Staff Data Engineer

Company 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 Visa s Data and AI Platform team is at the forefront of transforming the payment industry by harnessing the power of big data artificial intelligence and cutting-edge open-source technologies Our mission is to build scalable high-performance data platforms and services that enable Visa s businesses to innovate and deliver unparalleled value to our customers worldwide Our WorkAt Visa we are dedicated to developing robust data platforms that handle massive volumes of data ensuring real-time processing analytics and low-latency responses Our team leverages a variety of open-source software to create flexible efficient and reliable solutions that meet the dynamic needs of our business operations Big Data Platforms We design and implement platforms capable of processing and analyzing vast amounts of data generated by millions of transactions daily These platforms support various use cases from fraud detection to personalized customer experiences Open-Source Software Our development approach heavily relies on open-source technologies allowing us to build innovative solutions while contributing to the wider tech community We use and contribute to projects like Apache Hadoop Apache Druid Apache Pinot Apache Spark Apache Flink and Apache Kafka among others Cutting-Edge Technologies To achieve our goals we incorporate state-of-the-art technologies in our stack This includes leveraging streaming analytics real-time data processing and low-latency services to ensure that our platforms are always at the cutting edge of performance and reliability Who We Are Looking ForWe are seeking seasoned professionals with a deep understanding and expertise in large-scale distributed systems and platform development using open-source software Ideal candidates will have Expertise in Distributed Systems Proven experience in designing developing and maintaining large-scale distributed systems Open-Source Contributions Active involvement in the open-source community particularly in streaming analytical and low-latency services Technical Proficiency Strong proficiency in technologies such as Apache Druid Apache Pinot Apache Spark Apache Flink Apache Kafka Temporal and Yugabyte Innovative Mindset A passion for innovation and a drive to stay ahead of the curve by continuously exploring and implementing new technologies Join UsIf you are a passionate technologist with a track record of delivering high-quality scalable solutions and contributing to the open-source community we invite you to join our team At Visa you will have the opportunity to work on groundbreaking projects collaborate with talented professionals and make a significant impact on the future of payments By joining our Data Platform team you will play a crucial role in enabling Visa s businesses to leverage data and AI to drive innovation enhance security and deliver exceptional customer experiences The candidate must have xc2xb7 Actively participate in all phases of software development lifecycle analysis technical design planning development testing CICD release post production escalation supportxc2xb7 Work on a highly scalable available and resilient multi-tenant Platforms that can host large scale and highly critical applications xc2xb7 Develop large scale multi-tenant software components on the Platform in an Agile based methodology to provide self-service capabilities xc2xb7 Collaborating with partners from business and technology organizations develop key deliverables for Data Platform Strategy - Scalability optimization operations availability roadmap xc2xb7 Build partnerships with other technology teams to drive efficiency in their use of platforms and services that PaaS providexc2xb7 Expertise in applying the appropriate software engineering patterns to build robust and scalable systems xc2xb7 Be a self-starter work independently and Mentor junior members in the scrum team Stays current with new and evolving technologiesxc2xb7 Builds strong commitment within the team to support the appropriate team prioritiesThis is a hybrid position Hybrid employees can alternate time between both remote and office Employees in hybrid roles are expected to work from the office 2-3 set days a week determined by leadership site with a general guidepost of being in the office 50 or more of the time based on business needs QualificationsBasic Qualification 5 years of relevant work experience with a Bachelor s Degree or at least 2 years of work experience with an Advanced degree e g Masters MBA JD MD or 0 years of work experience with a PhD OR 8 years of relevant work experience Preferred Qualifications Bachelor s degree in Computer Science or related technical discipline With 10 years of overall software development experience in building PaaS or Application frameworks Excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills analytical and problem solving skills Proficiency in engineering practices and writing high quality code with expertise in either one of Java or Python or Go Experience in Technologies like Spark Druid Ray and streaming platforms Kafka Flink containers and kubernetes Open source committers in Druid Pinot and or Spark Experience in Devops and core infra development using technologies like Kubernetes Docker Ansible Terraform Experience in building REST services and API s following best practices of service abstractions Micro-services and Orchestration frameworks Experience building generic services and instrumentation of libraries for wide use across an organization company Experience in Agile methodology and CICD - tool Integration automation configuration management in GIT Appreciation of diverse LOBs Line of business and their platform needs combined with deep technical expertise are required for the role 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