Lead MuleSoft API Architect – Payments & AI-Driven Design

Western Alliance Bancorporation; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

401(k) matching

Tuition assistance

Employee volunteer program

Wellness program

Job summary

Western Alliance Bancorporation seeks a MuleSoft API Principal Engineer I to own design and delivery of scalable API platforms in payments. You will lead complex programs, mentor teams, and align solutions with security and regulatory standards across IT and business stakeholders.

Expect emphasis on AI-assisted design, cost optimization, and high-availability architectures within a bank-wide API landscape, with strong emphasis on governance and performance metrics.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field required; Masters preferred.
• 8+ years of related experience; leadership experience preferred.
• Expert knowledge of banking/financial services regulatory obligations.
• Strong cross-functional leadership and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Architect, design, and implement MuleSoft APIs for high-performance, secure payments.
• Lead large design efforts and ensure solutions are reusable and compliant.
• Build dashboards and observability to monitor API performance and security.
• Oversight of API lifecycle from development to deployment and maintenance.
• Adopt AI-assisted API design to accelerate development and standardize code.

Skills

MuleSoft

API design

Leadership

Security

CloudHub

Kafka

NoSQL MongoDB

ELK observability

Cross-functional teamwork

Education

Bachelor's degree

Masters or MBA preferred

Tools

Azure API Management

Kafka

MongoDB

CosmosDB

ELK

CloudHub

Job description

Western Alliance Bancorporation seeks a MuleSoft API Principal Engineer I to own design and delivery of scalable API platforms in payments. You will lead complex programs, mentor teams, and align solutions with security and regulatory standards across IT and business stakeholders.

Expect emphasis on AI-assisted design, cost optimization, and high-availability architectures within a bank-wide API landscape, with strong emphasis on governance and performance metrics.