Full-Time

Senior Site Reliability Engineer

Posted on 4/20/2026

Visa

Visa

10,001+ employees

Global digital payments network processing transactions

Compensation Overview

$110.7k - $171.8k/yr

+ Bonus + Equity

Austin, TX, USA

Hybrid

Hybrid role; in-office days to be confirmed. Travel 5-10%.

Category
DevOps & Infrastructure (1)
Required Skills
Machine Learning
Requirements
  • 2+ years of relevant work experience and a Bachelor’s degree, OR 5+ years of relevant work experience.
Responsibilities
  • Perform day-to-day site reliability engineering functions including maintenance and incident resolution for Visa's applications, products, and services.
  • Perform ongoing/proactive analysis of applications to detect potential problems and actively engage & facilitate the discussion to find the best possible solution.
  • Work under direct supervision to ensure on-time delivery of projects, and production support plans for upgrades, enhancements, and deployments.
  • Work closely with service partners such as product development, engineering teams to seamlessly implement the innovative solutions to improve the reliability, scalability, and efficiency.
  • Assist in automating the routine tasks and processes to improve overall efficiency and reduce human errors.
  • Actively participate in troubleshooting activities and SWAT calls and drive investigation towards swift resolution.
  • Build comprehensive and robust documentation repositories that can facilitate knowledge transfer among PRE and Global Operations peers.
  • Assist the team with implementing GenAI and machine learning trends to continuously optimize the application reliability and efficiency.
  • Participate in on-call roster to support business including off-hours.
  • Self-motivated, and have excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
Desired 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)
  • Working knowledge of one or more programming languages such as Python, Java, .NET, C#, PowerShell, Bash scripting.
  • Understanding of Linux/Unix systems
  • Understanding of networking concepts, protocols, and architecture.
  • Proven track record of automating complex tasks and processes to improve efficiency and reliability
  • Basic understanding of AI frameworks and libraries.
  • Cloud technologies such as AWS, Azure, etc.
  • Database management systems such as MSSQL, MongoDB, etc.
  • Middleware technologies such as Tomcat, Apache, etc.
  • Containerization technologies such as Docker, Kubernetes, etc.
  • Infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform, Ansible, etc.
  • Monitoring tools such as Splunk or other

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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