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Visa

Software Engineer, Intern - Summer 2026, Foster City

Hybrid

Foster city, United states

$ 45 /hour

Fresher

Internship

20-01-2026

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Skills

Problem Solving Adaptability Python Java JavaScript C/C++ C# HTML NoSQL MySQL Cassandra Splunk GitHub Docker Kubernetes Monitoring Jenkins Test Selenium Problem-solving Networking Training Machine Learning Programming Databases Organization software testing C++ .NET Data Science Android Kafka Prometheus Microservices GitHub Actions

Job Specifications

Visa is a world leader in digital payments, facilitating more than 215 billion payments transactions between consumers, merchants, financial institutions and government entities across 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.

When you join Visa, you join a culture of purpose and belonging – where your growth is priority, your identity is embraced, and the work you do matters. We believe that economies that include everyone everywhere, uplift everyone everywhere. Your work will have a direct impact on billions of people around the world – helping unlock financial access to enable the future of money movement.

Join Visa: A Network Working for Everyone.

Job Description

As a Software Engineer Intern, you will be placed in one of the technology organizations at Visa and specific assignments will depend on upon your skills sets, interest, and team needs. 

We are seeking Software Engineer interns across our Technology organization. As an intern, you will take on meaningful work, engage in out-of-the-box problem solving, and participate in global case challenges and impactful initiatives. You will get the chance to work with multiple teams, systems, and products through a wide variety of data sources. From technology to business, we are looking for people who can innovate, collaborate and bring Visa into the next level of a rapidly evolving digital marketplace.

During the internship, you will work on one or more hands-on projects with the team. Our summer internship also equips you with social and professional networking events and developmental workshops, designed to provide you the resources and training to have an impactful summer.

Some examples of previous summer intern projects:

Self-serve deployment of Kafka clusters using Docker and Kubernetes with auto scale up capability

Creating a natural language Chatbot for searching CDISI knowledge base

Developing a prototype that would automate payments at gas stations

Automating process for removing duplicate compromised account numbers using low latency algorithms

Improving the usage of Visa Checkout across all mobile and web devices

Developing testing tools to identify errors in internal systems

Creating visual monitoring tools to uncover transaction errors

Analyze, design, code and unit test software solutions and enhancements for an application that applies business logic and routes digital currency of global transactions

Develop a robust app factory to be used to create hundreds of mobile banking applications for iOS and Android with a single click

Implementation of a single development lifecycle, from Analysis and Design, Build, QA, Security, and Deployment. Begin to learn best and secure coding practices and standards

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications

Students pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, CIS/MIS, Cybersecurity, Business or a related field, with a graduation date in December 2026-August 2027
Strong communications skills, specifically, the absence of repeated grammatical or typographical errors, clear and concise written and spoken communications that demonstrate professional judgment.

Preferred Qualifications

Proficiency in at least one programming language or technology including, but not limited, to Java, C/C++, C#, .NET, python, Javascript, HTML
Experience with Write utilities / automation tools using Selenium, Java, REST, Python, Groovy, and more
Exposure to containerized microservices in Kubernetes environments (e.g., class projects, labs, internships).
Demonstrated adaptability and willingness to learn new skills and technologies.
Familiarity with some of the following (preferred but not required):
Kubernetes (especially kind cluster)
Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or ArgoCD
Chainsaw, Prometheus, Splunk, ClickHouse
Opensearch/Elasticsearch
Familiarity with software testing principles
Experience or knowledge in working with both RDBMS (preferably MySQL) and NoSQL databases (preferably Cassandra)
Experience in developing Agentic Solution
Machine learning and data science background is great
Solid understanding of software engineering concepts and methodologies
Document process, designs, test results, and analysis
Lead root cause analysis and track defect resolution to completion
Review and provide feedback on development code, test designs and test cases
Strong ability to collaborate
Highly driven, resourceful and results oriented
Good team player and excellent interpersonal skills
Good analytical and problem-solving skills
Demonstrated ability to lead and navigate through ambiguity

Additional Information

U.S. APPLICANTS ONLY: The estimated hourly range for a new hire into this position is $40/hr to $45/hr. The hourly rate may vary depending on job-related factors which may include knowledge, skills, experience, an

About the Company

Visa (NYSE: V) is a world leader in digital payments, facilitating transactions between consumers, merchants, financial institutions and government entities across more than 200 countries and territories. Our purpose is to uplift everyone, everywhere by being the best way to pay and be paid. Learn more at Visa.com. Know more