Software Engineer- Platform as a Service

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.

As a Software Engineer on the Kubernetes Platform Engineering team, you will help build, deploy, and operate large-scale Kubernetes clusters that power Visa’s internal platform services. This role offers hands-on experience with Kubernetes internals, distributed systems, and platform tooling while contributing to the engineering of Visa’s internal Kubernetes distribution. You will work closely with senior engineers and architects, gaining mentorship and exposure to infrastructure at scale.

Responsibilities

• Assist in building, enhancing, and managing Open-Source Kubernetes distributions for Visa’s internal workloads.
• Support the deployment, monitoring, and maintenance of Kubernetes clusters with a focus on reliability, scalability, and security.
• Contribute to the design and implementation of Kubernetes Custom Resource Definitions (CRDs) and operators.
• Participate in troubleshooting Linux and container runtime issues related to Kubernetes environments.
• Collaborate with architects and senior engineers during design, code reviews, and proof-of-concept initiatives.
• Write clean, reliable, and maintainable code, spending the majority of your time in hands-on development.
• Contribute to improving developer workflows, automation, and operational efficiency within the platform.
• Learn and adopt best practices for modern DevOps models, Infrastructure as Code, and distributed system design.
• Participate in team knowledge sharing and contribute to Visa’s growing technology presence internally and externally.

Basic Qualifications:
•Minimum of 6 months of work experience or a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or equivalent

Preferred Qualifications:

• 1–2 years of relevant work experience in cloud infrastructure, DevOps, or distributed systems.
• Familiarity with one or more programming languages such as Golang, Python, Java, or C++.
• Fundamental understanding of Kubernetes concepts (pods, deployments, services, CRDs).
• Interest in automation, Infrastructure as Code, and platform engineering practices.
• Experience with Linux systems, including troubleshooting, networking, and performance basics.
• Exposure to service mesh, container network interface, and container storage interface preferred.
• Basic understanding of generative AI concepts, including large language models (LLMs), prompt engineering, and the general capabilities and limitations of GenAI tools.
• Coursework, projects, or certifications that demonstrate an interest in Kubernetes.
• Experience contributing to open-source projects or community involvement a plus.

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.

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.

U.S. APPLICANTS ONLY: The estimated salary range for a new hire into this position is 94,000.00 to 132,950.00 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.