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Staff Software Engineer (+5 years, Golang or Python)

Visa

Published 06 Apr 2026
Sao Paulo, Brazil
Full Time

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Role Highlights

Languages used

GO
SQL
Python

Key skills

CICD
Code Reviews
Distributed Systems
Critical Thinking
Infrastructure
FinTech
Security
Serverless
Testing
Deployment
MBA
PhD
Streaming
Cloud
Data
IAC
Reliability

Tools, Libraries and Frameworks

AWS
Lambda
Kinesis
Flink
Terraform
Docker
Kubernetes
Airflow
Grafana
CloudWatch
Git
GitHub

Description

Visa Staff Software Engineer (+5 years, Golang or Python) \\\| SmartRecruiters Google Chrome Microsoft Edge Apple Safari Mozilla Firefox . Staff Software Engineer (+5 years, Golang or Python) Full-time Job Family Group: Engineering and Technology Company Description Founded by experienced entrepreneurs and engineers in 2016, Pismo is a technology company that provides a comprehensive processing platform for banking, card issuing and financial market infrastructure and helps customers innovate and build the next generation of banking and payment solutions. Pismo joined Visa in 2024. Leveraging Visas solutions, our core platform, and an expanding suite of capabilities, Pismo addresses the technological challenges that large banks, marketplaces, and fintech companies face in migrating from legacy systems to more advanced technology in the market. Pismos cloud-based platform empowers firms to build and launch financial products rapidly, scaling as they grow to have a broader audience while keeping high security and availability standards. Pismos 500+ employees are located in more than 10 countries around the world. Job Description We're looking for a Staff Software Engineer to be a core technical contributor on our real-time event processing platform. You'll design and build event-driven services, drive engineering quality, and mentor junior engineers all while working with limited supervision on complex problems. This is the first truly senior individual contributor level, and we expect you to bring strong technical judgment, ownership, and a bias for quality. What you will do: Design and build event processing services and pipelines on AWS serverless (Lambda, Kinesis, EventBridge, Step Functions). Write production-quality Golang and/or Python code with comprehensive testing and observability. Own services end-to-end: development, deployment, monitoring, incident response, and SLA adherence. Make sound architectural decisions for somewhat complex problems, exercising discretion and judgment. Drive code quality through thorough code reviews, testing standards, and documentation. Investigate and resolve production incidents independently; contribute to postmortem analysis. Design and implement CI/CD improvements for better developer experience and deployment safety. Mentor Analyst-level engineers through pairing, design guidance, and constructive review feedback. Propose and implement improvements to platform resilience, performance, or cost. Participate in on-call rotations independently with full accountability. This is a remote position. A remote position does not require job duties be performed within proximity of a Visa office location. Remote positions may be required to be present at a Visa office with scheduled notice. #LI-Remote Qualifications Basic Qualifications: 5+ years of relevant work experience with a Bachelors 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. Be based in Brazil. Preferred Qualifications: Strong software engineering background building distributed systems at scale Proficiency in Golang and/or Python Experience with modern streaming processing (Kinesis, Flink, Spark) Cloud computing skills (preferably AWS) and hybrid designs Data platform tooling: Terraform (IaC), Docker and Kubernetes (production) and Airflow (or similar orchestration) Observability and reliability mindset: Grafana, CloudWatch (logs, metrics, traces), on-call participation, SLA awareness Strong SQL skills Version control and CI/CD: Git/GitHub, pipelines (e.g. Codefresh) or similar Soft skills: clear communication, adaptability, self-management, critical thinking, collaboration English: B2 or above Additional Information 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. 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Required Qualifications and Skills

The role requires a minimum of 5 years of relevant work experience with a Bachelor's Degree, or at least 2 years of work experience with an Advanced Degree, or 0 years of work experience with a PhD. Alternatively, 8+ years of relevant work experience is also accepted. A strong software engineering background in building distributed systems at scale is preferred. Proficiency in Golang and/or Python is essential. Experience with modern streaming processing, cloud computing (preferably AWS), and data platform tooling such as Terraform, Docker, Kubernetes, and Airflow is also beneficial. A mindset focused on observability and reliability, including experience with Grafana, CloudWatch, and SLA awareness, is important. Strong SQL skills and experience with version control and CI/CD tools like Git/GitHub are required. Soft skills such as clear communication, adaptability, self-management, critical thinking, and collaboration are also noted. English proficiency at a B2 level or above is required.

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About the company

Visa

Size

25017

Website

visa.com

HQ

Foster City, US

Public/Private

Public Company

Description

Visa is a world leader in digital payments, facilitating more than 215 billion payment transactions between various parties across over 200 countries and territories each year. Their mission is to connect the world through the most innovative, convenient, reliable, and secure payments network, enabling individuals, businesses, and economies to thrive. By including everyone everywhere, Visa believes in uplifting everyone everywhere. Working with Visa means contributing to a culture that embraces identity and purpose, ensuring that the work has a direct impact on billions of people globally by unlocking financial access and enabling the future of money movement.

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