Senior Enterprise App Architect — Hybrid, Cloud & API Leadership

Western Union; Denver (CO); Hybrid; USD 171,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Referral bonus

Job summary

Western Union is seeking a Sr. Application Architect in Denver, CO to lead end‑to‑end software architecture and hands‑on development from ideation to production.

You will guide design reviews, contribute to backend APIs, and influence frontend UI work while ensuring security and scalability across enterprise systems. Responsibilities include architecture artifacts, risk mitigation, and collaboration with cross‑functional teams.

Qualifications

• 8 years of progressive experience delivering enterprise level software solutions.
• Bachelor’s degree or U.S. equivalent in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field.
• 6 years of professional experience developing full-stack applications, including backend database design and queries, API creation and consumption (SOAP and REST), and front-end UI development using Angular.

Responsibilities

• Provide application architecture and design artifacts and conduct design reviews.
• Lead DEV activities, architecture decisions, and code/design reviews within scrum teams.
• Collaborate with product owners, architects, test engineers, DevOps, and operations to deliver secure, scalable software.

Skills

Full-stack development

Angular

REST/SOAP APIs

Java

Spring Framework

Cloud deployments

AWS services

Kafka

TDD

Agile/Scrum

Code reviews

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/CE or related field

Tools

SQL Developer

IntelliJ

VS Code

Swagger

Figma

Job description

Western Union is seeking a Sr. Application Architect in Denver, CO to lead end‑to‑end software architecture and hands‑on development from ideation to production.

You will guide design reviews, contribute to backend APIs, and influence frontend UI work while ensuring security and scalability across enterprise systems. Responsibilities include architecture artifacts, risk mitigation, and collaboration with cross‑functional teams.