Sr Software Engineer

Location: Austin, TX. Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis; Western Union will not sponsor work visas for this position.

About the role

In this role, you will design and deliver scalable, cloud-native microservices powering Western Union’s digital platform.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement new software, maintain and improve existing software
• Ensure that software functionality is implemented with a focus on code optimization and organization
• Recommend improvements to existing software programs
• Troubleshoot application issues and coordinate issue resolution with operations, functional, and technical teams
• Work as service lead with development team across geographically distributed structure
• Review design and code from different scrum teams and ensure service level standards are enforced
• Provide coaching to Junior engineers on the team
• Works independently on complex projects

Requirements

• Hands-on technical lead with demonstrated experience in designing and implementing large-scale microservices
• Master’s with 3+ years or bachelor’s degree in computer science or related fields with 5+ years of professional experience
• Demonstrated experience in modern programming languages and frameworks (Java Spring Boot, DynamoDB/Postgres, Kafka, Redis, Apache Camel) and standard design patterns for implementing microservices
• Proven ability to understand business and ability to contribute to technology direction that drives measurable business improvements
• Excellent decision-making, communication, and collaboration skills
• Excellent understanding of computer science fundamentals, data structures, algorithms, OOPs, and OOA/D
• Demonstrated capabilities in assessing business needs while providing creative and effective solutions in conformance to emerging technology standards
• Hands-on experience in building microservices-based architecture and platform developed and deployed at scale
• Hands-on experience building enterprise-scale APIs used by web and mobile applications
• Experience with agile development methodologies with Test Driven Development (TDD) and CI (Continuous Integration)/CD (Continuous Delivery)
• Experience in Cloud (AWS) based architecture designs and implementations

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in FinTech industry
• Experience in building external customer-facing applications with open-source technologies and understanding of front-end tech stack

Pay

Annual base salary range is $115,000 - $135,000 USD per year. Total on-target compensation includes a base salary and short-term incentives that align with individual and company performance. Actual salaries will vary based on candidates’ qualifications, skills, and competencies.

Benefits

• Short-term incentives
• Multiple health insurance options, accident and life insurance
• Paid Time Off
• Tuition Assistance Program
• Student Loan Repayment (below manager level only)
• Parental Leave
• One day volunteer time off
• $0 Money Transfer Fee Discount Code
• Quarterly Recognition Program “Game Changers”
• Employee Discount Program
• Global Adoption Assistance
• Global Scholarship Awards Program
• 401K plan

Schedule

This role follows a hybrid work model, requiring a minimum of three days per week in the office.