Job Description

Our leading-edge Agile team in the engineering group is looking for a motivated and energetic Software Engineer who is eager to learn and make big changes to our mission critical applications. This is an exciting time to join, as we continue to rapidly expand and look for new ways to improve our architecture and solution offerings to serve the millions of customers around the globe. Your opportunities for achievement are limitless with SquareTrade/Allstate. We embrace a fast-paced Agile XP environment where we practice pair programming and TDD. You’ll have the opportunity to work with the engineering leads, product and design teams, as well as other developers to deliver applications which are scalable, secure, robust and highly performing. We adopt microservices architecture, distributed technologies, latest frontend frameworks and sophisticated monitoring tools.

Key responsibilities

• Participates in iteration planning meetings, infusing backlogs with technical input
• Designs, develops, and maintains secure, scalable, and high-performance microservices and APIs using modern frameworks (e.g. Java, Spring Boot, Kafka, ElastiCache)
• Designs, develops, and integrates Generative AI modules (e.g. ChatGPT, Gemini, RAG, Python), and fine-tunes results for specific use cases
• Performs continuous integration, continuous delivery, and continuous deployment pipelines on AWS and Microsoft Azure
• Monitors in production and improves system performance, reliability, and scalability
• Adopts XP methodology and practices paired programming and test-driven development (TDD) daily
• Participates in daily standups, code reviews and retrospectives

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications:

• 0.6-2 years of relevant work experience with a Bachelor’s Degree or at least 0.6-2 years of work experience with an Advanced degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, MD)

Preferred Qualifications:

• 0.6-2 years of relevant work experience with a Bachelor’s Degree or at least 0.6-2 years of work experience with an Advanced degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, MD)
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Data Science, or a related field.
• Proven experience in a similar role.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to collect, organize, analyze, and disseminate significant amounts of information with attention to detail and accuracy.
• Proficient in big data technologies and tools.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to quickly troubleshoot issues.
• Innovative mindset and ability to solve complex problems.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

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.

Additional Information

** 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 EEOC guidelines and applicable local law.

Visa will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable local law, including the requirements of Article 49 of the San Francisco Police Code.

U.S. APPLICANTS ONLY: The estimated salary range for this position is 88,000.00 to 136,900.00 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.