Senior Manager, Software Engineering

Visa is a world leader in payments technology, facilitating transactions between consumers, merchants, financial institutions and government entities across more than 200 countries and territories, dedicated to uplifting everyone, everywhere by being the best way to pay and be paid.

• 8+ years of relevant work experience with a Bachelor’s Degree or at least 5 years of experience with an Advanced Degree or 2 years of work experience with a PhD, OR 11+ years of relevant work experience.
• Preferred: 9+ years of relevant work experience with a Bachelor Degree or 7+ years with an Advanced Degree or 3+ years with a PhD.
• Advanced Degree with at least 2 years of relevant work experience or 8+ years of relevant work experience without a formal degree.
• Minimum of 3 years managing high-performing engineering teams.
• Minimum of 7 years of experience in software development as a software engineer, with significant experience in Java.
• Proficiency in English at B2 level (Upper-Intermediate).
• Strong self-motivation and adaptability in dynamic environments.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Ability to make assertive decisions under pressure and navigate complex constraints.
• Ability to work independently in a remote, multicultural team environment.
• Strong background in Agile methodologies (Kanban, Scrum).
• Strong knowledge of relational databases and SQL.
• Experience developing secure and scalable microservices.
• Experience with event-driven architecture.
• Experience with performance testing and monitoring tools.
• Technical expertise in Golang and/or Java, AWS, Terraform, containerization, testing, and code reviewing.
• Knowledge in payments or financial services industry.
• Knowledge in AWS.
• Knowledge in Golang.

• Lead and mentor a team of engineers, fostering a collaborative and high-performance environment.
• Hire and onboard technical talent aligned with company culture and team goals.
• Own and develop the technical vision and architecture of the team.
• Ensure system stability, data integrity, and scalability of developed systems.
• Manage multiple development initiatives, including planning, prioritization, resource allocation, and execution using Agile methodologies.
• Implement and enforce best practices for software development, including coding standards, code reviews and CI/CD.
• Be responsible for the quality of the product with the use of automated tests and quality processes within the team.
• Maintain rigorous security standards and compliance with regulations.
• Collaborate with product managers, architects, and stakeholders to align technical solutions with business requirements.
• Communicate plans, progress, risks, and technical decisions clearly and consistently to stakeholders.
• Lead production support and incident response, ensuring rapid resolution and minimal client impact.
• Establish and maintain robust observability practices, including metrics, distributed tracing, and log aggregation, to meet SLOs and SLAs.

For this role, you must be based within commutable distance from the Visa Warsaw office.