- 12 or more years of work experience with a Bachelor’s Degree or 8-10 years of experience with an Advanced Degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, MD) or 6+ years of work experience with a PhD.
- 15+ years of experience with progressive technical leadership responsibilities.
- Demonstrated track record as a technical leader with organization-wide impact.
- Deep expertise in designing and scaling mission-critical distributed systems.
- Proven ability to solve complex problems that span multiple technical domains.
- Experience setting technical direction and influencing strategy across teams.
- Expert proficiency in modern programming languages and system design.
- Mastery of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP), Kubernetes, and distributed architecture.
- Deep experience with event-driven systems, Kafka, and high-throughput data processing.
- Experience with security architecture (OAuth 2.0, JWT, mTLS, encryption, IAM).
- Track record of mentoring senior engineers and developing technical leaders.
- Experience pioneering AI-enabled engineering practices at organizational scale. Deep understanding of payment processing and transaction lifecycle
- Expertise in event-driven architecture and event streaming platforms (Kafka)
- Knowledge of payment capture processing and event enrichment
- Experience with file transfer protocols (SFTP) and batch processing.
- Experience in payments, financial services, or high-scale transaction processing.
- Recognized expertise in distributed systems (publications, speaking engagements, patents).
- Experience with AI/ML at scale, including production deployment of intelligent systems.
- Track record of building and evolving platforms serving billions of transactions.
- Experience working with executive leadership on technical strategy.
- History of developing engineers who have grown into senior technical roles.
- Experience with PCI-DSS, SOX, and financial services regulatory compliance. Understanding of payment network protocols (Visa, Mastercard, Amex)
- Experience with event correlation and transaction matching
- Knowledge of retry mechanisms, dead-letter queues, and event replay
- Experience with data serialization formats (Avro, Protobuf, JSON)
- Understanding of exactly-once processing and idempotency patterns.
Information for US Applicants For roles located in the US, the estimated salary range for this position is $174,400.00 to $ 279,100.00 USD per year, which may include potential sales incentive payments (if applicable). Salary may vary depending on job-related factors which may include knowledge, skills, experience, and location. In addition, this position may be eligible for bonus and equity.Visa has a comprehensive benefits package for which this position may be eligible that includes Medical, Dental, Vision, 401(k), FSA/HSA, Life Insurance, Paid Time Off, and Wellness Program.
Work Hours
Varies upon the needs of the department.
Travel Requirements
This position requires travel 5-10% of the time.
Mental/Physical Requirements
This position will be performed in an office setting. The position will require the incumbent to sit and stand at a desk, communicate in person and by telephone, frequently operate standard office equipment, such as telephones and computers.