Staff Software Test Engineer at Visa

Austin, Texas, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

13 Jan, 26

Salary

172600.0

Posted On

15 Oct, 25

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Java, Ruby, CI/CD, Jenkins, GitLab CI, Agile, BDD, ATDD, TDD, Docker, AWS, Datadog, Kafka, Wiremock, Pact, Kubernetes

Industry

IT Services and IT Consulting

Description

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 Senior SDET role is an ambassador of quality. You’ll be joining one of our Agile Product squads which consist of a Software Engineering Manager, Software Engineers and fellow SDETs, reporting into a Tribe QA Engineering Manager. You will play a key role in ensuring the team delivers efficient, effective and scalable solutions for a wide range of problems. You will design, develop, build and maintain QA solutions and processes. You will also coach and guide all in the team on QA best practices. Essential Functions Strong coding ability in Java and/or Ruby Strong knowledge of CI/CD tools such as Jenkins or GitLab CI Strong experience integrating testing at various levels into CI/CD pipelines Strong communication skills: written & verbal Strong understanding of agile methods of software delivery and the principles and practices of BDD, ATDD and TDD Strong knowledge of Containerisation tools, such as Docker Experience with AWS (public cloud) Strong knowledge of Datadog Has played a major role in the delivery of high quality solutions, in a micro services environment, across large cloud-native architectures Has designed, developed and evolved the test architecture of large scale, highly available cloud solutions Has driven positive change towards Continuous testing, DevOps and Agile Comfortable challenging the status quo The ability to work closely with technical and non-technical stakeholders in order to determine appropriate acceptance criteria for both business and technical needs Ability to make tactical as well as strategic decisions and recommendations based on incomplete or ambiguous information The ability to technically analyse a problem and a solution and recognise the right level of detail and abstraction to lead discussions with different stakeholders Contract testing experience, ideally with Pact/Pactflow Knowledge of Kubernetes (EKS) Kafka experience. Experience with mocking tools such as Wiremock Ideally from a background in FinTech, Payments or Financial Services This is a hybrid position. Expectation of days in office will be confirmed by your hiring manager. Qualifications Basic Qualifications -5+ years of relevant work experience with a Bachelor’s Degree or at least 2 years of work experience with an Advanced degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, MD) or 0 years of work experience with a PhD, OR 8+ years of relevant work experience. Preferred Qualifications -6 or more years of work experience with a Bachelors Degree or 4 or more years of relevant experience with an Advanced Degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, MD) or up to 3 years of relevant experience with a PhD -Strong API testing skills, ideally in Java. -Strong experience integrating testing at various levels into CI/CD pipelines -Strong experience with AWS (public cloud) -Strong knowledge of Containerization tools, such as Docker and knowledge of Kubernetes (EKS). -Strong knowledge of Datadog -Strong knowledge of mocking tools such as Wiremock -Contract testing knowledge, ideally with Pact/Pactflow Kafka experience 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 119,100.00 to 172,600.00 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.

Responsibilities

The Senior SDET role involves ensuring the team delivers efficient, effective, and scalable solutions. You will design, develop, build, and maintain QA solutions and processes while coaching the team on QA best practices.