Senior Software Architect, Cloud-Native Microservices

The Western Union Company; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 160,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

The Western Union Company is seeking a Senior Architect, Software Engineering to lead end-to-end solution architecture for scalable platforms and new product capabilities. You will partner with engineering, product, and business teams to translate requirements into robust technical designs and cloud-native architectures.

Qualifications include 10+ years in software engineering, 5+ years in enterprise architecture, Java proficiency, and strong AWS experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree with 8–10+ years of software architecture experience.
• Experience designing enterprise software architectures at scale.
• Proficiency with Java and enterprise tech stacks.
• Hands-on AWS Cloud experience and microservices patterns.
• Familiarity with Agile, CI/CD, and distributed systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end solution architecture for new products and platforms.
• Translate business requirements into scalable technical designs.
• Define cloud-native, API-first, event-driven architectures.
• Drive performance, reliability, and operational excellence.
• Collaborate with global teams and stakeholders.

Skills

Java

API design

Distributed systems

AWS

Agile / CI/CD

Stakeholder collaboration

Leadership

Solution architecture

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

Master's degree

Tools

EC2

ECS/EKS

Lambda

API Gateway

Job description

The Western Union Company is seeking a Senior Architect, Software Engineering to lead end-to-end solution architecture for scalable platforms and new product capabilities. You will partner with engineering, product, and business teams to translate requirements into robust technical designs and cloud-native architectures.

Qualifications include 10+ years in software engineering, 5+ years in enterprise architecture, Java proficiency, and strong AWS experience.