Software Engineer, New College Grad - 2026, Foster City

Visa is a world leader in payments and technology, with a mission to connect the world through innovative payment solutions. As a New College Graduate Software Engineer, you will work on impactful projects that power the future of digital payments, contributing from day one while learning and growing in a collaborative environment.

Responsibilities

• Write optimized, secure and scalable code that also follows best practices such as unit testing and peer reviews
• Formulate creative solutions to solve problems that meet the objectives of both the product roadmap and technology roadmap
• Participate in and develop end-to-end technology solutions that solve our business needs
• Work closely with multiple stakeholders in a cross-functional organization within an Agile environment
• Troubleshoot and debug software applications, identifying root causes and implementing effective solutions
• Contribute to the design and architecture of systems that meet high availability, performance, and security requirements
• Build and improve internal tools to enhance developer productivity and system monitoring

Skills

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, CIS/MIS, Cybersecurity, Business or a related field, graduating May 2025 - August 2026
• Proficiency in at least one programming language or technology including, but not limited, to Java, C/C++, C#, .NET, Python, Javascript, HTML, Golang
• Experience with Write utilities / automation tools using Selenium, Java, REST, Python, Groovy, Ruby, and more
• Experience with front-end frameworks including, but not limited to, Angular, React, Vuejs, etc
• Knowledge or Experience using Gen AI tools (GPT, Copilot, OpenAI, Gemini, etc.)
• Exposure to emerging and cloud technologies: Familiarity with AWS, MySQL, PowerBI
• Exposure or experience in fine-tuning, integrating LLM(e.g., GPT, LLaMA)
• Knowledge of prompt engineering and scalable LLM architectures
• Knowledge or experience with ML models with MLOps activities
• Familiarity with software testing principles
• Solid understanding of software engineering concepts and methodologies
• Document process, designs, test results, and analysis
• Lead root cause analysis and track defect resolution to completion
• Review and provide feedback on development code, test designs and test cases
• Communicate status frequently to project stakeholders
• Strong communications skills, specifically, the absence of repeated grammatical or typographical errors, clear and concise written and spoken communications, and communications that demonstrate professional judgment
• The ability to take on challenges and address problems head-on
• Strong ability to collaborate
• Highly driven, resourceful and results oriented
• Good team player and excellent interpersonal skills
• Good analytical and problem-solving skills
• Demonstrated ability to lead and navigate through ambiguity

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• 401 (k)
• FSA/HSA
• Life Insurance
• Paid Time Off
• Wellness Program

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