Senior Software Engineer

Job Type: Full time

Job Number: JR-025285

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’re building modern digital platforms that help expand access to education at scale.
We’re seeking a highly skilled Senior Backend-Focused Full Stack Software Engineer to design, build, and scale modern applications and
distributed systems that power exceptional student and employee experiences.

This role is ideal for an engineer who thrives on
solving complex backend challenges while still contributing across the full stack when needed. You’ll play a key role in architecting
scalable backend services using Java and Python while partnering with frontend and mobile teams working in Angular and
Flutter.

You’ll collaborate closely with product managers, architects, DevOps engineers, and engineering leadership to deliver
secure, reliable, and high-performing solutions. This is an opportunity to influence technical direction, lead engineering initiatives, and
help modernize platforms using cloud-native technologies and engineering best practices.

What You’ll Do

• Design, develop,
  and maintain scalable backend services, APIs, and distributed systems using Java and Python

  
  

• Lead backend architecture
  decisions focused on scalability, reliability, security, and performance

• Build and maintain RESTful APIs and microservices
  that support web and mobile applications

  
  

• Collaborate with frontend engineers working in Angular and Flutter to deliver
  seamless end-to-end solutions

• Optimize database performance, system integrations, and application
  reliability

  
  

• Implement cloud-native solutions and contribute to infrastructure automation initiatives

• Drive
  engineering best practices around testing, CI/CD, observability, and secure software development

  
  

• Mentor engineers through
  code reviews, technical leadership, and architectural guidance

• Troubleshoot and resolve complex production issues across the
  application stack

  
  

• Participate in technical strategy discussions and platform modernization
  initiatives

• Contribute to engineering standards, documentation, and continuous improvement efforts

  
  

Required
Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience

  
  

• Strong backend development expertise
  with Java and Python

• Experience building scalable APIs, microservices, and distributed systems

  
  

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

• Solid understanding of full-stack application
  architecture

  
  

• Working knowledge of Angular, TypeScript, and frontend integration patterns

• Experience with
  relational and NoSQL databases

  
  

• Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP

• Strong understanding
  of CI/CD pipelines, containerization, and DevOps practices

  
  

• Experience with Docker and Kubernetes

• Strong
  troubleshooting, performance tuning, and debugging skills

  
  

• Excellent communication, collaboration, and technical leadership
  abilities

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with event-driven architectures and message
  queues

• Experience with GraphQL and API gateway technologies

  
  

• Experience building high-availability or
  enterprise-scale systems

• Familiarity with Flutter mobile application architectures

  
  

• Experience with
  infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform

• Experience with monitoring and observability platforms

  
  

• Passion
  for scalable system design and backend optimization

• Experience working in agile product delivery environments

  
  

What Success Looks Like

• Building scalable, reliable, and secure backend systems

  
  

• Delivering high-performance
  APIs and distributed services

• Improving platform stability, observability, and maintainability

  
  

• Providing
  strong technical leadership and mentorship

• Driving architectural improvements and engineering
  excellence

  
  

• Contributing to a collaborative and high-performing engineering culture

Why Join Us?

• Opportunity to solve complex engineering challenges at scale

• Modern cloud-native technology stack and engineering
  practices

  
  

• Collaborative, mission-driven, and engineering-focused culture

• Competitive compensation and
  comprehensive benefits

  
  

• Flexible work environment

• Career growth opportunities in architecture and technical
  leadership

  
  

• The opportunity to help transform lives through 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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