Job Description

The Opportunity:

We are looking for Versatile, curious, and energetic Software Engineers who embrace solving complex challenges on a global scale. 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 monetary transactions.

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

Essential Functions:

• Supports relationship with product owners to gather and refine requirements for one product task, adding and taking into account existing tools and solutions within a product.
• Begins to develop and design architect solutions, considering integrations with other solutions.
• Provides relevant knowledge on the development of user documentation of solutions and follows standard processes in user documentation.
• Plays a minor role in the development and delivery of new features within a product.

The Skills You Bring:

• Energy and Experience: A growth mindset that is curious and passionate about technologies and enjoys challenging projects on a global scale
• Challenge the Status Quo: Comfort in pushing the boundaries, “hacking” beyond traditional solutions
• Language Expertise: Expertise in one or more general development languages (e.g., Java, C#, C++)
• Builder: Experience building and deploying modern services and web applications with quality and scalability
• Learner: Constant drive to learn new technologies such as Angular, React, Kubernetes, Docker, etc.
• Partnership: Experience collaborating with Product, Test, Dev-ops, and Agile/Scrum teams

**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

**Visa does not support immigration for this role.

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

Qualifications

• Completion of a bachelor’s degree program at an accredited college or university with major course work in Computer Science, a related engineering field, or equivalent experience – boot camps / alternative pathways are okay; we care more about what you can do than where you learned how to do it.

• Minimum 3 years of experience in a technical role

  • Experience in Web or software development, or design a plus
  • Experience providing technical support to a wide variety of applications a plus

Experience working in a large governmental, or non-profit agency is a plus; in particular, knowledge of Planning or Housing operations and/or the City of Philadelphia.

Knowledge of and Skills in:

• Full-stack web application development technologies and best practices.
• Web accessibility standards (WCAG/Section 508), responsive design principles, and cross-browser/platform compatibility.
• Database systems and query optimization (MS SQL Server, Postgres).
• Development environments, source control (Git/GitHub), and modern DevOps practices (CI/CD pipelines).
• Agile software development methodologies and iterative project delivery.
• Cloud computing concepts, services, and deployment models (AWS preferred).
• Networking fundamentals, application hosting, and performance optimization.
• Secure coding practices, cybersecurity principles, and data privacy standards.
• Content management systems, information architecture, and user-centered design.
• Data visualization and analysis tools and techniques.
• Technical writing, documentation, and system/architecture diagramming.
• Software/UI/UX design principles and continuous improvement methodologies.
• Troubleshooting, debugging, and root-cause analysis.

Experience with the following technologies is a plus:

• .NET Core (3.x or greater).
• JavaScript frameworks (Vue.js preferred; React or Angular considered).
• AWS services (Fargate, Lambda, S3, CloudFront, CloudWatch, etc.).
• CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions or comparable tools.
• IIS web server administration.
• MS SQL Server or PostgreSQL databases.
• QuickBase application development.
• Development work with GIS/Mapping software

Ability to:

• Communicate technical and non-technical concepts clearly, both verbally and in writing, to diverse audiences.
• Collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams of varying seniority and technical expertise.
• Work independently with minimal supervision while also thriving in team-based environments.
• Manage multiple projects, prioritize tasks, and deliver high-quality work within deadlines.
• Interpret complex requirements from written, oral, diagrammatic, or schedule-based sources.
• Adapt to changing priorities and respond effectively to urgent issues, including occasional evenings/weekends for critical problem resolution or deployments.
• Apply analytical and creative problem-solving skills to design and implement effective solutions.
• Commit to continuous learning, professional development, and staying current with emerging technologies and best practices.

Additional Information

Salary Range: $70,000-$85,000

Salary Range cannot exceed $85,000

All applications must include a cover letter. Applications without a cover letter will be considered incomplete.

Did you know?
● We are a Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program qualified employer : 25% tuition discount program for City employees (and sometimes spouses and dependents as well) in partnership with area colleges and universities

● We offer Comprehensive health coverage for employees and their eligible dependents
● Our wellness program offers eligibility into the discounted medical plan
● Employees receive paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays
● Generous retirement savings options are available

*The successful candidate must be a city of Philadelphia resident within six months of hire
Effective May 22, 2023, vaccinations are no longer required for new employees that work in non-medical, non-emergency or patient facing positions with the City of Philadelphia. As a result, only employees in positions providing services that are patient-facing medical care (ex: Nurses, doctors, emergency medical personnel), must be fully vaccinated.

The City of Philadelphia is an Equal Opportunity employer and does not permit discrimination based on race,
ethnicity, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, marital status, source of income, familial status, genetic information or domestic or sexual violence victim status. If you believe you were discriminated against, call the Philadelphia Commission on Human Relations at 215-686-4670 or send an email to faqpchr @phila.gov. For more information, go to: Human Relations Website:
http://www.phila.gov/humanrelations/Pages/default.aspx