Software Engineering Architect

Position Summary Software Engineering Architect in Atlanta, GA (full‑time). Use AI coding agents to accelerate building, modernizing, and improving products across global money‑movement platforms. Guide AI agents to build applications, workflow automations, internal tools, and lightweight AI agents that solve real customer, agent, and operational problems. Work across engineering, product, operations, risk, compliance, and customer care to identify friction points and rapidly ship safe, reliable, and measurable solutions. Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States on a full‑time basis; Western Union does not sponsor work visas for this position. Responsibilities Build AI‑assisted apps, workflow automations, internal tools, and lightweight agents across product and platform areas. Translate customer, agent, and business needs into clear specs and end‑to‑end production solutions. Use AI to speed up modernization, testing, documentation, observability, and productivity. Review AI‑generated code and designs to ensure security, privacy, compliance, reliability, and quality. Track system adoption, usage, conversion, errors, customer friction, and operational outcomes. Design and maintain scalable, secure, fault‑tolerant architectures for high‑volume financial transactions. Lead architecture reviews, proofs‑of‑concept, and design discussions across teams. Develop integrations with risk, compliance orchestration, third‑party platforms, and digital channels. Build and maintain compliance back‑office solutions like transaction monitoring, controls, reconciliation, and reporting. Requirements Master’s degree with 5+ years of experience or bachelor’s with 7+ years of software development experience, including 2+ years as a solution or technical lead in medium to large organizations. Hands‑on experience using AI coding agents to build or speed software delivery. Skilled in writing effective prompts, iterating with AI tools, and validating AI outputs for production. Strong full‑stack knowledge: frontend, backend, APIs, data, cloud, and infrastructure. Experience with modern architectures: web apps, APIs, databases, event‑driven systems, queues, automation, microservices. Experience with Java/J2EE, web tech, web services, and frontend frameworks like Angular or React. Strong grasp of secure coding, privacy, compliance, reliability, observability, and production readiness in regulated settings. Preferred Qualifications Experience in Risk and Compliance back‑office controls and case‑management applications. Work Environment Hybrid shift. Employees are expected to work from the office a minimum of three days a week. Benefits Short‑term incentives Multiple health insurance options (medical, dental, life) Accident and life insurance Best‑in‑class development platforms Paid Time Off Tuition Assistance Program Student Loan Repayment (below manager level only) Parental Leave One day volunteer time off $0 Money Transfer Fee Discount Code Quarterly Recognition Program Employee Discount Program Global Adoption Assistance Global Scholarship Awards Program 401(k) plan Salary Base salary range $130,000 – $155,000 USD per year, plus on‑target compensation. Equal Opportunity Employer Statement 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. Please do not respond to any questions on this application that may seek age‑identifying information such as age, date of birth, or dates of school attendance or graduation. You may also redact this information from any materials you submit during the application process without penalty. #J-18808-Ljbffr