Sr. SW Engineer-1

Overview

Sr Software Engineer on a cross-functional Agile team building and supporting software components and features within Visa's network automation ecosystem, covering backend services and user interfaces for infrastructure automation, observability, and operational efficiency.

What you'll do

• Design, develop, test, and maintain well-scoped software components and features under the guidance of senior engineers.
• Implement backend services and RESTful APIs using established frameworks and patterns.
• Develop and enhance user interface components using modern frontend technologies (e.g., Angular or React), following existing design guidelines.
• Write clean, maintainable, and secure code aligned with team standards.
• Collaborate with product owners, technical leads, and peers to understand requirements for assigned features or components.
• Assist in translating functional requirements into technical implementations for individual services or modules.
• Contribute to technical documentation and design artifacts for assigned work, with guidance.
• Participate in code reviews to learn best practices and improve code quality.
• Write and maintain unit tests and basic integration tests for owned components.
• Follow established CI-CD pipelines and development workflows used by the team.
• Support production systems for owned components under guidance, including participation in on-call rotations.
• Assist with troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and resolution of incidents alongside senior engineers.
• Follow established operational procedures to help maintain system stability and reliability.
• Build foundational knowledge in distributed systems, automation platforms, and infrastructure-focused software.
• Learn to responsibly use AI-assisted development tools for coding, testing, and documentation in alignment with team practices.
• Actively seek feedback, participate in knowledge-sharing sessions, and continuously improve technical skills.

What you'll need

• Basic qualification: 2+ years of relevant work experience and a Bachelor's degree, OR 5+ years of relevant work experience.
• Strong hands-on experience in full-stack development, including backend: Python, REST APIs, JSON, Flask-RESTPlus.
• Strong hands-on experience in full-stack development, including frontend: JavaScript, HTML5, Angular or React.
• Working knowledge of JavaScript, HTML5, CSS3, and at least one modern frontend framework (Angular or React).
• Familiarity with version control systems, testing fundamentals, and Agile development practices.
• Strong problem-solving ability and eagerness to learn.
• Clear communication skills and ability to collaborate effectively within a team.

Nice to have

• 3 or more years of work experience with a Bachelor's Degree or more than 2 years of work experience with an Advanced Degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, MD).
• 2+ years of relevant professional software engineering experience with a Bachelor's degree, or equivalent experience with an advanced degree.
• Experience contributing to enterprise or cloud-based software projects.
• Exposure to Agile or DevOps-oriented development environments.
• Exposure to CI-CD tools (e.g., Git, Jenkins) and automated build pipelines.
• Experience with cloud platforms, containers, or infrastructure-related software.
• Basic familiarity with automation, observability, or reliability concepts.

Details

• Hybrid position; at least 3 days in office per week, confirmed by the Hiring Manager.
• Participation in on-call rotations for owned components.