Hiring: Staff Software Engineer Company: Visa Location: Bellevue, WA Job Posted Time: 2026-09-16 10:17:13 Employment Type: Contract Target Skills & Keywords : AWS, Avro, Azure, Datadog, Docker, Event-Driven, GCP, GitHub, Grafana, IAM, Infrastructure as Code, JWT, Java, JavaScript, Kafka, Kotlin, Kubernetes, Microservices, OAuth2, OpenAPI, OpenID Connect, OpenTelemetry, Performance Testing, Protobuf, Python, RAG, REST, SAML, Splunk, Systems Design, TypeScript, Webhooks About the job Experience: •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. •6 or more years of work experience with a Bachelor's Degree or 4 or more years of relevant experience with an Advanced Degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, MD) or up to 3 years of relevant experience with a PhD. •3 years of relevant experience with a PhD. •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. Required Skills: •Visa requires at least 3 days in office, expectations of these days will be confirmed by your Hiring Manager. Qualifications: •Proficiency in modern programming languages (Java, Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, Go, or Kotlin). •Demonstrated capacity to use AI-assisted tools (GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT, agentic AI) and establish safe AI practices. •Strong experience with API-first design, REST, OpenAPI, JSON, webhooks, and event-driven architecture. •Comprehensive expertise in payment event processing and transaction lifecycle •Expertise in event-driven architecture and event streaming platforms (Kafka) •Knowledge of payment capture processing and event enrichment Compensation: •Competitive benefits and rewards package •In addition, this position may be eligible for bonus and equity Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!