Staff Software Engineer — Cloud Microservices & AI

Western Union; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Short-term incentives

Multiple health insurance options

Tuition Assistance Program

401K plan

Job summary

Western Union in Austin, TX is inviting a Staff Software Engineer to lead scalable microservices design and delivery for its digital platform. This role will ensure technical excellence while collaborating with distributed teams.

The ideal candidate should possess 7+ years in software development, with experience in Java Spring Boot and AWS. A hybrid work approach is adopted, promoting in-person teamwork at least three days a week.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of professional experience or MS with 5+ years of experience.
• Hands-on experience using AI coding agents for software delivery.
• Experience with agile development methodologies including TDD and CI/CD.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and delivery of scalable microservices.
• Develop and implement new software, maintain existing software.
• Work as service lead across distributed teams.

Skills

Java Spring Boot

DynamoDB/Postgres

Kafka

Redis

Apache Camel

Education

BS in Computer Science or related fields

Tools

AWS

Job description

Western Union in Austin, TX is inviting a Staff Software Engineer to lead scalable microservices design and delivery for its digital platform. This role will ensure technical excellence while collaborating with distributed teams.

The ideal candidate should possess 7+ years in software development, with experience in Java Spring Boot and AWS. A hybrid work approach is adopted, promoting in-person teamwork at least three days a week.