Job Description

Senior Associate, Solution Engineering (Java) \xe2\x80\x93 Pune, India
Are you excited by the opportunity of using your knowledge of testing to lead a team to success? Do you view Integrations Engineering in retail financial industry as more than just APIs and microservices, and instead see it as an opportunity to improve the Digital Banking customer experience? Do you have experience working with Java EE technologies, solutioning and developing enhancements, implementing banking clients? If so, why not consider joining Western Union\'s new Digital Banking hub in Pune a Senior Associate, Solution Engineering?

Western Union powers your pursuit.

We recently launched digital banks and wallets in multiple markets to enhance our customers\xe2\x80\x99 experiences with a cutting-edge digital Ecosystem. As the Senior Associate in the Integrations Engineering team, your primary responsibility will be to establish core digital banking and wallet solutions globally, while also mentoring and providing help to other junior associates.

Role Responsibilities

• Lead work on innovative, actionable and efficient technology solutions to drive Microservices development using Java Spring Boot framework and other API enhancements on the middleware platforms for the assigned region.
• Demonstrate strong capabilities in assessing business needs while providing creative and effective solutions in conformance to emerging technology standards.
• Execute to success through diligent planning, attention to detail, effective delegation, and efficient decision-making.
• Interface and collaborate with other engineers in geographically distributed development centers.
• Strong emphasis on customer journey, product quality, performance tuning, troubleshooting, and continuous development
• Develop technical & domain expertise and apply in solving product challenges.
• Thorough code reviews
• Estimate engineering effort, plan implementation, and roll out applications with cross-functional and cross-regional impacts.
• Share engineering support and release.
• Be a culture champion on the team and across the company.

Role Requirements

• 4+ years of experience in Java, Spring Boot framework, Cassandra DB or other similar NoSQL databases.
• Experience with J2EE technologies, JDBC, ORM, JAXB, DevOps tools, Kafka
• Experience with APIs, REST/JSON, Microservices, XML, XSLT, etc
• Experience developing applications using Spring Boot framework and open-source databases, Multithreading, serialization, Externalization, Collections, etc.
• Someone with a proven track record of writing high quality, efficient code to build new microservices that orchestrate various system functionalities.
• Experience solving functional product needs by effectively leveraging open-source technologies
• Experience with agile development methodologies with Test Driven Development (TDD) and CI (Continuous Integration)/CD (Continuous Delivery)
• Proven ability to understand the business and ability to contribute to technology direction that drives measurable business improvements.
• Experience with unit testing and mocking frameworks
• Ability to evaluate business needs and achieve alignment among stakeholders.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills for managing both direct and indirect talent effectively.
• Strong technical skills in architecture patterns, solutions design, and integration development.
• Proven ability to understand the business and ability to contribute to technology direction that drives measurable business improvements
• Excellent understanding of computer science fundamentals, data structures, algorithms, OOPs, and OOA/D
• Hands-on experience in building a microservices based architecture and platform developed and deployed at scale Hands-on experience in building a microservices based architecture and platform developed and deployed at scale.
• Ability to work in a fast paced, iterative development environment and adapt to changing business priorities and to thrive under pressure.

We make financial services accessible to humans everywhere. Join us for what\xe2\x80\x99s next.

Western Union is positioned to become the world\xe2\x80\x99s most accessible financial services company \xe2\x80\x94transforming lives and communities. We\xe2\x80\x99re 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\xe2\x80\x99ll have plenty of opportunities to learn new skills and build a career, as well as receive a great compensation package. If you\xe2\x80\x99re ready to help drive the future of financial services, it\xe2\x80\x99s time for Western Union. Learn more about our purpose and people at .

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 India specific benefits include:

• Employees Provident Fund [EPF]
• Gratuity Payment
• Public holidays
• Annual Leave, Sick leave, Compensatory leave, and Maternity / Paternity leave
• Annual Health Check up
• 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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