Senior Architect, Software Engineering — Gateway Platform
$155,000–$180,000 year
Hybrid · Austin, Texas, United States
Job Summary
Senior Architect leading the design and hands-on development of APIs powering Western Union’s partner ecosystem. Drive SOAP-to-REST migrations, enforce API design standards, and build scalable backend applications and microservices using Java/Spring Boot. Collaborate with product and engineering to modernize integrations, leverage AI coding agents to accelerate development, and uphold Agile, TDD, and CI/CD practices. Role involves guiding architecture, setting standards, and delivering a stable, observable platform at global scale. Hybrid work arrangement with a minimum of three days in office per week in Austin, TX.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s in computer science or related field (or equivalent work experience)
- 10+ years of professional experience OR Master’s with 8+ years
- 6+ years designing and implementing RESTful APIs and microservices at enterprise scale
- 5+ years building backend applications with Java and Spring Boot (Spring Cloud, Spring Data, Spring Security)
- Experience migrating SOAP-to-REST
- Experience with event-driven integrations using Kafka, JMS, or equivalent Pub/Sub
- Experience with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes)
- Experience with observability/monitoring (Dynatrace, Splunk, or similar)
- Experience with relational databases (PostgreSQL, Oracle) and/or NoSQL
- Preferred: Payments/FinTech domain, API gateways, NoSQL (Couchbase, Cassandra)
- Hands-on experience with AI coding agents in production context
Additional Requirements
- Must be authorized to work in the United States; Western Union will not sponsor visas for this position.
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