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About the Role

Senior Software Engineers are responsible for implementing an industry-leading API that has already processed over 50 billion USD of cross-border transactions for over 5 million end users, and is available to our clients 24x7. You'll be joining the FX Routing and Aggregation (FXRA) team, responsible for the core FX trading platform that powers Currency Cloud's foreign exchange capabilities. Our team owns multiple microservices spanning FX pricing, risk management, trade routing, market data integration, and treasury operations. Our stack runs on AWS as a set of distributed applications using Kubernetes and a microservice-led architecture.

Responsibilities

Build and maintain mission-critical FX trading services including pricing engines, risk management systems, and market data providers
Work with real-time FX market data from providers like Barclays and JP Morgan using FIX protocol
Design and implement high-throughput, low-latency services handling billions in FX transactions
Lead technical discussions around hexagonal architecture, event-driven patterns, and distributed systems design
Mentor junior engineers and establish best practices for the team
Own your domain end-to-end with clear service boundaries and independent deployment paths
Collaborate with Treasury, Trading, and Platform teams across the organization

Requirements

5+ years of experience in software development
2+ years of experience building microservices with Java
Proficient in other programming languages, ideally being comfortable reading Ruby or Scala
Working knowledge of relational databases such as MySQL
Experience designing event based and streaming solutions using Kafka will be valued
Experience building applications that run in Kubernetes would be handy
Hands-on experience delivering high-quality production code with Claude Code
Experience managing working with contractors and outsource teams is important
Experience building in software for financial domain, especially in risk is beneficial
Experience working with agile process and principles
Strong SQL knowledge, ability to understand and write complex queries
Working in a DevOps environment, or passion and willingness to work in this way
Proven delivery of well-tested, scalable, fault-tolerant and performant solutions
A pragmatic approach to solutions and delivery of technical projects
Have been a driving force not only behind change in your previous roles but also in working in a distributed environment
Having worked in a collaborative environment where you are comfortable reviewing code of your peers
Exceptional structure and attention to detail
Comfortable challenging the status quo and always curious about the way things work
Great written and verbal communication skills
Comfortable working in a scale-up or growth environment and as part of a wider team

Skills

Java 11+
Spring boot
AWS
Docker
Kubernetes
ElasticSearch
Datadog APM
OpenAPI (Swagger)
SQL
Terraform
TDD
BDD
Contract Testing
JUnit
RSpec
Cucumber
Agile development
Continuous Integration
Continuous Delivery
GitHub
FIX protocol
Kafka
PACT
Ruby
Scala
MySQL

Location

Hybrid

Work Type

Hybrid

Experience Level

Senior

Benefits

Clear ownership of your domain
A clean modern codebase
An independent path to production
Strong platform and product support
The ability to make real changes with real business value

About the Company

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.
At Visa, you’ll have the opportunity to create impact at scale — tackling meaningful challenges, growing your skills and seeing your contributions impact lives around the world.
Join Visa and do work that matters – to you, to your community, and to the world.
Progress starts with you.
Currencycloud was acquired by Visa in December 2021.

Equal Opportunity

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.