Software Engineer (Android / iOS)
Visa is hiring a Software Engineer (Android / iOS) in Austin, United States. It pays $87k-$134k a year and Level rates it ; you can apply on Visa.
Level's read on this job
- Level rates this software engineer role Uses AI ●●○○: an ordinary role that requires AI tools.
- Tools and skills the posting cites include ChatGPT, Copilot and Android.
- Level classifies it as a mid-level role.
- Level lists 842 other open roles at Visa.
AI in this role
Software engineer building Android and iOS apps while utilizing AI-assisted development tools like Copilot and ChatGPT for coding.
About Us
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.
Job Description
Software Development Engineers are expert problem-solvers and builders who design, implement, and improve software applications and systems.
In this role, engineers spend approximately 60-75% of their time coding, working hands-on with code, data, and modern tools including AI-assisted development, cloud services, and automation frameworks to deliver secure, scalable, and high-quality technology solutions.
This position focuses on developing mobile applications and SDKs for Android and iOS platforms that support authentication, digital identity, payment security, and customer-facing experiences. Engineers collaborate with product managers, architects, designers, QA engineers, and operations teams to build reliable, secure, and scalable mobile solutions.
All roles require digital fluency, including the ability to use emerging technologies such as Microsoft Copilot, GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT, and other AI-assisted development tools to improve productivity and software quality.
Key Responsibilities:
- Collaborate with stakeholders to understand requirements and translate business needs into technical solutions.
- Design, develop, test, and maintain mobile applications and software components.
- Participate in design discussions, code reviews, and technical troubleshooting.
- Create and execute test plans and address defects to improve product quality.
- Debug and resolve software issues across development, test, and production environments.
- Contribute to CI/CD, automation, and engineering productivity initiatives.
- Monitor applications, analyze system behavior, and help improve reliability and performance.
- Participate in on-call support and incident resolution activities as needed.
- Continuously learn new technologies and contribute to engineering best practices.
Mobile Engineering Responsibilities:
- Design, develop, test, and support native Android and/or iOS applications.
- Build secure, scalable, and high-performing mobile experiences.
- Collaborate with backend, platform, product, and security teams.
- Integrate mobile applications with APIs and backend services.
- Contribute to SDK development, application releases, and deployment activities.
- Support performance optimization, monitoring, and production troubleshooting
Visa requires at least 3 days in office, expectations of these days will be confirmed by your Hiring Manager.
Qualifications
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree, OR 3+ years of relevant work experience
Preferred Qualifications:
- 2+ years of relevant work experience with a Bachelor's Degree, or an Advanced Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field.
- 3+ years of software engineering or mobile application development experience.
- Experience creating and executing test plans and validation activities.
- Experience debugging and troubleshooting software issues.
- Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver technical solutions.
- Experience participating in code reviews and applying coding standards.
- Experience working with source control systems and Agile development methodologies.
- Experience developing Android applications using Kotlin and/or Java.
- Experience developing iOS applications using Swift.
- Experience integrating REST APIs and backend services.
- Experience developing reusable mobile libraries or SDKs.
- Experience with mobile CI/CD pipelines, deployment automation, and release processes.
- Familiarity with GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Azure DevOps, Fastlane, Bitrise, CocoaPods, Swift Package Manager, Google Play Console, and App Store Connect.
- Experience building customer-facing mobile applications.
- Exposure to Payments, FinTech, Authentication, Digital Identity, Fraud Prevention, or Cybersecurity solutions.
- Experience using AI-assisted development tools such as Microsoft Copilot, GitHub Copilot, or similar technologies.
Information for US Applicants
Work Hours
Varies upon the needs of the department.
Travel Requirements
This position requires travel 5-10% of the time.
Mental/Physical Requirements
This position will be performed in an office setting. The position will require the incumbent to sit and stand at a desk, communicate in person and by telephone, frequently operate standard office equipment, such as telephones and computers.
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 protect veteran status. Visa will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the EEOC guidelines and applicable local law.How we rate this
Software Engineer (Android / iOS) at Visa rates 40 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Uses AI (AI Level 2 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.
Uses AI. An ordinary role that requires AI tools.
- ●●●● Builds AI80 to 100
- ●●●○ Works on AI60 to 79
- ●●○○ Uses AI40 to 59
- ●○○○ Little AI0 to 39
Levels come from how often the tools, models and workflows of the role are named in the posting itself. Read the description and count the AI tools, models and workflows it names.
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Pay
- This job starts at
- $87k
- Typical software engineer job
- $167k
This posting starts 48% below the typical software engineer job. See software engineer jobs
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- Tell me about a project where mobile development was part of your work. What did you do?
- Tell me about a project where software engineering was part of your work. What did you do?
- Tell me about a project where ci/cd was part of your work. What did you do?
- What's a project where you used ChatGPT hands-on?
- Walk me through how you've used Copilot in your day-to-day work.
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- List these exact terms on your resume: Mobile Development, Software Engineering, CI/CD, ChatGPT, and Copilot. An applicant tracking system matches the wording, not the idea.
- Attach one line of real, concrete experience to at least one of them. A tool named with nothing behind it rarely survives a human read.
- Put the AI tool in a bullet point about what you did, not just in a skills list. This role treats it as a required part of the job.
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