Manager, Solution Engineering (Java) – Pune, MH, India

Are you ready to join a global organization that helps diverse teams stay at the forefront of technology and innovation? How about offering up your skills in a global business that is committed to moving money for better? Join Western Union as Manager, Solution Engineering.

Western Union powers your pursuit.

We are looking for a seasoned Manager, Solution Engineering, to lead a team of developers in building secure, scalable, and cloud-native payment solutions. This role requires a strong technical foundation, hands-on experience with Java, Spring boot, Microservices, AWS Services/Azure, Distributed Systems, API Design and the ability to align business goals with innovative technical solutions.
 

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a cross-functional developer team, providing guidance, support, and fostering growth.
• Collaborate with Product Management, QA, DevOps, and UX to ensure seamless delivery.
• Champion engineering excellence through agile practices, rigorous code reviews, and continuous improvement.
• Own end-to-end technical delivery of features and systems, from requirements to deployment.
• Translate high-level requirements into technical solutions and delegate effectively.
• Identify and resolve technical debt and system inefficiencies proactively.
• Ensure timely, high-quality delivery of milestones.
• Implements processes to ensure strong operational hygiene for all components and systems in Case Management transformation.
• Delivers projects in compliance domain, ensuring quality and timeliness.
• Manages the roadmap for a scrum team, Owns end-to-end technical delivery of features and systems, from planning through deployment.
• Leads the transformation of fault-tolerant systems that handle high transaction volumes and ensure accurate regulatory reporting.
• Ensuring systems comply with financial regulations through checks, controls, transaction monitoring, and data reconciliation.
• Lead efficient data modelling for complex regulatory reporting and analytics.
• Integrates emerging technologies like AI, ML, and digital assets into case management and transaction monitoring capabilities.
• Collaborates with direct team, managers, and stakeholders such as Product Owners and PMO
• Designs and maintains architecture for available, secure and compliant applications and services.
• Defines and enforces coding standards, architectural guidelines, and best practices.
• Evaluates and recommends tools, frameworks, and technologies based on business needs.
• Breaks down high-level requirements into technical solutions and delegate effectively.
• Identifies and addresses technical debt and system inefficiencies proactively.
• Ensures timely delivery of milestones while maintaining quality.
• Understands monolithic and microservices architectures and distributed systems.
• Has strong people management skills with focus on team development and retention
• Has excellent communication and presentation skills for both technical and non-technical audience
• Has good knowledge of security best practices and information security

 Role Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Systems, IT, or similar preferred.
• Strong knowledge of modern architecture patterns (microservices, event-driven, cloud-native).
• Experience in Java, Spring boot, Microservices, AWS Services (ECS, EC2, API Gateway, Load balancers)/AZURE, Distributed Systems, API Design.
• Good skill on database design, data modeling, front end experience is desirable.
• Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and CI/CD tools.
• Proven experience leading engineering teams with strong interpersonal and people management skills.
• Ability to communicate and evangelize architectural concepts to internal stakeholders and external partners.
• Experience with agile development methodologies with emphasis on Test Driven Development (TDD) and CI (Continuous Integration)/CD (Continuous Delivery).
• Self-starter with ability to multi-task, prioritize, manage a team.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to make critical decisions under pressure.

• Experience with distributed systems, API design, and data modeling.

We make financial services accessible to humans everywhere. Join us for what’s next.

Western Union is positioned to become the world’s most accessible financial services company transforming lives and communities. To support this, we have launched a Digital Banking Service and Wallet across several European markets to enhance our customers’ experiences by offering a state-of-the-art digital Ecosystem. 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’ll have plenty of opportunities to learn new skills and build a career, as well as receive a great compensation package. If you’re ready to help drive the future of financial services, it’s time for the Western Union. Learn more about our purpose and people at https://careers.westernunion.com.

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
(https://careers.westernunion.com/global-benefits/). 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, solve problems 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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