▷ Urgent Staff Software Engineer

Staff Software Engineer (7 - 9 years of experience in Full stack developer, Java, Angular, Spring Boot, Gen AI)- Bangalore, India - Full-time - Job Family Group: Technology and OperationsCompany DescriptionVisa is a world leader in payments and technology, with over 259 billion payments transactions flowing safely between consumers, merchants, financial institutions, and government entities in more than 200 countries and territories each year. Our mission is to connect the world through the most innovative, convenient, reliable, and secure payments network, enabling individuals, businesses, and economies to thrive while driven by a common purpose – to uplift everyone, everywhere by being the best way to pay and be paid.Make an impact with a purpose-driven industry leader. Join us today and experience Life at Visa.Job DescriptionAs a Staff Software Engineer, you will play a critical hands-on role in designing, developing, and delivering robust, secure, and innovative software solutions using open source technologies. Acting as a senior technical contributor between technical lead and architect, you will leverage your expertise with modern frameworks, secure coding practices, CI/CD processes, and Generative AI to drive both technical excellence and business value.Key Responsibilities:- Hands-on Development: - Design, develop, and maintain high-quality, scalable software applications using open source technologies, especially Spring Boot (Java) and Angular (TypeScript). - Secure Coding & Vulnerability Management: - Ensure all code adheres to secure coding standards, proactively identify vulnerabilities, and implement necessary fixes to mitigate security risks. Conduct regular security reviews and champion a security-first engineering culture. - Generative AI (GenAI): - Build and integrate features using Generative AI technologies (e.g., LLMs, NLP models, prompt engineering, AI APIs), staying current on the latest trends and tools in the AI ecosystem. - CI/CD & DevOps: - Design, implement, and optimize CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions), automating build, test, and deployment processes for rapid and reliable delivery. - Technical Leadership: - Guide and mentor engineering teams through code reviews, technical discussions, and best practices in software development, security, and DevOps. - Architectural Influence: - Collaborate with architects and senior engineers to help define scalable, maintainable, and secure application architectures,l provide input on technical roadmaps and architectural decisions. - Issue Resolution: - Troubleshoot and resolve complex production and operational issues, including security vulnerabilities, and drive long-term solutions. - Requirements & Collaboration: - Partner with Product Managers, Architects, and cross-functional teams to translate business needs—including AI-driven requirements—into actionable technical solutions. - Process Improvement: - Champion improvements to engineering processes, automation, security practices, and tooling for enhanced productivity and product quality. - Technology Evaluation: - Stay up to date with open source advancements, security best practices, and Generative AI trends, lead adoption and knowledge sharing for relevant new technologies.Essential Functions:- Develop, test, secure, and deploy new features and enhancements using Spring Boot, Angular, and GenAI technologies. - Lead technical design discussions, architecture and code reviews, including secure code reviews and AI model assessments. - Mentor and support engineers, sharing knowledge of open source frameworks, secure coding, DevOps, and GenAI. - Proactively assess and mitigate technical and security risks. - Ensure solutions adhere to standards for scalability, security, maintainability, and compliance. - Communicate complex technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.This is a hybrid position. Expectation of days in office will be confirmed by your Hiring Manager.Qualifications- 7+ years of professional software engineering experience. - Strong, hands-on experience with Spring Boot (or similar Java frameworks) and Angular (or comparable front-end frameworks). - Demonstrated experience designing and building scalable, distributed systems with open source technologies. - Solid background in implementing and managing CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI, Docker, Kubernetes, GitHub Actions). - Proven expertise in secure coding practices, security tools (e.g., SAST, DAST), and remediation of vulnerabilities. - Experience developing or integrating Generative AI (e.g., using LLMs, prompt engineering, OpenAI APIs, LangChain, etc.). - Experience in Agile environments and cross-functional team collaboration. - Demonstrated ability to mentor engineers and influence technical direction. - Excellent communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills.This is a highly hands-on technical role combining advanced software development, security, and AI innovation with technical leadership and process ownership. You will have a direct impact on both technology and engineering culture.Additional InformationVisa 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.