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About the Role

Partner with engineering, product, and business teams to design and deliver scalable technology solutions that simplify business processes, enable automation, and support new product capabilities. Lead end-to-end solution architecture and technical design for new products, platforms, and business initiatives.

Responsibilities

Lead end-to-end solution architecture and technical design for new products, platforms, and business initiatives.
Partner with engineering and business stakeholders to translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions.
Drive cloud-native architecture decisions that improve system performance, reliability, scalability, and maintainability.
Design and implement microservices-based platforms and distributed systems that support enterprise-scale applications.
Collaborate with global cross-functional teams to deliver technology solutions aligned with business objectives.
Design API-first, event-driven architectures supporting real-time and batch payment flows.
Provide technical leadership and guidance on architecture standards, design patterns, and development best practices.
Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend innovative solutions that improve business outcomes and customer experiences.
Drive continuous improvement through performance optimization, troubleshooting, and operational excellence.
Champion a culture of collaboration, innovation, and engineering excellence across the organization.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field and 10+ years of software engineering experience, or Master's degree and 8+ years of software engineering experience.
5+ years of experience designing and implementing enterprise software architectures.
Experience building and deploying microservices-based applications at scale.
Experience developing applications using Java and related enterprise technologies.
Experience with web services, APIs, and modern distributed system design.
Experience with software design patterns, object-oriented design, data structures, and algorithms.
Experience working in Agile development environments utilizing continuous integration and continuous delivery practices.
Experience partnering with business and technical stakeholders to deliver technology solutions.
Strong hands-on experience with AWS Cloud, including services such as: Compute (EC2, ECS/EKS, Lambda), API & Integration (API Gateway, EventBridge, SQS, SNS), Data (RDS, PGSql, DynamoDB etc.), Security & Monitoring (IAM, CloudWatch, CloudTrail).
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.
Experience within financial services, fintech, payments, or related regulated industries.
Experience with Digital Banking platforms.
Experience with Wallets and stored-value systems.
Experience with Card issuing, authorization, clearing, and settlement.
Experience with Domestic and cross-border payment rails.
Experience architecting enterprise software platforms within banking, financial services, payments, fintech, or digital wallet environments, with a strong understanding of money movement, transactional systems, security, risk, regulatory compliance, and highly available distributed architectures.
Experience designing and implementing cloud-based solutions using AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, or hybrid cloud environments.
Experience defining enterprise architecture standards and influencing technical strategy across multiple teams.
Experience evaluating and implementing emerging technologies to improve business processes, operational efficiency, or customer experiences.
Advanced degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.

Skills

Java
Enterprise technologies
Web services
APIs
Microservices
Distributed systems
Software design patterns
Object-oriented design
Data structures
Algorithms
Agile development
Continuous integration
Continuous delivery
AWS Cloud
EC2
ECS/EKS
Lambda
API Gateway
EventBridge
SQS
SNS
RDS
PGSql
DynamoDB
IAM
CloudWatch
CloudTrail
Financial services
Fintech
Payments
Digital Banking
Wallets
Stored-value systems
Card issuing
Authorization
Clearing
Settlement
Payment rails
Money movement
Transactional systems
Security
Risk management
Regulatory compliance
Highly available distributed architectures
Azure
Google Cloud
Hybrid cloud

Location

Austin, TX

Work Type

Hybrid

Experience Level

Senior
10+ years of software engineering experience
8+ years of software engineering experience
5+ years of experience designing and implementing enterprise software architectures

Education Level

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
Master's degree
Advanced degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

Salary/Compensations

$160,000 to $180,000 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.

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.