Western Union Looking for Software Engineering Architect at Austin, TX  Full Time

Software Engineering Architect – Denver, CO; Austin, TX; New York, NY

Are you a passionate Engineering Architect who is excited about joining a highly skilled development team for a leading global fortune 500 company?Are you interested in joining a globally diverse organization where our unique contributions are recognized and celebrated, allowing each of us to thrive? Then it is time to join Western Union as a Software Engineering Architect.

Western Union powers your pursuit.

In this pivotal role, you will be a major contributor in Enterprise Solution Architect designing solutions in Financial Domain (compliance preferred). Collaborate on solutions for Digital Banking, Digital Wallet and Crypto.

Role Responsibilities

• Work with engineering and business partners to define and build out complex solutions driving value through business process simplification, automation and new product capabilities and innovations.
• Demonstrate strong capabilities in assessing business needs while providing creative and effective solutions in conformance to emerging technology standards.
• Lead product solutioning end to end for new innovations with iterative improvements.
• Strong emphasis on customer journey, product quality, performance tuning, troubleshooting, and continuous development.
• Experience in estimating engineering effort, implementation plan, deployment plans, and deployment strategy to productionize applications with cross-functional and cross-regional impacts.

Role Requirements

• BS in Computer Science or related fields with 8+ years of professional experience or MS with 6+ years of experience.
• Hands-on experience in technologies such as Java/J2EE, Spring boot, Spring Security, SQL Databases, Knowledge of Databases (at least one of NoSQL DB, PostgreSQL, MySQL DB). Amazon web services (including ECS, EC2, S3, Lambda, CloudWatch), REST APIs Designing, Security
• A proven track record of writing high quality, efficient code to build new APIs or integrate various system functionalities using existing APIs.
• Experience solving functional product needs by effectively leveraging the MuleSoft platform capabilities is highly desired.
• Exceptional problem solving and analytical skills/experience.
• Excellent understanding of computer science fundamentals, data structures, algorithms, OOPs, and OOA/D.
• Hands-on experience in building microservices based architecture and platform developed and deployed at scale.
• Experience with agile development methodologies with Test Driven Development (TDD) and CI (Continuous Integration)/CD (Continuous Delivery).
• Experience in Cloud (AWS/Azure/Google or Hybrid) based architecture designs and implementations.
• Nice to have: Experience in Financial Services industry and any AWS/GCP/Azure/Mulesoft Certifications, Swagger Hub, Snowflake, EKL, Kibana dashboard.

We make financial services accessible to humans everywhere. Join us for what’s next.

Western Union is positioned to become the world’s most accessible financial services company -transforming lives and communities. We’re a diverse and passionate customer-centric team of over 8,000 employees serving 200 countries and territories, reaching customers and receivers around the globe. More than moving money, we design easy-to-use products and services for our digital and physical financial ecosystem that help our customers move forward.

Just as we help our global customers prosper, we support our employees in achieving their professional aspirations. You’ll have plenty of opportunities to learn new skills and build a career, as well as receive a great compensation package. If you’re ready to help drive the future of financial services, it’s time for Western Union. Learn more about our purpose and people at .

Salary

The base salary range is $130,000 – 160,000 USD per year. Total on target compensation includes a base salary and short-term (15% of base), incentives that align with individual and company performance. Actual salaries will vary based on candidates’ qualifications, skills, and competencies.

Benefits

You will also have access to short-term incentives, multiple health insurance options, accident and lifeinsurance, and access to best-in-class development platforms, to name a few (). Please see the location-specific benefits below and note that your Recruiter may share additional role-specific benefits during your interviewprocess or in an offer of employment.

Your United States – specific benefits include:

• Family First Program
• Flexible Time off
• Medical, Dental and Life Insurance
• Tuition Assistance Program
• Parental Leave

We are passionate about diversity. Our commitment is to provide an inclusive culture that celebrates the unique backgrounds and perspectives of our global teams while reflecting the communities we serve. We do not discriminate based on race, color, national origin, religion, political affiliation, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, marital status, or veteran status. The company will provide accommodation to applicants, including those with disabilities, during the recruitment process, following applicable laws.

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