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Senior Application Developer

Western Union
Austin, TX Full Time
POSTED ON 1/17/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 4/16/2025

Senior Application Developer – Austin, TX

Are you ready to use your development skills for one of the world’s largest FinTech organizations? Do you want to work for a global business that is committed to moving money for the better? Are you interested in joining a globally diverse organization where our unique contributions are recognized and celebrated, allowing each of us to thrive? Then it’s time to join Western Union as a Senior Application Developer!

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In this critical role, you will develop and support projects through the entire software development cycle, from interpreting requirements to supporting production deployments.

Role Responsibilities

  • Develop, test, and support restful APIs that will be used by various channels.
  • Participate in peer review process to ensure code quality by providing constructive feedback for other developers’ pull requests and being receptive to receiving the same.
  • Provide sizing and estimation of effort required to develop new features and troubleshoot and resolve bug fixes.
  • Be able to work proficiently in an Agile environment using industry standards tools like JIRA and Bitbucket.
  • Work with other WD teams to refine and clarify requirements that we need to support.
  • Provide timely updates on the status of your work and clearly communicate with other team members about dependencies on each other’s work.

Role Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science or similar area; or equivalent work experience.
  • 3 years in application development.
  • Experience working with and developing REST-based APIs or integrate various system functionalities using existing APIs.
  • Proficiency with one or more Java libraries : Spring, Spring boot.
  • Excellent understanding of computer science fundamentals, data structures, algorithms, OOPs, and OOA / D.
  • Hands-on experience in building microservices based architecture and platform developed and deployed at scale.
  • Knowledgeable in file I / O handling and text parsing methods in Json, XML.
  • Knowledge of cloud computing and deployment in AWS or similar cloud.
  • Database knowledge for relational and non-relational databases.
  • Practiced in test-driven development (you’ve written unit, e2e tests).
  • Proficiency with source control systems, i.e. Git.
  • Commitment to writing quality code and delivering excellent user experience.
  • Experience in developing test automations and automation tools is a plus.
  • base salary range $100,000 – 120,000 and short-term incentives (10% of base) that align with individual and company performance. Actual salaries will vary based on candidates’ qualifications, skills, and competencies.

    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

    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 United States – Specific Benefits Include

  • Flexible Time off
  • Medical, Dental and Life Insurance
  • Tuition Assistance Program
  • Student Loan Repayment (below manager level only)
  • Parental Leave
  • WU Foundation Gift Match
  • One day volunteer time off
  • 0 Money Transfer Fee Discount Code – Quarterly
  • Recognition Program “Game Changers”
  • Employee Discount Program
  • Global Adoption Assistance
  • Global Scholarship Awards Program
  • 4% Western Union Contribution to 401K
  • Salary : $100,000 - $120,000

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