and observability practices, in a remote-friendly environment based in Brazil.