Senior Architect

Senior Architect – Austin, TX (Hybrid)

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? 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 Architect!

Western Union powers your pursuit.

As a Senior Architect, 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.

Role Responsibilities

• Define and lead the  API platform architecture , ensuring alignment with enterprise standards and business objectives.
• Define and implement API governance, versioning strategies , and lifecycle management.
• Champion  microservices architecture , event-driven design, and cloud-native principles across engineering teams.
• Establish and enforce  architecture governance , including design patterns, integration standards, and security protocols.
• Ensure compliance with security, privacy, and regulatory standards (e.g., OAuth2, GDPR, etc.).
• Provide  technical leadership  through design reviews, code reviews, and mentoring of development teams.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate business requirements into scalable, resilient technical solutions.
• Drive  platform modernization initiatives , including migration to cloud platforms (AWS / GCP), adoption of streaming technologies, and performance optimization.
• Ensure architectural decisions support  high availability, fault tolerance, and observability .
• Lead efforts in  continuous improvement , technical innovation, and strategic technology planning.

Role Requirements

Preferred Qualifications :

Salary

The base salary range is $160,000 – $175,000 USD per year, total on target compensation includes a base salary plus long-term and short-term incentives that align with individual and company performance. Actual salaries will vary based on candidate’s 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 :

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.