Staff Software Engineer

Western Union•Austin, TX

21h•Hybrid

About The Position

Omni-Channel Integration services (OIS) are cross-domain orchestration APIs designed to deliver consistent behavior across diverse customer-facing channels. By abstracting channel-specific complexities, OIS ensures seamless integration and unified experiences, regardless of the interface. As a Staff Software Engineer in the Integrations Engineering team, your primary responsibility is to create a consistent and seamless integration while mentoring and providing help to junior developers. Lead work on innovative, actionable and efficient technology solutions to drive Microservices development using Java Spring Boot framework and other API enhancements on the middleware platforms for the assigned region. Define, design, and implement complex, multi-tier distributed software systems throughout all phases of the software development process Demonstrate strong capabilities in assessing business needs while providing creative and effective solutions in conformance to emerging technology standards Execute success through diligent planning, attention to detail, effective delegation, and efficient decision-making Interface and collaborate with other engineers in geographically distributed development centers Strong emphasis on customer journey, product quality, performance tuning, troubleshooting, and continuous development Develop technical & domain expertise and apply in solving product challenges Thorough code reviews Estimate engineering effort, plan implementation, and roll out applications with cross-functional and cross-regional impacts Share engineering support and release Be a culture champion on the team and across the company

Requirements

Bachelor’s in computer science or related fields with 8+ years of professional experience or master’s with 6+ years of experience. Equivalent work experience.
Strong technical skills in architecture patterns, solutions design & development.
Proven ability to understand business and ability to contribute to technology direction that drives measurable business improvements
Hands-on experience in designing and building microservices based architecture and platform developed and deployed at scale
Hands-on experience in building microservices based architecture and platform developed and deployed at scale.
Ability to work in a fast paced, iterative development environment and adapt to changing business priorities and to thrive under pressure
Excellent decision-making, communication, and collaboration skills.
Strong hands-on experience building applications using Java, Spring Boot framework, Postgress or similar databases, Multithreading, serialization, Externalization, Collections, etc.
Ability to lead technology projects and mentor junior associates.
Experience with J2EE technologies, DevOps tools, XML, Web technologies, Web Services
Experience with APIs, REST/JSON, Microservices, Observability frameworks (Eg. Dynatrace)
Someone with a proven track record of writing high quality, efficient code to build new microservices that orchestrate various system functionalities
Experience solving functional product needs by effectively leveraging open-source technologies
Experience with agile development methodologies with Test Driven Development (TDD) and CI (Continuous Integration)/CD (Continuous Delivery)
Proven ability to understand the business and ability to contribute to technology direction that drives measurable business improvements.
Experience with unit testing and mocking frameworks
Ability to evaluate business needs and achieve alignment among stakeholders.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills for managing both direct and indirect talent effectively.
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.

Nice To Haves

Experience in Core Banking systems and integrations a plus.

Responsibilities

Create a consistent and seamless integration
Mentoring and providing help to junior developers
Lead work on innovative, actionable and efficient technology solutions to drive Microservices development using Java Spring Boot framework and other API enhancements on the middleware platforms for the assigned region
Define, design, and implement complex, multi-tier distributed software systems throughout all phases of the software development process
Demonstrate strong capabilities in assessing business needs while providing creative and effective solutions in conformance to emerging technology standards
Execute success through diligent planning, attention to detail, effective delegation, and efficient decision-making
Interface and collaborate with other engineers in geographically distributed development centers
Strong emphasis on customer journey, product quality, performance tuning, troubleshooting, and continuous development
Develop technical & domain expertise and apply in solving product challenges
Thorough code reviews
Estimate engineering effort, plan implementation, and roll out applications with cross-functional and cross-regional impacts
Share engineering support and release
Be a culture champion on the team and across the company

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 (https://careers.westernunion.com/global-benefits/).
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