Application Architect

Western Union

Austin (TX)

Hybrid

USD 125,000 - 150,000

Full time

6 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Ins.

Tuition Assistance Program

Employee Discount Program

Parental Leave

401K Plan

Job summary

Western Union is seeking an Application Architect in Austin to design, develop, and deploy scalable microservices-based solutions with 5+ years of hands-on software engineering experience. The role emphasizes cloud-native AWS architectures, AI-driven development, and collaboration with engineering, product, and business teams.

The candidate will lead end-to-end solutioning, performance improvements, security adherence, and developer productivity initiatives, with a hybrid office expectation.

Qualifications

5+ years of professional software engineering experience delivering enterprise apps.
3+ years designing and implementing microservices and RESTful APIs.
Infrastructure experience with cloud-native architectures on AWS.

Responsibilities

Hands-on coding architect partnering with engineering and business teams.
Define and build complex solutions driving value and AI-driven innovations.
Improve performance, adopt AI-assisted development tools, ensure security and standards.
Support developer productivity and end-to-end product solutioning.

Skills

Java

Python

RESTful APIs

Cloud-native architectures

AI-assisted development

Education

BS in Computer Science or related field

MS in Computer Science or related field

Tools

AWS

Lambda

ECS

API Gateway

DynamoDB

RDS

Job description

Austin, TXWestern 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.

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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 careers@westernunion.com.

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

09-25-2026

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.

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