Senior Associate, Solution Engineering (Java, Springboot)

About the role

Senior Associate, Solution Engineering – Pune, India. Join Western Union’s growing team to develop large-scale enterprise backend solutions, focusing on code optimization, architecture design, and CI/CD automation. Responsibilities include developing new software, maintaining existing systems, troubleshooting, coaching junior staff, and ensuring high product quality. Requirements: 4-6 years Java, Spring Boot, Microservices, REST API experience; strong Jenkins, Git, Docker, CI/CD, NoSQL, RDBMS, AWS knowledge; Agile methodology; web-based solutions; architecture and OOP design; database and OS familiarity; problem solving, communication, multitasking. Benefits: short-term incentives, multiple health insurance options, accident & life insurance, best-in-class development platforms, EPF, Gratuity, public holidays, annual/sick/compensatory/maternity/paternity leave, annual health check-up, Mediclaim, group life & accident insurance, business travel insurance, cab facility, relocation benefit. Hybrid work model: minimum 3 days office per week.

What you’ll do

• To develop and implement new software, maintain, and improve existing software.
• Ensuring that software functionality is implemented with a focus on code optimization and organization.
• Recommending improvements to existing software programs.
• Troubleshoot application issues and coordinate issue resolution with operations, functional, and technical teams.
• Working with a software development team and Service providers in a geographically distributed structure.
• Provide coaching to Junior Associates and Associates.
• To work independently on complex projects.
• Emphasize customer journey, product quality, performance tuning, troubleshooting, and continuous development.
• To build, monitor, maintain CI/CD pipeline automation environments, assist the application development team to adopt and leverage CI/CD pipeline for code deployments.
• Deploy updates and fixes and provide responsive support as needed.

What you’ll bring

• 4-6 years of demonstrated software development experience in Java, Spring Boot, Microservices, REST API.
• Strong knowledge of tools like Jenkins, Git, Docker, CI/CD, NoSQL and RDBMS concepts, any cloud platform (AWS preferred).
• Experience in Agile and Iterative development methodologies.
• Proficiency in developing and implementing web-based solutions.
• Knowledge of architecture design concepts, object-oriented design, and techniques.
• Familiarity with logical and physical database architectures and operating systems.
• Must be a problem solver with demonstrated experience in solving difficult technological challenges, with a can-do attitude.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with ability to interact with cross-functional roles.
• Self-starter with ability to multi-task, prioritize, manage workload, and consistently deliver results.

Skills

Benefits

• 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