Senior Software Engineer

As the world's leader in digital payments technology, Visa's mission is to connect the world through the most creative, reliable and secure payment network - enabling individuals, businesses, and economies to thrive. Our advanced global processing network, VisaNet, provides secure and reliable payments around the world, and is capable of handling more than 65,000 transaction messages a second. The company's dedication to innovation drives the rapid growth of connected commerce on any device, and fuels the dream of a cashless future for everyone, everywhere. As the world moves from analog to digital, Visa is applying our brand, products, people, network and scale to reshape the future of commerce.

At Visa, your individuality fits right in. Working here gives you an opportunity to impact the world, invest in your career growth, and be part of an inclusive and diverse workplace. We are a global team of disruptors, trailblazers, innovators and risk-takers who are helping drive economic growth in even the most remote parts of the world, creatively moving the industry forward, and doing meaningful work that brings financial literacy and digital commerce to millions of unbanked and underserved consumers.

You're an Individual. We're the team for you. Together, let's transform the way the world pays.

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The Belfast site has full life cycle responsibility for the delivery of products that are integral to the continued growth and success of CyberSource worldwide.  At a centre level, security best practice is at the forefront of everything we do.  We strive to continually improve the availability and resiliency of our products to six 9s and beyond. 

As a Senior Engineer within CyberSource you will be a key contributor to the design, build and enhancement of key modules of CyberSource’s Enterprise platform. This role isn’t just about cutting code. We are looking for an individual who can appreciates and understands software at a holistic level and can use this knowledge to influence the technical direction of our product set.

As a Senior Software Engineer with CyberSource you will:

• Utilise your sharp analytical skills to create applications at a massive scale which are used by millions of people across the globe.
• Accelerate your knowledge of architecture, advanced engineering principles and design patterns.
• Be an adept problem solver who applies both innovation and logic to tackle complex problems.
• Be a designer as well as a fast, efficient coder who is capable of making coding and design decision with multiple simultaneous factors in mind.
• Be motivated by building elegant and maintainable systems that get the job done with minimal complexity.
• Exert your passion and forward thinking to influence the technical direction of our products and services.
• Be motivated by building elegant and maintainable systems that get the job done with minimal complexity.
• Be the ambassador for engineering best practice across the development lifecycle and champion continuous improvement across the site.
• Be an evangelist for Test-Driven Development and Continuous Deployment.

Our ideal candidate will:

• Possess strong computer science credentials as well as a track record of building quality services.
• Be equally passionate about technology and solving large-scale complex business problems.
• Be a continuous learner who is pro-active in their drive to improve their technical skill and knowledge.
• Be an established self-starter who possesses a relentless drive to initiate change and raise the technical bar.
• Have expert knowledge of professional software engineering practices and best practices for the full software development life cycle.
• Have excellent interpersonal skills and enjoy working in a highly iterative, agile and collaborative team environment.

Visa provides a market leading customisable benefits package that includes;

• Generous pension contributions
• Flexible working including compressed working patterns
• Premium family medical insurance
• Life and critical illness cover
• Baby bonus
• A flexible benefits wallet that can be allocated to other growth activities or training.
• Volunteering days

• Type: Full-time
• Function: Engineering