Staff Software Engineer

Company: Western Governors University
Location: Salt Lake City
Posted on: March 21, 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 DescriptionAt Western Governors University, our ambition is to be the world's most student-centric university; everything we do begins and ends with our students, our alumni, and their families. The success and well-being of individuals is at our core. It's why we exist. It's why we are committed to changing higher education. This is what it looks like to create pathways of opportunity for everyone: one by one. Our innovative approach and passionate team drive us to deliver exceptional solutions in education. With a commitment to excellence and a culture of collaboration, we strive to be leaders in education technology.About the Team and Project Core Responsibilities

• Demonstrate both leadership and performance principles in alignment with our company mission.
• Engage respectfully to create an environment inclusive of diverse individuals and perspectives.
• Adaptability to turn obstacles into opportunities, embracing unforeseen circumstances or changing priorities.Technical Qualifications Experience
  • 9+ years of professional experience developing and maintaining full-stack web applications, with expertise in TypeScript and Angular for building dynamic, scalable, and maintainable front-end applications.
  • Experience working in an Nx monorepo environment, optimizing development workflows, and managing modular applications.
  • Strong understanding of modern UI development, including Tailwind CSS for responsive design and component-driven development.
  • Hands-on experience with Module Federation for building scalable, micro-frontend architectures within Angular applications.
  • Experience designing, developing, and optimizing scalable, cloud-based applications deployed on AWS, GCP, or Azure.
  • Strong understanding of modern infrastructure technologies, including containerization (Docker or Podman), orchestration (Kubernetes or Nomad), or infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, Pulumi, or Ansible).
  • Extensive experience with CI/CD pipelines, with a strong emphasis on Octopus Deploy, GitHub Actions, and Jenkins for automating deployments, managing release workflows, and ensuring continuous delivery in complex environments.
  • Proficiency in managing authentication and authorization, including OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, and SAML, and securing applications with best practices.
  • Hands-on experience with observability and monitoring toolsfor performance optimization and system reliability, specificallyDynatrace or otherssuch asPrometheus, Grafana, Datadog, or New Relic.
  • Experience with native mobile development (iOS, Android) or Flutter and a core understanding of the native frameworks, languages, and tools used for mobile development.Expertise
    • Proficiency in Git-based workflows, including GitHub, GitOps principles, and related development tools.
    • Strong API design and integration knowledge, including RESTful architectures and building/consuming third-party APIs.Basic Qualifications
      • Strong communication skills and enthusiasm for engaging with a diverse team and technical community.
      • Produces clear, easy-to-follow documentation - in pull request descriptions, GitHub issues, official documentation, etc.
      • Effectively solves business problems with minimal oversight, from technical discovery to development to deployment and adoption.
      • Understands and makes well-reasoned design decisions, considering tradeoffs and priorities.
      • Reflect on team interactions and adjust behavior to create a welcoming and inclusive environment.
      • Provides mentorship within the team.#LI-VB1Position & 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 Employment Opportunity: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any protected characteristic as required by law.

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