Staff Software Engineer - AI-Driven, Impact at Scale

Visa; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 133,000 - 213,000; Full time

Job summary

Visa is seeking Software Development Engineers in Austin, TX to design, implement, and improve software systems in fintech. The role emphasizes hands-on coding 60-75%, collaborating with product, data science, QA, and operations to deliver secure, scalable solutions.

You will lead reviews, build reusable code, apply debugging, and contribute to automation. In-office presence is required at least 3 days a week; travel 5-10% may be required; salary ranges are substantial with equity and bonus

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.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with stakeholders to determine requirements for product components and incorporate feedback into future designs or solutions.
• Translate functional requirements into system designs and communicate component interactions, ensuring alignment with business needs and timelines.
• Design and develop product components, refine code plans, and lead design reviews to ensure completeness and adherence to requirements.
• Contribute to project estimation, considering delivery costs and escalating issues that may cause delays.
• Lead by example in creating, implementing, and maintaining extensible, reusable code, and drive code quality through metrics and best practices.
• Apply debugging tools to resolve moderately complex issues and identify opportunities for automation across products.
• Lead code reviews, ensuring adherence to coding standards and providing feedback to team members.
• Create complex test plans, identify test gaps, and proactively address defects to minimize customer impact.
• Leverage data analysis and monitoring standards to identify patterns and defects in all environments.
• Respond to incidents during on‑call rotations, troubleshoot complex issues, and assist in incident response and resolution.
• Build, enhance, and identify new developer tools to support programs and applications.
• Proactively seek new knowledge and adapt to trends and technical solutions to improve product performance and recommend resources to other engineers.

Skills

GenAI adoption

AI-assisted engineering

Code reviews

Leadership

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree

Advanced degree (Masters, MBA, JD, MD)

PhD

Job description

Visa is seeking Software Development Engineers in Austin, TX to design, implement, and improve software systems in fintech. The role emphasizes hands-on coding 60-75%, collaborating with product, data science, QA, and operations to deliver secure, scalable solutions.

You will lead reviews, build reusable code, apply debugging, and contribute to automation. In-office presence is required at least 3 days a week; travel 5-10% may be required; salary ranges are substantial with equity and bonus