Senior Software Engineer | Developer Experience

Job Type: Full time

Job Number: JR-025288

Location: Salt Lake City,
UT

If you’re passionate about building a better future for individuals, communities, and our country-and you’re committed to working hard
to play your part in building that future-consider WGU as the next step in your career.

Driven by a mission to expand access to
higher education through online, competency-based degree programs, WGU is also committed to being a great place to work for a diverse
workforce of student-focused professionals. The university has pioneered a new way to learn in the 21st century, one that has received
praise from academic, industry, government, and media leaders. Whatever your role, working for WGU gives you a part to play in helping
students graduate, creating a better tomorrow for themselves and their families.

The salary range for this position takes into
account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience
and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs.

At WGU, it is not typical for an individual
to be hired at or near the top of the range for their position, and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of
each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is:

Grade: Technical 410 Pay Range: $140,200.00 – $217,200.00

Job
Description

At Western Governors University, we are investing heavily in modern engineering platforms and internal tooling that
improve how software is built, tested, deployed, and operated. We’re seeking a highly skilled Senior Backend-Focused Full Stack Software
Engineer to help design and scale the internal systems, developer platforms, and automation that power our engineering
organization.

This role is ideal for an engineer who enjoys building backend systems and APIs-but is especially energized by
improving developer experience, internal tooling, and platform capabilities. You’ll work across Java and Python backend services while
partnering closely with platform engineers, DevOps, and product teams to streamline the software delivery lifecycle.

You will help
shape the internal “paved roads” that engineering teams rely on: CI/CD automation, service scaffolding, developer portals, observability
systems, internal APIs, and shared platform services. Your work will directly improve engineering velocity, reliability, and consistency
across the organization.

What You’ll Do

• Design, build, and maintain scalable backend services that power internal
  developer platforms and tooling

  
  

• Develop APIs, automation services, and platform components using Java and
  Python

• Improve and evolve internal developer experience (DevEx) systems, including build, test, and deployment
  pipelines

  
  

• Build and maintain internal tooling for service provisioning, environment management, and release
  automation

• Partner with DevOps and platform teams to enhance CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure
  automation

  
  

• Develop internal APIs and service frameworks that enable teams to build and ship software
  faster

• Improve observability, logging, tracing, and monitoring systems for engineering teams

  
  

• Collaborate with
  frontend engineers working in Angular and Flutter on internal dashboards and tooling interfaces

• Reduce operational friction
  by identifying bottlenecks in the SDLC and building scalable solutions

  
  

• Lead technical design discussions for platform
  architecture and internal systems

• Mentor engineers and help drive best practices in DevEx, automation, and platform
  engineering

  
  

• Support and improve reliability of internal systems used by engineering teams across the
  organization

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional software engineering
  experience

• Strong backend development experience with Java and Python

  
  

• Experience building internal tools,
  platforms, or developer-facing systems

• Experience with Spring Boot, FastAPI, Flask, Django, or similar
  frameworks

  
  

• Solid understanding of distributed systems and service-oriented architecture

• Experience building
  APIs and automation services at scale

  
  

• Familiarity with frontend integration using Angular and
  TypeScript

• Experience with CI/CD systems and software delivery pipelines

  
  

• Strong understanding of cloud
  platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP)

• Experience with Docker and Kubernetes in production environments

  
  

• Experience
  working with relational and NoSQL databases

• Strong debugging, troubleshooting, and systems thinking
  skills

  
  

• Excellent communication skills and ability to work across engineering teams

Preferred
Qualifications

• Experience in platform engineering, DevEx, or internal developer tooling teams

• Experience with
  event-driven systems and message queues

  
  

• Experience building developer portals or internal self-service
  platforms

• Familiarity with GraphQL and API gateway architectures

  
  

• Experience with infrastructure-as-code
  (Terraform or similar)

• Strong knowledge of observability tooling (metrics, logging, tracing)

  
  

• Experience
  improving build systems, test automation, or release engineering

• Experience supporting large-scale engineering organizations
  or monorepo environments

  
  

• Passion for improving engineering velocity and developer productivity

What Success
Looks Like

• Engineers across the organization ship software faster and with fewer friction points

• Internal
  tooling and platforms are reliable, scalable, and easy to use

  
  

• CI/CD pipelines and release processes are streamlined and
  automated

• Improved visibility into system health through strong observability practices

  
  

• Reduced operational
  overhead through self-service developer platforms

• Strong collaboration between platform, product, and application engineering
  teams

  
  

• Consistent engineering standards and improved developer experience across teams

Why Join Us?

• Direct impact on how hundreds of engineers build and deliver software

• Opportunity to shape modern developer
  platforms and internal tooling ecosystems

  
  

• Work on high-impact systems that improve engineering velocity at
  scale

• Modern cloud-native stack and automation-first engineering culture

  
  

• Collaborative, platform-focused
  engineering organization

• Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits

  
  

• Flexible work
  environment

• Strong career growth in platform engineering and technical leadership

  
  

• Mission-driven organization
  focused on expanding access to education

Position & Application Details

Full-Time Regular Positions (classified
as regular and working 40 standard weekly hours): This is a full-time, regular position (classified for 40 standard weekly hours) that is
eligible for bonuses; medical, dental, vision, telehealth and mental healthcare; health savings account and flexible spending account; basic
and voluntary life insurance; disability coverage; accident, critical illness and hospital indemnity supplemental coverages; legal and
identity theft coverage; retirement savings plan; wellbeing program; discounted WGU tuition; and flexible paid time off for rest and
relaxation with no need for accrual, flexible paid sick time with no need for accrual, 11 paid holidays, and other paid leaves, including up
to 12 weeks of parental leave.

How to Apply: If interested, an application will need to be submitted online. Internal WGU employees will
need to apply through the internal job board in Workday.

Additional Information

Disclaimer: The job posting highlights
the most critical responsibilities and requirements of the job. It’s not all-inclusive.

Accommodations: Applicants with disabilities
who require assistance or accommodation during the application or interview process should contact our Talent Acquisition team at recruiting@wgu.edu.

Equal Employment Opportunity: All qualified applicants will receive
consideration for employment without regard to any protected characteristic as required by law.

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