Full-Time

Staff Site Reliability Engineer

Posted on 10/31/2025

Visa

Visa

10,001+ employees

Global digital payments network processing transactions

No salary listed

Austin, TX, USA

Hybrid

Hybrid role; days in office to be confirmed by hiring manager.

Category
DevOps & Infrastructure (2)
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Required Skills
Microsoft Azure
Python
Data Science
Apache Kafka
Java
AWS
Ansible
Hadoop
DevOps
Google Cloud Platform
Requirements
  • 5 or more 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
Responsibilities
  • Design, build and manage Hadoop and Kafka clusters on Cloud - AWS, GCP and Azure.
  • Manage and optimize Open-Source Apache Hadoop, Big Data and Kafka clusters for high performance, reliability, and scalability.
  • Develop tools and processes to monitor and analyze system performance and to identify potential issues.
  • Collaborate with other teams to design and implement Solutions to improve reliability and efficiency of the in-premise Hadoop, Big Data and Cloud platforms.
  • Effective root cause analysis of major production incidents and the development of learning documentation.
  • Plan and perform capacity expansions and upgrades in a timely manner to avoid scaling issues and bugs.
  • Tune alerting and set up observability to proactively identify issues and performance problems.
  • Create standard operating procedure documents and guidelines on effectively managing and utilizing the platforms.
  • Leverage DevOps tools, disciplines (Incident, problem, and change management), and standards in day-to-day operations.
  • Develop tool and automations using Ansible, Python, Java, or other programming languages.
Desired Qualifications
  • Experience with managing and optimizing Hadoop, Big Data and Kafka clusters in production environment (redundant to requirements but allowed).
  • Demonstrated experience with AWS Elastic MapReduce (EMR), MSK and Google Cloud Platform Hadoop and Kafka cloud platforms.
  • Proficient in Python, Java or full stack development.
  • Familiarity with big data tools (Big Data, Spark, Kafka, etc.) and frameworks (Hadoop Distributed File System, MapReduce).
  • Strong knowledge in system architecture and design patterns for high-performance computing.
  • Good understanding of data security and privacy concerns.
  • Excellent problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.
  • Strong communication and collaboration skills.
  • Observability: knowledge on observability tools like Grafana, Opera and Splunk.
  • Linux: understanding of Linux, networking, CPU, memory, and storage.
  • Communication: Excellent interpersonal skills, along with superior verbal and written communication abilities.

Visa operates a global digital payments network that connects consumers, businesses, banks, and governments to enable electronic card payments. Its system moves money through a card-based flow: a merchant request, card authorization via Visa, funds settlement between banks, and data processing, with fees earned on transactions and services. The company differentiates itself with its worldwide network, large client base, and partnerships that expand access to digital payments while supporting sustainable commerce. Its goal is to widen financial inclusion and provide convenient, secure electronic payments for a growing share of global commerce.

Company Size

10,001+

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

$9.6M

Headquarters

San Francisco, California

Founded

1958

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Visa Ventures invested in Nekuda's $5M round for agentic payments.
  • Visa Ventures led BVNK's $50M Series B for stablecoin payments.
  • VisaNet handled 164.7 billion transactions annually in 2021.

What critics are saying

  • FedNow bypasses Visa, cutting transaction volume in 12-24 months.
  • PSD2 enables direct payments, causing 70-85% volume loss in 18-36 months.
  • CBDCs in 130+ countries reduce Visa's market by 15-25% in 36-60 months.

What makes Visa unique

  • VisaNet processes 76,000 transactions per second with 99.9999% availability.
  • VisaNet connects 3.6 billion accounts across 200+ countries.
  • VisaNet uses AI for smarter authorization and fraud prevention.

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May 15th, 2025
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