Site Reliability Engineer, New College Grad - 2026

Visa is a world leader in payments and technology, with over 259 billion payments transactions flowing safely between consumers, merchants, financial institutions, and government entities in more than 200 countries and territories each year. Our mission is to connect the world through the most innovative, convenient, reliable, and secure payments network, enabling individuals, businesses, and economies to thrive while driven by a common purpose – to uplift everyone, everywhere by being the best way to pay and be paid.  

Make an impact with a purpose-driven industry leader. Join us today and experience Life at Visa. 

Within Technology, the Operations & Infrastructure division provides outstanding infrastructure services that are secure, scalable, and continuously available. We architect, build, and maintain secure and reliable systems and networks to support the business functionality that Visa provides to payment industry partners.

As Site Reliability Engineers on the Product Reliability Engineering (PRE) Tech team, we’re passionate about providing an excellent developer experience that improves the efficiency and productivity of our engineers. We build and run tools and systems that Visa's engineers use every day to iterate, test, and deploy their code.

We are looking for an individual who can appreciate and understand software at a multidisciplinary level and can use this knowledge to help craft our technical direction, from distributed computing, large-scale system design, artificial intelligence, UI design and mobile, and more.

Some job duties and projects could include:

• Participate in day-to-day site reliability engineering functions, including maintenance, deployment, and incident resolution for all in-scope products and services.
• Perform routine application maintenance including host file updates, log rotation, and shell scripting for common tasks.
• Contribute to ongoing/proactive analysis of applicable systems and applications to detect potential problems, with guidance (e.g. memory, logging, latency).
• Maintain and update 3rd party applications (Docker, Kubernetes, Apache Tomcat, WAS, IIS).
• Participate in root cause analysis and run the production environment by monitoring service availability.
• Provide primary operational support and engineering for multiple large-scale distributed software applications, with guidance.
• Troubleshoot issues reported by Visa clients and partners, providing timely and effective solutions.
• Participate in release calls with development teams to follow release procedures.
• Contribute to automation initiatives as part of projects, with guidance.
• Analyze business requirements and architect a solution that is robust and scalable along with providing clear technical documentation and presenting findings via informative presentations.
• Implement and maintain Performance monitoring dashboards using industry standard tools (Splunk, Thousand Eyes, Graphite etc.).
• Support application deployment for new and existing services or features working with diverse groups like Product Development and Engineering.
• Support Customer Support on merchant-raised issues specific to applications. (e.g., increase latency, anomalous application behavior etc.).

Basic Qualifications

• Less than 6 months of relevant work experience with either Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, CIS/MIS, Cybersecurity, Business or a related field, graduating December 2025 - August 2026.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Proficiency in at least one programming language including, but not limited to, Python, Java, JavaScript, .NET, HTML, and C++
• Experience with one or more scripting languages: Unix Shell, Perl, Python, or PowerShell knowledge
• Solid understanding of Linux/Windows systems, and database and networking concepts
• Theoretical knowledge of cloud and container technologies (Kubernetes, etc.)
• Working knowledge of GenAI and agentic workflows
• Familiarity with fundamental SQL/MongoDB queries and procedures
• Solid understanding of software engineering concepts and methodologies
• Availability to support weekend on-call on a rotational schedule
• Strong communications skills, specifically, the absence of repeated grammatical or typographical errors, clear and concise written and spoken communications, and communications that demonstrate professional judgment
• The ability to tackle challenges and address problems head-on
• Strong ability to collaborate
• Highly driven, resourceful and results oriented
• Good teammate and excellent interpersonal skills
• Good analytical and problem-solving skills
• Demonstrated ability to lead and navigate through ambiguity

U.S. APPLICANTS ONLY: The estimated salary for a new hire into this position is $94,000 USD 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 Authorization: Permanent Authorization to work in the U.S. is a precondition of employment for this position. Visa will not sponsor applicants for work visas in connection with this position. Future sponsorship will not be considered. 

Work Hours: Varies upon the needs of the department 

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

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. 

Visa is an EEO Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status. Visa will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with EEOC guidelines and applicable local law. 

Visa will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable local law, including the requirements of Article 49 of the San Francisco Police Code.