Staff Software Engineer

Company: Western Governors University
Location: Salt Lake City
Posted on: February 1, 2025

Job Description:

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: Pay Range: $140,200.00 - $217,200.00Job DescriptionEssential Functions and Responsibilities:
* Lead in the building of cutting-edge applications and services to increase and improve the student experience
* Exemplify a mastery of coding excellence and software quality, mentoring others and pioneering new standards and architectural foundations
* Foster and utilize innovative approaches to problems and functionality for all key stakeholders
* Own technologies focusing on student success and scalability while supporting student-focused user experience
* Collaborate with developers, designers, testing, and product management to develop features and innovative approaches to applications and features
* May mentor/advise engineering teams on new languages and technologies; act as a resident expert when needed
* Establish a balance between strategic planning and initiatives with development, communication, troubleshooting, and problem solving
* Lead in the prototyping and development of new technology and framework, improving the student experience
* Identify system redundancies and inefficiencies, proposing innovative and cost-effective solutions
* Excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to work equally well in self-managed and team-based Agile projects.
* Work with internal customers to gather business processes and project requirements

Knowledge, Skill and Abilities:
* Demonstrated ability to establish innovative system frameworks
* Demonstrated ability to implement and manage an API Framework

Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications:
* Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, or related field
* 7 years' experience in software development; pioneering new approaches and technologies in engineering
* Experience in web-based applications and web services such as Salesforce, Apex, Java, REST, SQL, GIT and other technologies, including experience integrating third-party products
* Demonstrated ability to establish innovative system frameworks
* Demonstrated ability to implement and manage an API Framework

Preferred Qualifications:
* Master's degree or higher in related field
* Proven experience in the following areas: Amazon Web Services (AWS), GIT, SQL, Spring, Spring boot, Java, Angular 2 or later and AWS Services
* Knowledge and experience with salesforce development lifecycle techniques and salesforce governor limits.
* Strong background in cloud-based telephony, CTI, SIP/VoIP phones and protocols, QoS, IVRs, and call recording
* Experience architecting, implementing, and managing enterprise-level contact center solutionsPosition & Application DetailsFull-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 InformationDisclaimer: 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 Opportunity Employer: We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. #DEI

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