Software Engineer - Multiple Openings

Visaitalia; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 80,000 - GBP 100,000; Full time

Job description

Following our acquisition by Visa, Featurespace continues to operate as a high‑impact innovation hub, building advanced financial crime prevention technology that protects consumers and businesses globally.

We combine the agility and curiosity of a product‑focused scale‑up with the reach, resources and global mission of Visa. It’s the best of both worlds: a collaborative, learning‑driven environment where engineers can see the direct impact of their work backed by the stability and influence of a world‑leading payments company.

If you’re an early‑career engineer who wants to learn fast, build meaningful technology, and contribute to systems used worldwide, we’d love to meet you.

The Role

Technical Growth

We don’t expect you to know everything, we expect you to be curious, proactive, and eager to improve. You will:

• Solve well‑defined problems with guidance and progressively move toward more complex challenges.
• Build a solid understanding of our internal tools, architecture, and development workflows.
• Strengthen your engineering fundamentals, including testing, debugging, data structures, and clean code practices.

Impact

• Deliver high‑quality work on scoped tasks in collaboration with senior engineers.
• Take ownership of parts of a feature lifecycle as your confidence grows.

Ways of Working

• Communicate progress clearly and seek help when needed.
• Make steady, thoughtful progress, balancing autonomy with collaboration.
• Actively learn from peers, participate in conversations, and ask questions to deepen your understanding.
• Accept feedback constructively and contribute to a positive, respectful team culture.
• Develop the time‑management habits needed to work effectively in a professional environment.

Basic Qualifications

• A bachelor’s degree in a relevant subject or at least 6 months of hands‑on software engineering experience (internships, placements, or project work).
• Ability to read and write code in at least one programming language (Java welcomed but not required).
• Awareness of algorithms, data structures, and fundamental computer science concepts.
• A strong willingness to learn, experiment, and build new skills quickly.
• Good organisational skills and the ability to manage your own time effectively.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with databases
• Experience with HTTP APIs or service‑based architectures.
• Familiarity with messaging or event‑driven systems (e.g., RabbitMQ, Kafka, ActiveMQ).
• Exposure to cloud platforms or automation tooling.

Qualities We Value

We care deeply about how we work. Our values reflect the culture we’ve built and the environment you’ll be joining:

• Pride in craft, attention to detail, and commitment to quality.
• Curiosity: a desire to understand the “why,” not just the “what.”
• A growth mindset: openness to learning, improving, and taking on feedback.
• Willingness to share knowledge and contribute to team success.
• Enthusiasm for working within a high‑innovation team inside one of the most trusted brands in global payments.

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.