Solution Architect, Solution Engineering

Solution Architect, Solution Engineering– Hyderabad, India Are you ready to join a global organization that helps diverse teams stay at the forefront of technology and innovation? Are you passionate about designing scalable API solutions that power global financial services? How about offering up your skills in a global business that is committed to moving money for better? Join Western Union as a Solution Architect and help shape the future of digital payments and compliance technology. Western Union powers your pursuit. As a Solution Architect, you will be part of our product engineering team, designing and contributing to API development for our Enterprise Integration Platform. Critical for improving the customer experience of existing products and accelerating the launch of new products, you play a key role in designing and building scalable, high-performance APIs that drive innovation and efficiency across our KYC and Compliance ecosystem.  Role Responsibilities Design and develop robust, scalable, and secure APIs for our enterprise platform which connects to customer-facing products, 3rd party systems, and regulatory compliance, risk, payments, back office and other backend systems. Ensure API security best practices, authentication, and compliance with industry standards. Ensure existing and new APIs meet global performance benchmarks and compliance standards, enabling faster product launches and superior customer experiences. Emphasize customer journey, product quality, performance tuning, troubleshooting, and continuous development. Conduct code reviews, enforce coding standards, and ensure code quality across the team. Debug and resolve technical issues, performing root cause analysis, coordinating with multiple stakeholders, and implementing long term fixes. Drive technical excellence by mentoring developers, conducting code reviews, and fostering a culture of innovation and collaboration across global teams. Collaborate with stakeholders, across Product and Technology, to define, deliver, and operate technical solutions. Role Requirements 7+ years of software development experience in Java, Spring Boot, Microservices, REST API, Sprint Batch, Core Java, microservices architectures, and event driven architectures. Solid understanding of Relational Database Management System such as PostgreSQL. Familiarity with monitoring and alerting tools such as Dynatrace, Splunk, AWS CloudWatch, etc. Experience in designing and developing high performance APIs, deployed globally on cloud platforms such as AWS. Partner with Cloud Architects and Principal Engineers to craft highly scalable, flexible, and resilient cloud architectures. Excellent understanding of modern software design patterns, data structures, algorithms, and object-oriented programming principles. Experience with DevOps practices, including source control, continuous integration and deployment (CI/CD), and containerization technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes. Strong troubleshooting, problem-solving, and diagnostic skills. Hands-on experience in domains such as Payments, Banking, or other Financial Services are preferred. Strong communication skills, interacting with internal and external partners globally. Develop and mentor talented teams, resulting in increased team efficiency and a strong sense of ownership. . 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 Checkup Hospitalization Insurance Coverage (Mediclaim) Group Life Insurance, Group Personal Accident Insurance Coverage, Business Travel Insurance 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.