What are the responsibilities and job description for the Staff Research Scientist, Intern - Security - PhD position at Visa?

Company Description

Visa is a world leader in payments and technology, with over 259 billion payments transactions flowing safely between consumers, merchants, financial institutions, and government entities in 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 while driven by a common purpose - to uplift everyone, everywhere by being the best way to pay and be paid.

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Job Description

Our Team

Visa Research is a research organization part of the company's effort on expanding its technology research capabilities globally. We conduct both applied and fundamental research while engaging with the company's technology and product teams, business partners, academics, and governments, to explore and develop technologies that are critical to the payments industry in the future.

Currently, we focus on building research teams in key areas : Data Analytics, Security, and Future of Payment (Blockchain), and Artificial Intelligence. We are looking for outstanding researchers and engineers at all levels of experience as part of our growing team!

Digital Currencies / Blockchain Research

Our Blockchain research focuses on understanding the fundamentals of cryptocurrencies and Blockchain technology. We explore ways to advance the science of Blockchain technology and enable the discovery of real-world payment. We collaborate with top universities and the world's leading Blockchain researchers to develop technologies that promise to transform the financial industry in the decade ahead.

Security

Visa Research's goal of security is to enable policy-enforced, full lifecycle protection for data at rest, in transit and during computation for all payment-related scenarios. We accomplish this through fundamental and applied research in the following areas :

Cryptography
Systems Security
Identity & Authentication
Security and Privacy in Machine Learning

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications

Students pursuing a Ph.D. with a graduation date in December 2025 or later

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

A track record of strong research results as demonstrated by papers in reputed journals and conference proceedings, patents, and presentations at conferences

Security : Experience in one or more of the following areas : Post-quantum cryptography, multi-party computation protocols, applied cryptography and cryptanalysis, distributed systems / cloud computing security, protocols and network security, identity and authentication, payments and cryptocurrencies, data and application security, malware and program analysis, user and data privacy, assurance and formal methods, privacy and security in AI systems, and related fields.

AI / Data Analytics : research experience with Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Scalable GenAI, Large Language Model, and Graph Neural Networks

Strong verbal and written communication skills and an eagerness to collaborate with members of your team as well as other Visa teams.

Hands-on experience with large scale model training including data preparation and model parallelization.

Proficiency with object-oriented programming languages, such as Python, C , Java or equivalent languages

Experience with large scale data processing using Hadoop and MapReduce is a plus

Demonstrated ability to think outside the box and innovate.

The ability to take on challenges and address problems head-on

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 $53 / hr to $58 / hr which may include potential sales incentive payments (if applicable). Salary may vary depending on job-related factors which may include knowledge, skills, experience, and location. In addition, this position may be eligible for bonus and equity. Visa has a comprehensive benefits package for which this position may be eligible that includes Medical, Dental, Vision, 401 (k), FSA / HSA, Life Insurance, Paid Time Off, and Wellness Program.

Work Hours : Varies upon the needs of the department

This is a hybrid position : Hybrid employees can alternate time between both remote and office. Employees in hybrid roles are expected to work from the office 2-3 set days a week (determined by leadership / site), with a general guidepost of being in the office 50% or more of the time based on business needs.

Travel Requirements : This position requires travel5-10% 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 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.

Visa will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable local law, including the requirements of Article 49 of the San Francisco Police Code.

Salary : $53 - $58

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