Staff Software Engineer: Cloud-Native Microservices Leader

The Western Union Company; Austin (TX); Vor Ort; USD 140.000 - 200.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Western Union is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to lead the design and delivery of scalable, cloud-native microservices powering our digital platform. You will be a hands-on technical expert and service owner, partnering with distributed engineering teams to ensure reliability, performance, and architectural excellence.

Role involves coaching juniors, reviewing designs, and driving architecture across multiple scrum teams using modern frameworks such as Java Spring Boot, DynamoDB/Postgres,

Qualifikationen

• 5+ years of professional software development experience.
• Experience with modern programming languages and microservices.
• Strong understanding of design patterns and scalable architectures.

Aufgaben

• Lead design and delivery of cloud-native microservices.
• Mentor junior engineers and oversee service ownership.
• Collaborate with distributed teams to ensure reliability and performance.
• Review designs and enforce service level standards.
• Develop software with focus on optimization and quality.
• Architect, code, and operate enterprise-scale APIs.

Kenntnisse

Java Spring Boot

DynamoDB/Postgres

Kafka

Redis

Apache Camel

Design patterns

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

MS degree in CS or related field

Tools

AWS

Jobbeschreibung

Western Union is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to lead the design and delivery of scalable, cloud-native microservices powering our digital platform. You will be a hands-on technical expert and service owner, partnering with distributed engineering teams to ensure reliability, performance, and architectural excellence.

Role involves coaching juniors, reviewing designs, and driving architecture across multiple scrum teams using modern frameworks such as Java Spring Boot, DynamoDB/Postgres,