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About the Role

Application Architect with 5+ years of hands-on experience designing and delivering scalable, microservices-based platforms and modern cloud-native solutions. Proven expertise in driving business transformation through AI-driven innovation, developer productivity platforms (DevEx), and data-centric architectures. Strong track record working with cross-functional teams to deliver high-performance systems, embedding AI-assisted development workflows, and improving engineering velocity through automation, CI/CD, and intelligent tooling. Adept at aligning technology strategies with business goals to deliver measurable outcomes in quality, efficiency, and customer experience.

Responsibilities

Hands-on coding architect working with engineering and business partners to define and build out complex solutions driving value through business process simplification, automation and new product capabilities and AI-driven innovations
Demonstrate strong capabilities in assessing business needs while providing creative and effective solutions aligned with modern AI and data-driven technology standards
Lead product solutioning end-to-end new innovations, including embedding AI capabilities into core product workflows with iterative improvements
Architect and enable developer experience platforms (DevEx) that incorporate AI tooling for coding, debugging, code review, and knowledge discovery
Strong emphasis on customer journey, product quality, performance tuning, troubleshooting, and continuous development
Establish best practices for AI-driven developer efficiency, including automated code generation, intelligent testing, documentation generation, and refactoring
Proven ability to improve developer productivity through AI-assisted coding practices, including code generation, automated unit test creation, and documentation synthesis
Experience defining governance and guardrails for AI-assisted development, including code quality, security, and compliance considerations
Familiarity with integrating AI tools into developer workflows (IDEs, CI/CD pipelines, code review systems)
Ability to evaluate and adopt emerging AI productivity platforms to enhance engineering velocity and efficiency

Requirements

BS in Computer Science or related fields with 5+ years of professional experience or MS with 3+ years of experience or equivalent work experience.
Proven ability to understand business and ability to contribute to technology direction that drives measurable business improvements
Demonstrated capabilities in assessing business needs while providing creative and effective solutions in conformance to emerging technology standards
Experience with architecture design concepts and techniques and the ability to communicate and evangelize those concepts to internal stakeholders and external partners
Excellent understanding of computer science fundamentals, data structures, algorithms, OOPs, and OOA/D
Demonstrated experience in programming languages (for example, Java/Python) and design patterns
Hands-on experience in building microservices based architecture and platform developed and deployed at scale
Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. Western Union will not sponsor applicants for work visas for this position.

Skills

Microservices
Event-Driven Architecture
Distributed Systems
AWS
Azure
GCP
Hybrid Cloud
Multi-cloud
Java
Spring Boot
REST APIs
Web Services
CI/CD
TDD
DevSecOps
Scalability
Observability
Troubleshooting
IDE integrations
Code review automation
AI-assisted coding
LLM integration
Developer Experience (DevEx)
Code generation
Secure coding
AI guardrails
Agile
Scrum
Financial Services domain
Global teams
APAC
EMEA
LATAM
North America

Location

Austin, TX

Work Type

Hybrid

Experience Level

5+ years of professional experience
3+ years of experience

Education Level

BS in Computer Science or related fields
MS

Salary/Compensations

$125,000 - $150,000 per year

Benefits

Short-term incentives
Multiple health insurance options
Accident and life insurance
Best-in-class development platforms
Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance
Tuition Assistance Program
Employee Discount Program
Parental Leave
401K Plan

About the Company

Western Union values in-person collaboration, problem solving, and ideation whenever possible. We believe this fosters common ways of working and supports how we execute initiatives for our customers.
We are passionate about honoring our employee's identity and fostering a feeling of belonging. 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.

Equal Opportunity

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.