What it is, where the jobs are, what it hires for and pays, and the open jobs today.
By AtiveSite · Published 07/11/2026 · Updated 09/11/2026 · Every figure is linked to its source below.
Visa Inc. is an American multinational payment card services corporation headquartered in San Francisco, California, United States. It facilitates electronic funds transfers worldwide, most commonly through Visa-branded credit cards, debit cards and prepaid cards.
| Fact ⇅ | Value ⇅ |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | San Francisco, San Mateo |
| Founded | 1958 |
| Employees (Wikidata) | 31,600 (2024) |
| Industry | financial services |
| Website | corporate.visa.com |
Visa is hiring in 7 states and 8 cities. These are the places with the most openings, which tell you where its work really happens.
| City ⇅ | State ⇅ | Open jobs ⇅ | Share ⇅ | Note ⇅ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin | Texas | 46 | 39% | |
| San Francisco | California | 24 | 20% | headquarters area |
| Atlanta | Georgia | 14 | 12% | |
| Miami | Florida | 9 | 8% | |
| Ashburn | Virginia | 7 | 6% | |
| New York | New York | 5 | 4% | |
| Foster City | California | 5 | 4% | |
| Denver | Colorado | 3 | 3% |
The mix of roles shows what Visa needs right now. Pay is the median of the ranges the employer itself published in its ads (only roles with at least two published ranges).
| Role family ⇅ | Open jobs ⇅ | Typical posted range (median low – median high, yearly) ⇅ |
|---|---|---|
| Other roles | 15 | not published |
| Data scientist / Machine learning | 13 | not published |
| Sales / Business development | 11 | not published |
| Software engineer / Developer | 11 | not published |
| Marketing | 10 | not published |
| DevOps / Cloud / SRE | 9 | not published |
| Product manager | 7 | not published |
| Operations / Supply chain / Logistics | 6 | not published |
| Compliance / Risk | 6 | not published |
| Data analyst / Data engineer | 5 | not published |
| Executive leadership | 3 | not published |
| Consultant / Business analyst | 3 | not published |
| Title ⇅ | Open jobs ⇅ |
|---|---|
| Director | 21 |
| Senior Director | 8 |
| Sr. Manager | 8 |
| Manager | 7 |
| Senior Manager | 7 |
| Software Engineer | 4 |
| Vice President | 3 |
| Sr. Director | 3 |
| Product Manager | 2 |
| Software Development Engineer- Product Reliability Engineering | 2 |
| Staff Software Engineer | 2 |
| Executive Assistant | 1 |
| Sr. Technical Program Manager | 1 |
| Software Engineer- Operations and Infrastructure | 1 |
| Senior Software Engineer- Product Reliability Engineering | 1 |
None of the 118 open listings publishes a pay range, so we do not state one.
Visa states a seniority level in 118 of 118 listings: Senior Level 103, Mid Level 13, Internship 2.
5 of 118 listings (4%) mention a remote or flexible location.
We counted how often Visa's own 118 ads (those with a full description) state each requirement. This shows the filters the ads apply before anyone reads a resume. We have no data on why candidates are rejected after applying, and we do not guess.
Years of experience. 114 of 118 ads (97%) state a number of years. The median is 5 years; 73% ask for 5 or more and 24% for 10 or more.
| Requirement ⇅ | Ads that state it ⇅ | Share of ads ⇅ |
|---|---|---|
| Bachelor's degree | 113 | 96% |
| Master's degree | 100 | 85% |
| PhD or doctorate | 96 | 81% |
| 'or equivalent experience' accepted | 18 | 15% |
| Associate degree | 1 | 1% |
| Requirement ⇅ | Ads that state it ⇅ | Share of ads ⇅ |
|---|---|---|
| Says it does NOT sponsor visas | 7 | 6% |
| Work authorization required | 3 | 3% |
| Requirement ⇅ | Ads that state it ⇅ | Share of ads ⇅ |
|---|---|---|
| Travel mentioned | 113 | 96% |
| On-site or in-person work | 13 | 11% |
| Nights, weekends, holidays or on-call | 11 | 9% |
| Relocation mentioned | 6 | 5% |
| Requirement ⇅ | Ads that state it ⇅ | Share of ads ⇅ |
|---|---|---|
| python | 22 | 19% |
| java | 22 | 19% |
| kubernetes | 17 | 14% |
| docker | 15 | 13% |
| azure | 15 | 13% |
| aws | 14 | 12% |
| excel | 12 | 10% |
| sql | 11 | 9% |
| linux | 10 | 8% |
| gcp | 10 | 8% |
| javascript | 9 | 8% |
| react | 7 | 6% |
| machine learning | 7 | 6% |
| c++ | 5 | 4% |
| typescript | 4 | 3% |
What the hiring process, culture, schedules and benefits are like is not in our sources, so we do not describe it. Read the job ads and the employer's own site.
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118 open jobs today, 45 posted in the last 7 days (updated several times a day).
Mostly in Austin, TX (46), San Francisco, CA (24), Atlanta, GA (14).