Senior Software Engineer Payments Platform

Position location: Austin TX

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.

As a Senior Software Engineer at Western Union you will play a key role in our platform modernization journey across North America (NA) and Latin America & Caribbean (LACA). Leveraging AI coding agents and modern engineering practices you will design develop and enhance applications internal tools workflow automations and platform capabilities that address customer agent operational and business needs. This role focuses on delivering high-quality software solutions while applying engineering best practices cloud technologies and AI-assisted development to accelerate delivery and improve outcomes.

You will contribute to the modernization of legacy platforms into scalable secure cloud-native solutions by developing AWS microservices cloud data solutions distributed caching implementations and event-driven services. Working closely with engineering teams product managers architects and business stakeholders you will help build reliable high-performing platform capabilities that improve operational efficiency support business growth and enhance customer experiences across the region.

In this role you will:

• Contribute to payment platform modernization initiatives across North America (NA) Latin America & Caribbean (LACA) regions.
• Design develop test and support applications workflow automations internal tools APIs and platform services using AI-assisted engineering practices.
• Develop and modernize services using Java Spring Boot APIs event-driven architectures and cloud-native design patterns.
• Build and maintain AWS-based microservices and cloud-native applications that meet performance reliability and scalability requirements.
• Develop and support cloud-native data solutions using PostgreSQL Aurora DynamoDB and related technologies.
• Implement and optimize distributed caching solutions using Redis Valkey ElastiCache or similar technologies.
• Collaborate with product operations architecture risk compliance QA and customer care teams to deliver solutions from requirements through production deployment.
• Leverage AI-assisted development tools to improve software development testing documentation and engineering productivity.
• Implement telemetry monitoring and observability capabilities to improve platform health reliability and customer experience.
• Review and validate AI-generated code to ensure adherence to security quality compliance and engineering standards.
• Participate in code reviews technical design discussions and architecture reviews.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives by contributing reusable components engineering standards and best practices.
• Mentor junior engineers and help foster a culture of collaboration learning and engineering excellence.

Basic Qualifications

• 4 years of experience applying software engineering best practices with a focus on security reliability scalability observability and operational excellence.
• 4 years of experience developing cloud-native applications and microservices using Java and Spring Boot.
• 3 years of experience developing solutions on AWS (Azure or other cloud platforms) including microservices and cloud-native architectures.
• 1 years of experience working with event-driven architectures.
• 1 years of experience working with cloud databases (PostgreSQL Aurora DynamoDB) and distributed caching technologies (Redis Valkey ElastiCache).
• Experience contributing to application modernization cloud migration or legacy transformation initiatives.
• 1 years of experience working in Agile software development environments.

Preferred Qualifications

• 1 years of experience with containerization CI/CD pipelines observability tools and infrastructure automation.
• Experience building highly available scalable and resilient distributed systems.
• Hands-on experience using AI coding agents or AI-assisted development tools to improve engineering productivity and software delivery.
• Experience developing RESTful APIs and event-driven services using Kafka or similar messaging platforms.
• Experience in Payments FinTech Banking Remittance or other high-volume transaction processing environments.
• Experience supporting multi-region or globally distributed platforms.
• Understanding of cloud security authentication authorization and secure software development practices.
• Experience participating in platform modernization and cloud migration programs.
• Spanish language proficiency.

Workplace Option

HYBRID -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. The expectation is to work from the office a minimum of three days a week.

Benefits

You will also have access to short-term incentives multiple health insurance options accident and life insurance 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 interview process or in an offer of employment.

Your United States Specific Benefits Include

• Paid Time Off
• Medical Dental and Life Insurance
• 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

For residents of Colorado California Connecticut Delaware Minnesota and Pennsylvania: Please do not respond to any questions on this initial application that may seek age-identifying information such as age date of birth or dates of school attendance or graduation. You may also redact this information from any materials you submit during the application process. You will not be penalized for redacting or removing this information.

Salary

Annual base salary range is $110000 - 135000 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.

As part of the application process all applicantsare required totake assessments (live/on-line). Western Union has partnered with a 3rd party provider to administer these will need to provide their name and email address in order to process the you have any questions you may reach out to.

We are passionate about honoring our employees 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 whilereflectingthe 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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