Data Scientist

Visa is a world leader in payments and technology, with over 259 billion payments transactions flowing safely between consumers, merchants, financial institutions, and government entities in more than 200 countries and territories each year. Our mission is to connect the world through the most innovative, convenient, reliable, and secure payments network, enabling individuals, businesses, and economies to thrive while driven by a common purpose – to uplift everyone, everywhere by being the best way to pay and be paid.Make an impact with a purpose-driven industry leader. Join us today and experience Life at Visa.Job DescriptionAbout Global Commercial Payments PlatformWe are working on multiple technology stacks and want to add a highly motivated Engineer to our Commercial Payments organization in Foster City, CA. Visa’s Commercial Payments organization is responsible for managing Visa’s B2B Payment Global adoption on Cross-Border funds movement, innovation agenda and the management of strategic partnerships with critical financial institutions. This group is responsible for defining and building the Non-Card based payment innovation and product for Visa Inc. Globally. This includes:Distributed-Ledger based Cross border payment platformNear time Settlement Enterprise ID stamping to create a digital identity for corporate entitiesHyperledger chain-code developmentEnd-to-End Payment eco-system Analytics and Data visualizationEssential Functions:Work on emerging technologies, building distributed applicationsCollaborate with project team members (Product Managers, Architects, Analysts, Software Engineers, Project Managers, etc.) to ensure development and implementation of new data driven business solutions. Drive development effort End-to-End for on-time delivery of high quality solutions that conform to requirements, conform to the architectural vision, and comply with all applicable standards. Collaborate with senior technical staff and PM to identify, document, plan contingency, track and manage risks and issues until all are resolvedPresent technical solutions, capabilities, considerations, and features in business terms. Effectively communicate status, issues, and risks in a precise and timely manner. Partner with Product on implementation strategy. This is a hybrid position. Expectation of days in the office will be confirmed by your Hiring Manager. QualificationsBasic Qualifications:2+ years of relevant work experience and a Bachelors degree, OR 5+ years of relevant work experiencePreferred 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)MS in Computer Science or related field2+ years of experience with distributed software developmentHands-on experience with all aspects of software development: data, server-side, UI, and open-source software.Experience with Linux, Open source, C++ or Java, client-server appsExpertise in at least two of the following: Java / Go / Scala / Python,Knowledge of developing Data Pipeline, including Ingestion, Transformation, Extraction etc. is expectedExperience in large Data Pipeline handing is a big plusFamiliar with container strategies and ecosystems such as Docker, KubernetesKnowledge of cloud architecture and scalable solutions including orchestrationBlockChain technical expertise is a plusAdditional InformationVisa 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.