Staff Software Engineer

Staff Software Engineer –Pune  

Are you driven by solving complex engineering challenges and shaping enterprise-wide architecture strategies? Do you thrive in leading modernization efforts and influencing technology direction across global platforms? Then it’s time to join the Western Union as a Staff Software Engineer. 

Western Union powers your pursuit.  

As a Staff Software Engineer, you will lead the design and evolution of Western Union’s API platform, driving simplification, scalability, and innovation across business lines. You’ll collaborate with engineering, product, and business stakeholders to define architectural standards, guide implementation, and ensure alignment with strategic goals. 

You will be working with a team of engineers with a broad range of responsibilities including all aspects of software engineering like requirements, understanding and validation, solution design detailed design, development, testing and software configuration management. Build products, systems, and services that are optimized, well organized and maintainable, and have high impact on our end users. 

Role Responsibilities 

• Design, develop and maintain architecture for scalable, reliable, and secure applications and services. 

• Lead architecture reviews, proof-of-concepts, and design discussions across teams. 

• Define and enforce coding standards, architectural guidelines, and best practices. 

• Evaluate and recommend tools, frameworks, and technologies based on evolving business needs. 

• Lead a cross-functional team of developers, providing direction, support, and mentorship. 

• Collaborate with Product Managers, QA, DevOps, and UX to ensure smooth delivery. 

• Drive engineering excellence through agile practices, code reviews, and continuous improvement. 

• Own end-to-end technical delivery of features and systems, from planning through deployment. 

• Break down high-level requirements into technical solutions and delegate effectively. 

• Identify and address technical debt and system inefficiencies proactively. 

• Ensure timely delivery of milestones while maintaining high quality. 

Role Requirements 

• 10+ years of experience in software architecture, development, and engineering. 

• Strong knowledge of modern architecture patterns (microservices, event-driven, cloud-native). 

• Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and CI/CD tools. 

• Proven experience leading engineering teams with strong interpersonal and people management skills. 

• Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to make critical decisions under pressure. 

• Experience with distributed systems, API design, and data modeling. 

• Exposure to Agile/Scrum methodologies and DevOps culture. 

• Ability to communicate complex technical concepts clearly to stakeholders. 

• Core Java, Spring and Spring Boot   

• In-depth knowledge of microservices architecture principles and design patterns.  

• Experience with containerization technologies, such as Docker, and orchestration tools like Kubernetes.  

• Experience with building RESTful APIs and event-driven systems.  

• Experience with CI/CD tools and practices (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI).  

• Strong understanding of database systems, both SQL (e.g., PostgreSQL) and NoSQL (e.g., MongoDB).  

• Experience with message brokers and streaming platforms like Apache Kafka.  

• API design and integration include REST, Soap, XML/JSON and Web API.  

• Experience in architecting applications in Java and related technologies   

• Experience with object-relational mapping (ORM) and model-view-controller (MVC)   

• Experience in developing Windows Linux/Unix platforms/Cloud based platforms   

• Web and App server experience (Tomcat, Apache, WebLogic etc.).   

• Experience in BASH/SSH scripting.  

• Experience with using latest engineering tools (eg. Jenkins, JIRA, Confluence, Git/Perforce).  

• (desired) working exposure on Microservices framework and technologies   

• Working exposure on Application Security concepts (SSL, OAuth etc.,)   

We make financial services accessible to humans everywhere. Join us for what’s next.  

Western Union is positioned to become the world’s most accessible financial services company —transforming lives and communities. We’re a diverse and passionate customer-centric team of over 8,000 employees serving 200 countries and territories, reaching customers and receivers around the globe. More than moving money, we design easy-to-use products and services for our digital and physical financial ecosystem that help our customers move forward.  

Just as we help our global customers prosper, we support our employees in achieving their professional aspirations. You’ll have plenty of opportunities to learn new skills and build a career, as well as receive a great compensation package. If you’re ready to help drive the future of financial services, it’s time for Western Union. Learn more about our purpose and people at https://careers.westernunion.com/.   

Benefits 

You will also have access to short-term incentives, multiple health insurance options, accident and life insurance, and access to best-in-class development platforms, to name a few 
(https://careers.westernunion.com/global-benefits/). Please see the location-specific benefits below and note that your Recruiter may share additional role-specific benefits during your interview process or in an offer of employment. 

Your India-specific benefits include: 

• Employees Provident Fund [EPF] 

• Gratuity Payment 

• Public holidays 

• Annual Leave, Sick leave, Compensatory leave, and Maternity / Paternity leave 

• Annual Health Checkup 

• Hospitalization Insurance Coverage (Mediclaim) 

• Group Life Insurance, Group Personal Accident Insurance Coverage, Business Travel Insurance 

• Cab Facility 

• Relocation Benefit 

Western Union values in-person collaboration, learning, and ideation whenever possible. We believe this creates value through common ways of working and supports the execution of enterprise objectives which will ultimately help us achieve our strategic goals. By connecting face-to-face, we are better able to learn from our peers, problem-solve together, and innovate. 

Our Hybrid Work Model categorizes each role into one of three categories. Western Union has determined the category of this role to be Hybrid. This is defined as a flexible working arrangement that enables employees to divide their time between working from home and working from an office location. The expectation is to work from the office a minimum of three days a week. 

We are passionate about diversity. Our commitment is to provide an inclusive culture that celebrates the unique backgrounds and perspectives of our global teams while reflecting the communities we serve. We do not discriminate based on race, color, national origin, religion, political affiliation, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, marital status, or veteran status. The company will provide accommodation to applicants, including those with disabilities, during the recruitment process, following applicable laws. 

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