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Good Financial Rewards. It ends up being a Job and not a Career

Lead Software Engineer
Former Employee
Worked at Visa for 4 years
December 16, 2016
Seattle, Washington
1.0
Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookNo CEO Opinion
Pros

Good salary.

Great benefits.

Good work-life balance. A good place to be if you have a lot going on in your personal life and would want to balance it with your professional life.

Cons

Once you are a Software Engineering Lead, chances of career growth on the technical ladder are very slim, if not impossible.

Inter-department mobility is limited, further limiting career options. Visa is trying to strictly enforce some kind of co-location policy. So, if you are on a distant planet from the majority of your team (through no fault of yours) and also an outstanding performer, you are out of luck for any advancements and, in some cases, on your way out.

Innovative work is limited. In some cases, smart individuals were hired by showing them the "pearl gates," but most of them have landed in very typical enterprise projects.

HR is neglectful of ambiguous management practices, especially around employee promotions.

Advice to Management

That ship has sailed!

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