Staff Software Engineer, Crypto Program
$146,200–$233,700 year
HybridFoster City, California, United States
Job Summary
Visa Staff Software Engineer, Crypto Program responsible for designing and building software across payment technologies at scale. Play a key role in distributed systems for real-time payments and blockchain-related initiatives, including backend services in Java, Go, and C++, and smart contracts for EVM-compatible blockchains. Collaborate across agile squads to deliver scalable, secure solutions, influence internal standards for performance and security, and participate in SDLC practices (SSDLC, TDD, CI/CD). Hybrid role based in Foster City, CA, with 3+ days in office as determined by the Hiring Manager; opportunities to work on payments, DeFi, and BNPL-related platforms, and to mentor teams while advancing knowledge in areas like Kubernetes, Docker, and emerging Web technologies.
Required Qualifications
- 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 Bachelors 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
- Proven experience designing and developing backend applications for high performance, distributed systems.
- Proven expertise developing software within the Secure Software Development Life Cycle (SSDLC) model.
- Strong proficiency in object-oriented programming languages such as Java, Go, and C++.
- Solid understanding of blockchain technologies, DeFi protocols, consensus protocols and security schemes.
- Experience developing smart contracts for EVM-compatible blockchains, strong knowledge of ERC standards and EIPs for building scalable dApps.
- Experience with test-driven development (TDD), unit testing, and performance testing.
- Experience with CI/CD tools.
- Highly motivated and quick to learn new technologies to tackle complex challenges.
- Background in payments and financial services is a plus.
- Strong interpersonal, facilitation, and leadership abilities, with effective written and verbal communication skills.
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