Sr. Software Engineer - Test Engineering

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

What do we do? The Network Processing (NP) – Test Engineering (TE) team supports the VisaNet Integrated Payment (VIP) System by delivering quality services and solutions using best-in-class processes, methodologies, and technology with our worldwide workforce. We are an integral part of Visa that support the worldwide Business Releases, quarterly, monthly and weekly projects, maintenance work, as well as multiyear infrastructure projects that introduce new programming logic via IBM High Level Assembler (HLASM) and Object Oriented code (C++) onto an IBM mainframe application that runs on zTPF (Transaction Processing Facility) along with JSON, SOAP and XML based APIs and cryptography. We also support and work with other peer Test Engineering organizations to support integration, downstream and end-to-end testing to ensure no defects adversely affect the VIP production systems.

The VIP Test Engineering team is committed to leveraging innovative technology solutions to enhance software quality and accelerate the time-to-market of different product platforms. We expect 99.99999% stability and availability of our authorization system that processes billions of transactions from across the world. 

Why us?  Visa is all about helping people around the world reach their ‘everywhere’ – the place
where their personal, professional and financial goals intersect. If you have the 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.

The Staff Software Engineer position will be an individual contributor role and will report to Visa's Network Processing – VIP (Authorization Services) Test Engineering Management at the Austin, TX location.

The Work itself: 

The Test Engineering team in VisaNet Integrated Payment (VIP) delivers quality services and solutions using best-in-class processes, methodologies, and technology with our worldwide workforce. We are an integral part of delivering projects that support the World Wide Business Releases quarterly, monthly and weekly projects and maintenance work, as well as multiyear infrastructure projects that introduce new programming logic via, C++ and Object Oriented code. We also support and work with other peer Test Engineering organizations on integration, downstream testing to ensure no defects affects production processes.

The Payment Products Test Engineering team is committed in leveraging innovative technologies to enhance software quality and to accelerate time-to-market. We test approximately 800 to 1000 changes to our systems in any given year while collaboratively maintaining a better than 99.7 percent fail safe percentage to an authorization system that supports up to 65,000 transactions per second. Visa has one of the most visible and most used comprehensive payment systems in the world. It is an exciting time for any professional to join the Payment Products Test Engineering team.

The Sr. Software Engineer in Test, Payment Products Test Engineering, will be based in Austin, TX and will report to Visa's Payment Products Test Engineering Management based in Austin. As the Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET), you will test software applications and features using test suites and scripts, perform anomaly reporting, software analysis, develop automated software test packages using various technologies, perform functional and regression testing, apply black box and white box testing techniques and conduct software development data validation functional and performance testing.

Essential Functions

• Execute software testing request on a regular / need basis, ensuring the highest quality in application software testing.

• Apply critical thinking and problem-solving skills to testing challenges and test findings, work in collaboration with others to analyze issues discovered in testing / testing gap introduced issues.

• Discuss and align on test / UAT requirement with project / product team / development team and create test plan.

• Create, develop, and maintain test case and test suites automation.

• Develop applications for test engineering to help with testing effort / enhance existing software.

• Innovate on existing software testing processes where applicable along with introduce necessary efficiency and optimization.

• Designing and implementing C# / python / node.js or Java based test automation solutions (along with Junit/TestNG, Nunit)

• Clear understanding and hands on Database (MySQL or Oracle)

• Continuous improvement in test engineering area to improve test environment, performance, stability, reliability and resilience of application software

• Familiar with Mainframe applications preferably on financial domain.

• Participate in team and cross-team technical discussion

• Create and maintain technical documentation

• Enhance, maintain existing automation test tools based on REXX, C#, VB.Net.

• Investigate bugs using various available tools and logs

• Support cross-functional teams in integrated test efforts.

• Report project status and issues to Project Managers and Management

• Implement standard processes, tools, and metrics to deliver large-scale projects from inception to conclusion that meet quantifiable business objectives.

• Estimate, prioritize, plan, and coordinate testing activities

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
2+ years of relevant work experience and a Bachelors degree, OR 5+ years of relevant work experience

Preferred Qualifications
3 or more years of work experience with a Bachelor’s Degree or more than 2 years of work experience with an Advanced Degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, MD)

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 96,600.00 to 136,550.00 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.