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Application Architect
Hands-on Application Architect at Western Union designing scalable, cloud-native microservices platforms while embedding AI-assisted developer tooling (DevEx, code generation, CI/CD automation). Hybrid role based in Austin, TX with at least three office days per week.
- Compensation
- $125K–$150K / yr
- Location
- Austin, United States
- Work setup
- Onsite
- Seniority
- Not specified
- Employment
- Full time
- Experience
- 3+ years
- Category
- Architecture
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- BS in Computer Science or related field with 5+ years of professional experience, or MS with 3+ years, or equivalent work experience
- 5+ years hands-on experience designing and delivering scalable microservices-based, cloud-native solutions
- Hands-on coding architect experience building complex solutions with engineering and business partners
- Proven ability to understand business needs and contribute to technology direction driving measurable improvements
- Experience with architecture design concepts and ability to communicate them to internal and external stakeholders
- Excellent understanding of computer science fundamentals, data structures, algorithms, OOP, and OOA/D
- Demonstrated experience in programming languages such as Java or Python and design patterns
- Hands-on experience building microservices-based architecture developed and deployed at scale
- Experience embedding AI capabilities into core product workflows and driving AI-driven innovation
- Experience architecting developer experience (DevEx) platforms incorporating AI tooling for coding, debugging, code review, and knowledge discovery
- Proven ability to improve developer productivity through AI-assisted coding practices (code generation, automated unit test creation, documentation synthesis)
- Experience defining governance and guardrails for AI-assisted development including code quality, security, and compliance
- Familiarity with integrating AI tools into IDEs, CI/CD pipelines, and code review systems
- Currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis (no visa sponsorship)
- Work from the Austin, TX office a minimum of three days a week (hybrid)
Nice to have
- Experience in the Financial Services domain
- Experience working with global teams delivering solutions for APAC, EMEA, LATAM, and North America
Full description
Role Responsibilities
Application Architect with 5+ years of Hands-on experience designing and delivering scalable, microservices-based platforms and modern cloud-native solutions. Proven expertise in driving business transformation through AI-driven innovation, developer productivity platforms (DevEx), and data-centric architectures. Strong track record working with cross-functional teams to deliver high-performance systems, embedding AI-assisted development workflows, and improving engineering velocity through automation, CI/CD, and intelligent tooling. Adept at aligning technology strategies with business goals to deliver measurable outcomes in quality, efficiency, and customer experience.
Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. Western Union will not sponsor applicants for work visas for this position.
- Hands-on coding architect working with engineering and business partners to define and build out complex solutions driving value through business process simplification, automation and new product capabilities and AI-driven innovations
- Demonstrate strong capabilities in assessing business needs while providing creative and effective solutions aligned with modern AI and data-driven technology standards
- Product solutioning end-to-end new innovations, including embedding AI capabilities into core product workflows with iterative improvements
- Architect and enable developer experience platforms (DevEx) that incorporate AI tooling for coding, debugging, code review, and knowledge discovery
- Strong emphasis on customer journey, product quality, performance tuning, troubleshooting, and continuous development
- Establish best practices for AI-driven developer efficiency, including automated code generation, intelligent testing, documentation generation, and refactoring
- Proven ability to improve developer productivity through AI-assisted coding practices, including code generation, automated unit test creation, and documentation synthesis
- Experience defining governance and guardrails for AI-assisted development, including code quality, security, and compliance considerations
- Familiarity with integrating AI tools into developer workflows (IDEs, CI/CD pipelines, code review systems)
- Ability to evaluate and adopt emerging AI productivity platforms to enhance engineering velocity and efficiency
Role Requirements
- BS in Computer Science or related fields with 5+ years of professional experience or MS with 3+ years of experience or equivalent work experience.
- Proven ability to understand business and ability to contribute to technology direction that drives measurable business improvements
- Demonstrated capabilities in assessing business needs while providing creative and effective solutions in conformance to emerging technology standards