Lead SW Engineer
Core
Lead technical direction and hands-on execution for Visa's global payment acceptance platform, focusing on distributed systems, high-throughput processing, and event-driven architecture.
Role type
Senior IC/Lead Software Engineer (Payments Platform)
Builds
Visa Acceptance Platform (omnichannel payment solutions, APIs, transaction lifecycle management)
Domain
Financial Services / Payments / Distributed Systems
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
distributed systems, high-throughput payment processing, event-driven architecture, secure software design, cloud-native platforms, operational resilience, system design, API-first development, debugging, performance tuning, mentoring
Preferred skills
AI/ML engineering practices, Kubernetes, Kafka, reconciliation systems, frontend development (React/Angular/TypeScript), technical strategy, cross-team influence
Technologies
AWS, Azure, GCP, Kubernetes, Kafka, React, Angular, TypeScript
Responsibilities
Provide technical leadership across architecture, design, and integration; remain hands-on with code reviews, debugging, and production troubleshooting; design event flows and transaction matching logic; mentor senior engineers; drive engineering improvements for reliability and observability.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with leadership influence
