Lead Software Engineer - (14-18 years - Java, Distributed Systems, Microservices, Cloud, Security, Platform Engineering, Gen AI)
Visa · Posted Oct 8
Digital payment technology platform and global payment card services corporation
Bengaluru, IndiaFull-timeHybridLead/Staff14–18 years₹65.0L–₹1.0Cr yearly89 applicants
BankingPaymentsFinancial ServicesCredit CardsFintechPublic Company
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About the role
Visa is a global payments technology company facilitating transactions between consumers, merchants, financial institutions and government entities across more than 200 countries and territories. Visa's Shared Services and Cloud Product Development organization builds foundational Java/J2EE-based shared services and cloud-native platforms that power multiple Visa products, including Payment Services, Transaction Platforms, Real-Time Payments, and Buy Now Pay Later. This lead role designs and delivers scalable, secure, and reusable services and drives architecture, security, and platform engineering standards across distributed systems, Kubernetes, Docker, and multi-cloud environments.
What you will do
- Design, build, and evolve core shared services that support Visa’s product development ecosystem and reach approximately 40% of the world’s population.
- Lead the development of scalable, secure, and reusable Java/J2EE-based services that serve as foundational platforms for multiple product teams.
- Act as a lead generalist, contributing across application architecture, infrastructure, security, and scalability to ensure shared services are enterprise-grade and future-ready.
- Collaborate cross-functionally to create architecture and design artifacts and deliver best-in-class software solutions used across Visa’s technical offerings.
- Drive continuous improvements in product quality, platform reliability, and operational excellence across shared services.
- Develop robust, highly available systems serving diverse use cases, including consumer-facing products, B2B platforms, and business-to-government solutions.
- Leverage modern technologies to build the next generation of Payment Services, Transaction Platforms, Real-Time Payments, and Buy Now Pay Later capabilities.
- Contribute to team and organizational growth through mentorship, technical leadership, and continuous learning initiatives.
- Provide deep technical leadership within Shared Services and Cloud Product Development, with a strong understanding of how shared platforms enable downstream product innovation.
- Lead discovery and design sessions with product partners to translate business requirements into scalable, secure shared-service architectures.
- Define and formalize best practices and standards for Java/J2EE development, API design, security, and service scalability.
- Lead planning, piloting, and integration of new platform capabilities, including infrastructure enhancements, security controls, and AI-enabled tooling.
- Design and implement cloud-native, containerized services using Docker and Kubernetes, ensuring high availability, fault tolerance, and elastic scalability.
- Partner closely with Security teams to implement secure API gateways, authentication and authorization mechanisms, and compliance-driven architectures.
- Analyze systemic patterns across defects, incidents, and performance metrics, driving long-term platform improvements.
Skills used in this role
JavaCore JavaJ2EERESTful servicesMicroservicesDistributed SystemsDockerKubernetesAWSAzureGCPCI/CDAPI GatewayUnixLinuxObservabilityAgileScrumGen AIcommunicationcollaborationmentorshipleadership
What the employer is looking for
- 10+ years of relevant work experience with a Bachelor’s Degree or at least 7 years of work experience with an Advanced degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, MD) or 4 years of work experience with a PhD, OR 13+ years of relevant work experience.
- Technical Leadership: Proven experience leading complex software initiatives across distributed systems and shared service platforms.
- Primary Language Expertise: Strong expertise in Java (Core Java, J2EE, RESTful services).
- Architecture & Scalability: Experience designing highly available, scalable, and secure distributed systems.
- Cloud & Infrastructure: Hands-on experience with container-based architectures using Docker and Kubernetes, and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
- Security: Strong understanding of secure API design, authentication/authorization, secure gateway patterns, and enterprise security standards.
- DevOps & Operations: Experience with CI/CD, deployment automation, observability, capacity planning, and production operations.
- AI Enablement: Familiarity with integrating AI tools and services to improve platform intelligence and developer productivity.
- Collaboration: Strong partnership skills working with Product, QA, DevOps, SRE, and Agile/Scrum teams.
- Mentorship: Experience coaching engineers on technical excellence and career development.
Preferred qualifications
- 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
- 10+ years of relevant work experience with a Bachelor’s Degree, or 7+ years of relevant experience with an Advanced Degree (e.g., Master’s, MBA, JD, MD), or 4+ years of relevant experience with a PhD, or 13+ years of relevant work experience in lieu of a degree.
- Proven ability to define technical needs, develop execution plans, coordinate resources, and deliver results across multiple initiatives.
- Demonstrated success leading multiple projects simultaneously and resolving priority or scheduling conflicts.
- Strong understanding of container-based cloud architectures, including Kubernetes and Docker.
- Experience with cloud migration and multi-cloud strategies.
- Experience designing elastic, scalable architectural patterns for high-traffic web applications.
- Solid understanding of Service and IT Operations Management and DevOps operating models, including deployment and capacity planning.
- Strong experience with enterprise integration, including RESTful web services and API-first architectures.
- Deep understanding of security requirements, industry standards, and modern security threats and mitigation strategies.
- Experience designing and implementing secure API gateway solutions with dynamic security standards.
- Experience with CI/CD-driven architectures and automation-first development practices.
- Experience developing commercial software on Unix/Linux platforms.
- Proven track record in a technical leadership role, including ownership of system design and delivery.
- Experience with consumer-facing application development at scale.
- Strong verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Excellent collaboration skills and the ability to influence cross-functional teams without direct authority.
- Demonstrated passion for mentoring, team building, and continuous improvement.
Benefits and support
- Compensation and benefits are detailed in the job posting
About Visa
Visa Inc. is a multinational payment card services corporation that facilitates electronic funds transfers worldwide. The company empowers global commerce through its secure digital payment network, connecting consumers, merchants, financial institutions, and government entities across more than 200 countries and territories.
- Industry
- Banking
- Company size
- 34100 employees
- Founded
- 1958-09-18
- Location
- San Francisco, California, USA
- Funding stage
- Public Company
Funding
Public Company · $17.9B raised
Bank of AmericaInstitutional Investors
- 2008-03-19IPO$17.9B
Leadership
RM
Ryan McInerney
Chief Executive Officer
CS
Chris Suh
Chief Financial Officer
JF
Jack Forestell
Chief Product and Strategy Officer
OJ
Oliver Jenkyn
Group President, Global Markets
KM
Kelly Mahon Tullier
Vice Chair, Chief People and Corporate Affairs Officer
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