Western Union

Front-End Engineer – Madrid, Spain

Do you see front-End development as more than just solving back-end technical issues and instead view it as creating a unique user experience? Are you enthusiastic about collaboration with Product, Design, Business, and Marketing teams and enjoy synthesizing diverse demands into innovative solutions? Are you interested in joining a globally diverse organization where our unique contributions are recognized and celebrated, allowing each of us to thrive? If so, why not consider joining Western Unions’ new Digital Banking hub in Madrid as Front-End Engineer.

Western Union powers your pursuit.

In this critical role, you will be responsible for developing innovative, efficient, and actionable technology solutions to drive front-end channels (including the digital bank mobile app and digital wallet). You will collaborate closely with other engineers and Product Owners to translate customer needs into use cases and high-level requirements, and to identify suitable solutions. Your primary goal will be to ensure that products are delivered on time, under budget, and with successful deployment.

Role 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.
• 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.
• Develop technical & domain expertise and apply to solving product challenges.
• Estimate engineering effort, plan implementation, and roll out applications with cross-functional impacts.
• Share engineering support and release.

Role Requirements

• A minimum of 3+ years of professional experience in front-end engineering, although candidates with other relevant experience will be considered.
• A degree in Computer Science or related fields.
• Experience with UX/UI concepts, architecture design and techniques and the ability to communicate and evangelize those concepts to internal stakeholders and external partners.
• Excellent understanding of computer science fundamentals, data structures, algorithms, OOPs, and OOA/D
• 3+ years of experience building web and mobile applications (using Angular, .NET, React, React-native, and other technologies)
• Experience in web applications performance troubleshooting.
• Experience with Component/Add-on s Development or similar.
• Experience with unit testing and mocking frameworks.
• Experience with agile development methodologies with Test Driven Development (TDD) and CI (Continuous Integration)/CD (Continuous Delivery).
• A proven track record of writing high quality, efficient code using Javascript, .NET, APIs and/or similar scripting languages will be highly valuable.
• Experience with HTTP, XML, JSON, Node JS, JavaScript; and design patterns.
• Hands-on experience in Java/J2EE, XML, Web technologies, Web Services
• Hands-on experience in building microservices based architecture and platform developed and deployed at scale.
• Proven ability to understand business and ability to contribute to technology direction that drives measurable business improvements.
• Excellent decision-making, communication, and collaboration skills.
• Demonstrated capabilities in assessing business needs while providing creative and effective solutions in conformance to emerging technology standards.

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 Western Union. Learn more about our purpose and people at https://careers.westernunion.com/.

Our Hybrid Work Model (Hybrid) 

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. 

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 Spain specific benefits include:

• 25 days annual leave – plus 14 public holidays
• Comprehensive life & medical cover – including dependents.
• Contributory pension plan
• Preventative Care Assistance program

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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Estimated Job Posting End Date:

05-30-2024

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.