Sr. Software Engineer - Data
@ Visa

Reading, England, United Kingdom
On Site
Full-time
Posted 4 days ago

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Company Overview

Pismo, founded in 2016 by experienced entrepreneurs and engineers, provides a comprehensive processing platform for banking, card issuing, and financial market infrastructure. In 2024, Pismo joined Visa. Leveraging Visa’s solutions, the company helps large banks, marketplaces, and fintech companies modernize legacy systems with advanced, cloud-based technology.

Role Summary

The Data Platform team at Pismo is responsible for integrating data produced by its Banking as a Service/Payments platform through batch processing and near real-time events. As a Sr. Software Engineer - Data, you will lead the design and development of robust, scalable data pipelines.

What You'll Do

  • Lead design and development of scalable data pipelines using modern Big Data frameworks.
  • Enhance platform performance, reliability, and cost-effectiveness.
  • Take ownership of production operations and monitoring, ensuring SLAs and best practices.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to build and optimize high-complexity data features.
  • Mentor peers through code reviews and knowledge sharing.
  • Participate in on-call rotations and implement preventative measures.
  • Build and optimize ETL/ELT processes for large-scale data handling.
  • Maintain rigorous data governance, ensuring high-quality data assets.
  • Introduce new technologies and techniques to accelerate development cycles.
  • Conduct thorough root-cause analyses on critical issues.

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications: 2+ years relevant work experience with a Bachelor’s degree, or 5+ years without.

Preferred Qualifications: 3+ years with a Bachelor’s Degree or 2+ years with an Advanced Degree.

Technical Skills:

  • 3+ years experience with Golang
  • 3+ years experience with AWS Services (Lambda, SQS, S3)
  • 2+ years experience with Terraform
  • Experience in building streaming applications and data platforms

Desirable: Python experience.

Additional Information

Visa is an EEO Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status. Applicants with criminal histories will be considered in accordance with EEOC guidelines.

Key skills/competency

  • Data
  • Platform
  • Golang
  • AWS
  • Terraform
  • ETL
  • Cloud
  • Scalability
  • Observability
  • Mentorship

How to Get Hired at Visa

🎯 Tips for Getting Hired

  • Research Visa's culture: Learn about their mission and core values.
  • Customize your resume: Highlight Golang, AWS, and Terraform skills.
  • Practice technical questions: Review Big Data and cloud concepts.
  • Prepare behavioral examples: Emphasize mentorship and collaboration.

📝 Interview Preparation Advice

Technical Preparation

Review Golang and cloud services concepts.
Practice AWS infrastructure tasks and setup.
Build sample data pipelines with Terraform.
Analyze distributed systems and observability practices.

Behavioral Questions

Prepare examples of effective team collaboration.
Practice discussing conflict resolution experiences.
Share mentorship and feedback instances.
Explain handling urgent on-call incidents.

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