# Sr. Director, Software Engineering

Hiring organization: [Visa Inc.](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/visa-inc)

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/93f33673-2f37-4d3d-a65d-c270c90c5e90

Listed on Visa Inc.'s own careers site. Applications go to them directly.

- Employment type: full time
- Seniority: Director
- Location: Austin, TX
- Salary: 206100 – 360800 USD per year

## Summary

This role leads large engineering teams building and modernizing payment platforms at enterprise scale, combining technical strategy with executive leadership to deliver cloud-native systems and drive modernization initiatives. It suits experienced engineering leaders comfortable operating between technical depth and business strategy in a high-stakes financial technology environment.

_Our summary, not Visa Inc.'s wording._

## Skills named

Amazon Web Services (AWS), CI/CD, DevOps, GenAI (Generative AI), Google Cloud Platform, Microservices, Microsoft Azure

## Required

- 12+ years relevant work experience and Bachelor's degree, OR 15+ years relevant work experience
- Lead software engineering and platform engineering organizations at scale
- Manage managers and senior technical leaders in complex enterprise environments
- Architect and deliver large-scale distributed systems and high-volume transaction processing systems
- Lead cloud modernization and platform transformation initiatives

## Nice to have

- 15+ years experience with Bachelor's degree, or 12 years with advanced degree, or 9+ years with PhD
- Background in commercial payments, payment acceptance, or financial technology platforms
- Experience with GenAI-assisted engineering tools and practices at scale
- Leadership of global or distributed engineering teams
- Knowledge of compliance, risk, and regulatory expectations in financial services
- Track record delivering modernization across legacy and cloud-native ecosystems
- Experience translating technical concepts to business impact for executives

Apply on Visa Inc.'s site: https://visa.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Visa/job/US---Austin-TX/Sr-Director--Director-Software-Engineering_REF083479W