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Sr. SW Test Engineer

Visa Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

hybridfull-time

Salary: 259 billion pa

Posted Feb 19, 2026

Role & seniority: Senior Software Test Engineer (QA lead for Visa Direct Payout Services)

Stack/tools: Java 8+; Spring; REST API testing; TestNG; RestAssured; JSON/XML parsing; Jenkins; Cucumber/Karate; SQL; Oracle; Git; Docker/Kubernetes; Kafka/RabbitMQ; Cassandra; Hazelcast; React JS; CI/CD; GenAI familiarity (GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT, Claude, etc.)

Top 3 responsibilities

  • Provide QA input into feature delivery, estimation, sizing, and risk assessment; drive test strategy and shift-left practices

  • Lead testing and automation efforts; collaborate with product owners and global technical teams to define requirements and ensure smooth releases

  • Identify exception scenarios, edge cases, performance/security considerations; monitor test coverage and quality metrics

Must-have skills

  • 2+ years (Bachelor) or 5+ years (no degree requirement) in software testing; strong Java 8+ proficiency

  • Experience with API testing, automation (RestAssured, TestNG, JSON/XML parsing), and CI/CD (Jenkins)

  • SQL and stored procedures; ability to design detailed test plans/cases; multi-tasking capability

  • Familiarity with test automation, code reviews, and shift-left practices

Nice-to-haves

  • GenAI tools and integration (GPT, Llama, Anthropic) and Model Context Protocol concepts

  • Performance testing (JMeter/LoadRunner) and security testing basics

  • Docker/Kubernetes experience; payment domain knowledge; exposure to distributed systems (Kafka/RabbitMQ, Cassand

Full Description

Company Description 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 Description As the world’s leader in digital payments technology, Visa’s mission is to connect the world through the most creative, reliable and secure payment platform - enabling individuals, businesses, and economies to thrive. Cross-border remittances and new business models (e.g., gig economy) require the ability to deploy rapid, frequent payouts. We are building a Technology Platform that will enable fast and ubiquitous push payments across a range of domestic and cross border use cases aiming to capture significant revenue opportunity across P2P, B2SB, and B2C flows and value-added services. Built on the latest standards/tech stack and providing open APIs, this platform will help drive innovation in the entire ecosystem. We value creative and driven individuals who love to own their products, and design and implement solutions that create a seamless experience for consumers and clients. Our developers work across the stack, and are experts in service oriented architectures and technologies such as Java 8, Spring, Oracle, React JS, Cassandra, Hazelcast, Kafka/RabbitMQ, Kubernetes and Docker. As we embark on the journey to enhance the Visa Direct Payout Services technology platforms, we are looking for a Senior Software Test Engineer who can participate in the detailed design and development activities for this product build.

The role involves extensive hands-on activities. Here are key job responsibilities

  • · Understand the Payments industry and where Visa Direct Payout Services fits in the payment’s ecosystem
  • · Understand the business initiatives and their importance to the growth of Visa Direct Payout Services.
  • · Develop a good understanding of the Visa Direct Payout Services technology
  • · Collaborate with product owners and technical staff globally to define requirements for new features and enhancements to the platform.
  • · Collaborate and communicate effectively within the team as well as across multiple teams and stakeholders.
  • · Provide QA input into delivery of features and stories – estimation and sizing.
  • · Question and think outside of acceptance criteria to identify exception scenarios, error states, etc.
  • · Take on leadership responsibilities and influence the direction of the testing and automation efforts.
  • · Collaborate with QA Engineers from various locations and ensure smooth delivery of releases.
  • · Ability to identify and manage risks at all stages of the project.
  • · Adherence to practices such as test coverage, open defect counts, continuous integration, code reviews, code quality and shift left practices.
  • · Stay up to date with new testing approaches, tools, technologies, and test strategies.
  • · Drive improvements in processes and frameworks across the team.
  • This is a hybrid position. Expectation of days in office will be confirmed by your hiring manager.
  • Qualifications
  • Basic Qualifications
  • · 2+ years of relevant work experience and a Bachelors degree, OR 5+ years of relevant work experience

Preferred Qualifications · Bachelor degree in Computer Science or related field with a minimum of 4+ years of Software Test Engineering Experience or a Masters with a minimum of 3+ years of Software Test Engineering Experience.

· Create detailed, comprehensive, and well-structured test plans and test cases.

· Understanding of generative AI models and tools, such as GPT, Llama, and Anthropic etc., and using MCP (Model Context Protocol)

· Familiarity with GenAI tools such as GitHub copilot, ChatGPT, Claude, Copilot for Microsoft 365, and other relevant platforms

· Experience in Rest API testing, performance testing basics and security/authentication.

· Proficiency in Java 8+ (Core Java, Collection Framework, JDBC, Functional Programming).

· Experience with automation testing tools to automate Asynchornous and Synchronous based systems such as RestAssured, TestNG, JSON and XML Parsers, Jenkins, Cucumber/Karate and Github.

· Proficiency in usage of SQL queries and stored procedures.

· Proven ability to handle multiple tasks or projects.

· Exposure to performance testing tools like JMeter/LoadRunner and security testing is a plus.

· Knowledge on containerization tools like Docker/Kubernetes is a plus.

· Experience in the Payment domain is a plus Additional Information Visa 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.

Job Family Group: Technology and Operations

Java 8SpringOracleReact JsCassandraHazelcastKafkaRabbitMQKubernetesDockerRest API TestingTestNGJenkinsCucumberKarateGithubmulti-location

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