Application Architect

Western Union; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Western Union in Austin, TX is seeking an Application Architect with 5+ years of experience to design, develop, and deploy scalable applications and AI-enhanced solutions. You will collaborate with engineering, product, and business teams to deliver architecture, performance improvements, and modern development practices in a hybrid work setting.

The role demands hands-on coding, API/microservices expertise, and cloud-native experience (AWS).

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience delivering production enterprise apps.
• 3+ years designing RESTful APIs and microservices architectures.
• 3+ years building cloud-native apps at scale, preferably AWS.

Responsibilities

• Hands-on coding architect partnering with engineering and business teams.
• Drive AI-driven innovations and embed AI capabilities into product workflows.
• Improve developer productivity and performance through tooling and best practices.
• Ensure security, compliance, and development standards across solutions.
• Define end-to-end product solutions with value through automation.

Skills

Software engineering

Architectural design

Cloud-native development

AI-enabled development

Education

BS in Computer Science or related field

MS in related field

Tools

AWS Cloud

CI/CD tooling

Job description

JR0130950

Austin, TX

Western Union is seeking an Application Architect with 5+ years of experience designing, developing, and deploying scalable applications and microservices-based solutions. The ideal candidate has strong hands‑on software engineering experience, a solid understanding of cloud‑native architectures, and a passion for solving business challenges through technology. This role partners with engineering, product, and business teams to design effective solutions, improve application performance, and support the adoption of modern development practices, including AI‑assisted software development tools.

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

• Hands‑on coding architect working with engineering and business partners to define and build out complex solutions driving value through business process simplification, automation and new product capabilities and AI‑driven innovations
• Demonstrate strong capabilities in assessing business needs while providing creative and effective solutions aligned with modern AI and data‑driven technology standards
• Product solutioning end‑to‑end new innovations, including embedding AI capabilities into core product workflows with iterative improvements
• Support and contribute to developer productivity initiatives.
• Strong emphasis on customer journey, product quality, performance tuning, troubleshooting, and continuous development
• Apply established engineering best practices and leverage AI‑assisted development tools.
• Proven ability to improve developer productivity through AI‑assisted coding practices, including code generation, automated unit test creation, and documentation synthesis.
• Follow established security, compliance, and development standards.
• Familiarity with integrating AI tools into developer workflows (IDEs, CI/CD pipelines, code review systems)
• Proven ability to understand business and ability to contribute to technology direction that drives measurable business improvements
• Awareness of emerging AI development tools and practices.

Role Requirements

• BS in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field with 5+ years of professional experience, or MS with 3+ years of experience, or equivalent practical experience.
• 5+ years of hands‑on software engineering experience developing enterprise applications using technologies using Java, Python, or similar object‑oriented languages. Includes demonstrated experience delivering production software through the full software development lifecycle, including architecture, coding, testing, deployment, and support.
• 3+ years of experience designing and implementing RESTful APIs and microservices‑based architectures.
• 3+ years of experience building and operating cloud‑native applications at scale, preferably on AWS (Lambda, ECS, API Gateway, S3, DynamoDB, RDS, etc.).

Preferred Skills

• Experience in fintech domains, including payments, risk management, compliance, fraud detection, banking, or financial services.
• AWS Developer Associate, AWS Solutions Architect, or equivalent cloud certification.
• Experience implementing AI‑enabled products using LLMs, agentic workflows, vector databases, RAG architectures, or AI orchestration frameworks.
• Experience driving developer productivity initiatives and AI‑assisted software engineering practices at team or organizational scale.

Work Shift

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

BENEFITS AND OTHER DETAILS

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/). Please see the benefits below specific to your country. If applicable, additional role‑specific benefits will be mentioned during your interview process or in an offer of employment.

Your United States Specific Benefits Include

• Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance
• Tuition Assistance Program
• Employee Discount Program
• Parental Leave
• 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

The base salary range is $125,000 - $150,000 per year; total on‑target earnings include 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.

Other Details

As part of the application process, all applicants are required to take live assessments. Western Union has partnered with a 3rd party provider to administer these tests. Applicants will need to provide their name and email address in order to process the assessments. If you have any questions, you may reach out to [e-mail].

We are passionate about honoring our employee's 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 while reflecting the 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.

Estimated Job Posting End Date

11-30-2026

This application window is a good‑faith estimate of the time that this posting will remain open. This posting will be promptly updated if the deadline is extended or the role is filled.