Staff SW Engineer

• CMS Visa Direct Connect is a strategic initiative dedicated to transforming how Visa designs, builds and deploys software products and exposes APIs to external developer community. We are a multi-disciplinary team engaged on multiple fronts.

  We are building frameworks and tools that enable Visa’s software developers to build new products in a modular, services approach, expose those services to other developers. Additionally, we build tools that enable service discovery and make it easier to connect to other services.

  We are building an enterprise scale API management platform with an ambitious objective to consolidate multiple partner and developer facing assets across Visa into a common platform in order to simplify partner connectivity, decrease integration costs, and accelerate the pace of collaboration and innovation across Visa’s payments ecosystem.

  We are developing infrastructure and frameworks dedicated to engineering efficiency – simplifying and automating everything from CI/CD to developer analytics and productivity tools. We are leveraging state of the art, third party and open system tools to develop a highly efficient. Additionally, we are engaged in innovation where we build applications of next generation payment experiences using technologies such as Spring, Reactive Spring frameworks, Kafka, Kubernetes, Docker, Kafka Streams and many other technologies. If you are a passionate, looking for a well-rounded experience in building complex, large scale platform components or rapidly prototype experimental scenarios or dream of creating an ideal developer productivity suite leveraging creativity and automation, you should come work for Visa. As part of the Visa Platform team, you will get to work on any or all of the above.
   Responsibilities:
  •    Take complete end-to-end technical & engineering ownership of one or more applications.
  •    Be at the forefront of translating complex functional and technical requirements into detailed architecture and design.
  •    Have significant influence on our strategy by helping define and build the next wave of product features and system architecture.
  •    Partner with Architecture and Business teams to provide best in class solutions.
  •    Champion Agile to inspire change and continuous improvement throughout the delivery process.
  •    Take a hands-on role in influencing and guiding day-to-day development activities by leading architecture decisions, participating in designs, design review, code review, and implementation.
  •    Be the ambassador for engineering best practice across the development lifecycle and champion continuous improvement across the Centre
  •    Define solutions in terms of components, modules, and algorithms.
  •    Development and Implementation of the proposed solution.
  •    Identify or develop software frameworks to be used.
  •    Refactor existing solutions to make it reusable and scalable.
  •    Leads and/or supports both product and technical discussions about how to apply existing and/or new technology in support of the business.
  •    Create design documents, code, unit/functional test, document and implement new programs and subprograms, as well as enhancements, modifications, and corrections to existing software.
  •    Must be able to understand the positioning of a solution within the company and to build consensus to effectively gain buy-in from all participants.
  •    Identify opportunities for further enhancements and refinements to standards, processes, and systems.
  •    Provide rotational on-call support as required.

  This 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.

Basic Qualifications
•BS degree in Computer Science/Computer Engineering or other related fields
with a minimum of 7+ years of experience in Android or iOS application
development (required).
•MS degree in Computer Science/Computer Engineering or other related fields
with a minimum of 7+ years of experience in Android or iOS application
development (required).
·Android expertise and Core Java and its related technologies
·Strong foundation in computer science, with strong competencies in data
structures, problem solving, algorithms and software design for mobile
platform.
·Experience with modern frontend frameworks such as MVVM, VIPER and MVC
·Be a technologist happy and confident of writing code/script to test
applications or build test frameworks across different technologies.
·Solid coding practices including good design, unit testing, E2E testing, source
control (GIT, SVN etc) and conducting peer code reviews.
·Knowledge Android platform and OWASP security practices.
·Experience implementing pixel perfect layouts and UI components
·Experience building scalable and reactive consumer facing mobile applications
·Understanding of UX and the design techniques and principals involved in the
production of conceptual prototypes, wireframes
·Experience using RESTful APIs to integrate mobile applications to server-side
systems.
·Very good understanding in all phases of SDLC, security requirements, multitier
application development with hardware interaction, deep understanding of
network protocols and blue tooth technology, test driven development, SDK
development maintenance and support.
·Good knowledge on Responsive Design Principles.
·Demonstrated ability to meet deadlines and commitments in an environment
that require multitasking among concurrent projects.
·Ability to convey development concepts related to network, application, and
systems to both technical and nontechnical audiences.
·Ability to provide thought leadership on mobile excellence and practice.
·Ability and desire to learn new skills and take on new initiatives.
·Ability to work and have fun in a team environment.

Preferred Qualifications
·Verbal and written communication skills, problem solving skills, customer
service and interpersonal skills
·Ability to analyze written requirements and visually conceptualize the user
interface and application flows
·Strong interpersonal and facilitation skills along with effective communication
(both written and verbal) skills.
·Have demonstrable experience in leading testing effort on largescale software
projects.
·Proven ability to build strong, cohesive partnerships with internal and external
stakeholders.
·Be at their best when they are collaborating with a high performing team.
·Be inquisitive in nature and innovative in their approach.
·Be an advocate for quality, influencing the team to build quality into the release
pipeline
·Be an established self-starter who possesses a relentless drive to initiate
change, raise the technical bar and deliver results.
•Develop next generation mobile payment applications, write solid code
following best development practices.
•Work as a part of scrum team executing the products requirements working
with UX, product management and other teams in an agile manner.
•Provide subject matter expertise for Android platform.
•Develop mobile framework and UI based on best practices.
•Execute POCs for visionary initiatives.
•Work independently and provide guidance to junior developers.

Visa 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.