Senior Staff Software Engineer

at  Western Union

SENIOR STAFF SOFTWARE ENGINEER – AUSTIN, TX OR DENVER, CO

Are you ready to help lead a software engineering organization that develops products to connect millions of users globally? Are you interested in joining a globally diverse organization where our unique contributions are recognized and celebrated, allowing each of us to thrive? Then it’s time to join Western Union as a Senior Staff Software Engineer.
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.

ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead a culture of innovation and experimentation, support full software development lifecycle that incorporates the best of technology approaches and delivery methodologies.
• Ensure on-time product releases that are of high quality, enabling the core vision of next generation card processing systems compliant with regulatory requirements.
• Be part of a team in an environment which includes modern web frameworks and complex transaction processing systems leveraging a broad set of technology stacks (Node.js, React /React Native, Cassandra, Kafka, Java, Spring Boot, REDIS etc.).
• Build fault-tolerant, scalable solutions that are performed at a global enterprise scale.
• Build REST APIs, microservices and event driven architectures.
• Execute to success through diligent planning, attention to detail, effective delegation, and efficient decision-making
• Collaborate with peer and cross functional teams across the globe
• Strong emphasis on customer journey, product quality, performance tuning, troubleshooting, and continuous development
• Lead agile development process at scale
• Recruit, develop, and mentor world-class engineering talent

ROLE REQUIREMENTS

• Experience in two or more of the following technologies - Java, Spring Boot, Go, Angular, React/ React Native, Envoy, or gRPC.
• Experience building applications with high throughput and low latency needs.
• Experience building systems as service-oriented architecture and/or micro-services architecture.
• Experience in CI/CD tools like Git, Bitbucket, Cloudbees, Jenkins, Sonar.
• BS in Computer Science or related fields with 10+ years of professional experience and 4+ years in an engineering lead role
• Hands-on experience in Java Spring Boot, GraphQL/Mule, Rest based APIs, full-stack engineering
• Hands-on experience in building a microservices-based architecture and platform developed and deployed at scale.
• Working knowledge of modern databases such as MongoDB, MySQL and Cassandra
• Proven ability to understand the business, its operations, and ability to contribute to technology roadmap that drives measurable business improvements.
• Excellent decision-making, communication, and collaboration skills
• Experience with agile development methodologies with Test Driven Development (TDD) and CI (Continuous Integration)/CD (Continuous Delivery)
• Experience in Retail POS and Payment Solutions preferred.
• Experience in Cloud (AWS/GCP) based architecture designs and implementations.