Lead Software Architect

What's the job? 

As a Lead Software Architect, you will be part of our Profile Systems Engineering Team (in Payment Products Development) to help design, enhance and build new solutions aligned to our strategic initiatives for Visa 2030 strategy. You will work with colleagues closely in order to create design documents, code, test, and implement new features, as well as modifications, and corrections to existing software. In this role you will provide technology leadership in development of Business Enhancement projects by helping to drive project planning, estimation, and technology planning. You need to be expert in GenAI and propose client centric Agentic AI solutions for Profile Applications.

Who are we looking for?  

We are looking for a Software Engineer with software development & design experience. Having work experience in Cards and Payments Domain is a big advantage for us.

You are a team player, making sure that everyone on your team feels valued and is excited to work with you. Location, time pressure, distractions, none of it matters: no matter the environment, you know you can code and build amazing, high-performing, and bug-free products.

You encourage others to take risks, be bold, and innovate in order to create exceptional products that are both seamless for our clients and consumer-facing. No matter the challenge, you know you can find a solution and encourage others to think the same. You recognize when to ask for help and when to collaborate with others, working across departments and influencing in areas beyond immediate control. Above all, you are someone who takes initiative and thinks like an owner – you've defined your everywhere and lead others to find theirs all while launching Visa ahead of the game.

Why us? 

Working at Visa is challenging. The problems that we face and solve and the decisions that we make affect the world. Visa is all about helping people around the world reach their Everywhere – the place where their personal, professional, and financial goals intersect. As the premier payments technology company, we're proud to boast that our commerce platforms touch the lives of billions, all over the globe. If you have ambition, focus and drive, and are interested in joining a global team focused on changing the way the world pays and is paid, you'll find your everywhere at Visa.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain long-term target state architecture and roadmap, ensure alignment with the business objectives, corporate strategies and standards
• Establish architectural and technical standards and processes, ensure adherence to them through governance
• Evaluate and identify appropriate technology solutions to meet business and technology challenges, guide product development teams through their implementation
• Keep abreast of evolving technologies and anticipate technological evolutions that could be leveraged to enhance current architectures.
• Propose and design Agentic AI solutions that has direct impact to Visa Clients.
• Collaborate with business units and technical staff to define requirements/modifications for use in designing appropriate solutions.
• Take ownership and/or leads the engineering responsibility for multiple components in a project.
• Coordinate engineering activities across the delivery of the project and work with engineers to ensure they are delivering quality and efficiently against project requirements.
• Evaluate options and provide recommendation on scope and scale of effort required to develop solutions.
• 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.
• Build and maintain effective relationships across disciplines in order to provide superior product support.
• Support and deliver on resulting initiatives from the Business Plan and Technology strategy demonstrating re-use, eliminating duplicative components, architectural design, and use of innovative products.
• Suggest and cultivate ideas on the extension of the current systems to new products and services.
• 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.
• Ability to provide rotational 24/7 on call support for problem resolution if needed.

This is a hybrid position. Expectation of days in office will be confirmed by your hiring manager.