Senior Cloud-Native Microservices Engineer

Western Union; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 115,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off

Medical, Dental and Life Insurance

Tuition Assistance Program

Parental Leave

401K plan

Job summary

Western Union is seeking an experienced technical lead to design and deliver scalable cloud-native microservices powering its digital platform. You will develop and optimize software, lead distributed development teams, and coach junior engineers while ensuring high-quality, scalable solutions.

Requirements include advanced degree with extensive experience in Java Spring Boot, microservices, and AWS architecture, plus strong collaboration and problem-solving skills.

Qualifications

• Graduate level degree with 5+ years of professional experience for the Bachelor path or 3+ years with a Master's.
• Experience designing and implementing large-scale microservices.
• Proficient in modern programming languages and architecture patterns.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement new software; maintain and improve existing software.
• Ensure code optimization and organization.
• Lead development across distributed teams and provide coaching to junior engineers.
• Review designs and enforce service level standards across Scrum teams.
• Troubleshoot issues and coordinate resolution with cross-functional teams.
• Work independently on complex projects.

Skills

Technical lead

Microservices

Java Spring Boot

DynamoDB/Postgres

Kafka

Redis

Apache Camel

AWS Cloud

TDD/CI/CD

Agile

Education

Master's or Bachelor's in CS or related field

Job description

Western Union is seeking an experienced technical lead to design and deliver scalable cloud-native microservices powering its digital platform. You will develop and optimize software, lead distributed development teams, and coach junior engineers while ensuring high-quality, scalable solutions.

Requirements include advanced degree with extensive experience in Java Spring Boot, microservices, and AWS architecture, plus strong collaboration and problem-solving skills.