Principal Data Engineer- Data Solutions and Products

Company Description

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.

Job Description

The Opportunity: 

We are looking for a versatile, curious, and energetic Principal Data Engineer to join our team of passionate and dedicated engineers. We are the backbone for Data Engineering and Machine Learning developments at Visa and we embrace solving complex challenges on a global scale! As a Visa Principal, you will work in a rapid-paced environment leading various Data and System Engineering teams developing next generation solutions for Visa. We take a data-driven approach and are passionate about having a culture of learning fast and constantly iterating towards success. You will wear multiple hats and demonstrate breadth, depth, and leadership. The solutions you help create will have a multiplier effect across all of Visa. You will face big challenges and question the status quo, changing the way data products are developed at Visa. Come join us and see your efforts shape the digital future of payments! 

Visa is seeking a Principal Data Engineer to lead a “Platform-centric initiative”. In this role, you will build and grow a world-class team of data engineers to develop data-related techniques, platforms, systems, and services end to end. You will initiate processes that allow your team and other Data Platform teams to collaborate with local as well as global teams with a high degree of efficiency. You will empower and motivate individuals toward innovation and execution. Your team needs to collaborate with Project Managers, Product Managers, architects, SMEs, and businesspeople across the company on high-impact data-related initiatives. This position is based in Foster City, CA and reports to the Vice President of Data Science Platform in DAP in Foster City.

Essential Functions:

• Build, grow, and lead the Data Assets to develop end to end technical solutions while fostering innovation, leveraging new technologies, and strong customer centered service mindset.

• Develop strategies and roadmaps to meet business objectives with existing or emerging technologies in your area.

• This role requires you to code at least 50% of the time in your preferred coding language.

• Apply creative thinking/approach to determine technical solutions including architecture that further business goals and align with corporate technology strategies, keeping in mind performance, reliability, scalability, usability, security, flexibility, and cost.

• Instill best practices for software development. Drive for engineering excellence including automation, quality, efficiency, and productivity. Provide technical guidance to the team including architecture, design, and code reviews.

• Operational Excellence: monitoring and operation of production services including understanding user experience and ensuring happy customers through collaborating with your product support team

• Strong at identifying problems, solving complex problems with simple solutions

• Think strategically. See patterns and relationships in information and events: clarify and simplify complex information: anticipate trends and possibilities that may lead to new business opportunities: consistently think and act ahead of the curve: anticipate and effectively respond with urgency to immediate opportunities: executes plans vigorously and with flexibility: operate proactively: identify and address long-term opportunities.

• Exceptional collaboration and partnership skills with the ability to work in a global environment and drive consensus in cross-functional teams.

• Personal characteristics include a natural intellectual curiosity, thrives in fast-paced environments, natural ability to form partnerships and collaborates well across a diverse work group

This is a hybrid position. Hybrid employees can alternate time between both remote and office. Employees in hybrid roles are expected to work from the office 2-3 set days a week (determined by leadership/site), with a general guidepost of being in the office 50% or more of the time based on business needs.

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications:
• 12 or more years of work experience with a Bachelor’s Degree or at least 10 years of work experience with an Advanced degree (e.g. Masters/MBA /JD/MD), or a minimum of 5 years of work experience with a PhD.

Preferred Qualifications:
• 15 or more years of experience with a Bachelor’s Degree or 12 years of experience with an Advanced Degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, or MD), PhD with 9+ years of experience
• 15 or more years of hands on software development experience, including architecture design, coding, data processing, data packaging and serving, etc.
• Technical background and a rich experience in data with deep understanding of issues, of large scale, and in the areas of data processing, data quality, data management, data analysis, distributed processing, high availability, statistical, data mining, machine learning, handling batch and streaming data and operational excellence of production systems.
• Proven experience managing the software development of highly available enterprise level applications and platforms utilizing technologies such as Big Data, Hadoop Stack, Java, Spring, JSON, Rest, XML, relational databases, etc. and experience leveraging GenAI capabilities.

Additional Information

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 215,200.00 to 312,350.00 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.