Chief Software Engineer (UI/Frontend Architecture)

About the position

We are seeking a hands-on and versatile Chief Software Engineer - Frontend Architecture to provide strategic technical leadership for the development of a robust cloud-native UI platform for Visa Acceptance Platform. As a global leader in digital payments, Visa Acceptance Platform enables millions of merchants and processes billions of transactions, delivering secure transaction management and a broad suite of value-added services across the world. Our team is committed to engineering excellence while focusing on delivering superior customer experiences during product design and deployment.

Responsibilities

• Provide visionary leadership by driving innovation, evolving existing systems, and aligning technical initiatives with overarching organizational goals.
• Mentor and cultivate emerging technology leaders through active knowledge sharing and by fostering a culture of continuous learning and professional growth.
• Uphold and promote best practices, ongoing improvement, and technical excellence via code and design reviews as well as disciplined delivery processes.
• Foster collaboration across cross-functional teams, removing barriers to integration and aligning efforts organization-wide.
• Establish a feedback-driven environment by implementing mechanisms to continuously derive insights from production and enhance non-production environments.
• Articulate complex technical ideas and architectural decisions to stakeholders at all levels, including executive leadership.
• Demonstrate expertise in presenting and advocating for advanced technologies and innovative methodologies internally and externally.
• Lead proofs of concept (POCs) and oversee technology evaluations to inform both business strategy and architectural direction.
• Architect and engineer modular, micro-frontend-based UI solutions leveraging React and modern JavaScript/TypeScript frameworks.
• Implement and optimize cloud-native approaches by utilizing platforms such as AWS, Azure, GCP, and Kubernetes to deliver scalable, resilient distributed user interfaces.
• Drive technical excellence by enforcing standards and focusing on reliability, performance, security, accessibility, and adaptability across all deliverables.
• Apply deep technical knowledge of micro-frontend architecture, CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, observability tools, and Generative AI to foster productivity and innovation.

Requirements

• 12+ years of relevant work experience with a Bachelor's Degree or at least 9 years of work experience with an Advanced degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, MD) or 6 years of work experience with a PhD, OR 15+ years of relevant work experience.
• At least 3 years in an architectural or principal engineering capacity, demonstrating significant expertise in frontend engineering.
• Proficiency with React, contemporary JavaScript/TypeScript, and modern UI design paradigms.
• In-depth understanding of micro-frontend architectures, including Webpack Module Federation, Single-SPA, and runtime orchestration techniques.
• Extensive experience building frontend systems atop cloud-native infrastructure (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP, or Kubernetes).
• Solid background in application development utilizing Java, Spring, Hibernate, and related technologies.
• Expertise in CI/CD practices, GitOps workflows, automated testing, and performance monitoring.
• Experience deploying with Kubernetes, Helm, and service mesh technologies such as Istio to support frontend operations.
• Understanding of multi-region deployment strategies, feature flagging, and canary release practices within cloud ecosystems.
• Knowledge of white-labeling, multi-tenant architectures, and dynamic UI branding solutions.
• Acquainted with messaging and streaming platforms like Kafka or Flink.
• Skilled in collaborative and practical development with backend teams, including work on API contracts, BFF patterns, and authentication mechanisms (OAuth2, SSO).
• Demonstrated success in large-scale, multi-team enterprise software initiatives.
• Proven ability to harness Generative AI to develop products and enhance team productivity.

Benefits

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