Staff Software Engineer

Western Union — United States · Posted ~1 hour ago

Full-time

Skills

Software engineering Distributed systems Application development System design Software Engineering Distributed Systems Agile

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Summary ✨ AI‑Generated

A global technology organization is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to design and implement complex software systems. The role includes architecture, development, testing, and technical collaboration across teams.

Highlights

Senior technical role focused on complex systems, architecture, quality engineering, and solving challenging product problems.

Description

JR0131193 Responsibilities Demonstrate strong capabilities in assessing business needs while providing creative and effective solutions in conformance to emerging technology standards Interface and collaborate with other engineers in geographically distributed development centers Strong emphasis on customer journey, product quality, performance tuning, troubleshooting, and continuous development Design layered application, including user interface, business functionality, and database access. Apply Agile methodology daily and follow Definition of Done (DoD) process for better quality by maintaining 80% and unit test coverage and 70% integration test coverage Define, design, and implement complex, multi-tier distributed software systems throughout all phases of the software development process Develop technical & domain expertise and apply to solving product challenges Thorough code reviews Estimate engineering effort, plan implementation, and roll out applications with cross-functional impacts Share engineering support and release Qualifications BS in Computer Science or related fields with 8+ years of professional experience or MS with 6+ years of experience Excellent understanding of computer science fundamentals, data structures, algorithms, OOPs, and OOA/D Demonstrated experience in modern programming languages (for example, Java/C++) and design patterns Demonstrated capabilities in assessing business needs while providing creative and effective solutions in conformance to emerging technology standards Team player with strong analytical, verbal, and written communication skills Ability to work in a fast paced, iterative development environment and adapt to changing business priorities and to thrive under pressure Experience with unit testing and mocking frameworks Nice To Have Experience in creating and consuming RESTful and SOAP based web services Experience with HTTP, XML, JSON, Node JS, JavaScript Hands-on experience in Java/J2EE, XML, Web technologies, Web Services Experience developing data-ingesting applications using an industry standard RDBMS. NoSQL experience Experience with agile development methodologies with Test Driven Development (TDD) and CI (Continuous Integration)/CD (Continuous Delivery) Ability to adapt to changing business priorities and to thrive under pressure. Proven ability to understand the business and ability to contribute to technology direction that drives measurable business improvements Hands-on experience in building high performance and large-scale real-time systems that scale to billions of transactions per day Estimated Job Posting End Date 09-30-2026 This application window is a good-faith estimate of the time that this posting will remain open. This posting will be promptly updated if the deadline is extended or the role is filled.