Fast Facts

WGU is seeking a Software Engineer to contribute to the development of web-based applications and services, ensuring quality and timely delivery while supporting diversity in higher education.

Responsibilities: Maintain accountability for software components, contribute to team effectiveness, and interpret requirements into actionable designs and code while managing quality and deadlines.

Skills: Familiarity with software engineering processes, proficiency in Java and web technologies, database management, and knowledge of various Software Development Life Cycle models.

Qualifications: Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field with 2 years of experience in web applications or equivalent relevant experience; preferred experience with Agile methodologies and specific technologies such as IntellliJ and AWS.

Location: Salt Lake City Office, United States of America

Compensation: $95900 - $143800 / Annually

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 406Pay Range: $95,900.00 - $143,800.00

Job Description

Job Duties

• Maintains accountability for small, easily contained, and controlled components within application architecture under guidance of team leadership.
• Demonstrates familiarity or introductory knowledge of competencies of software engineering.
• Maintains accountability for quality in their assigned area and success of assigned projects for on-time, on-budget, and on-scope delivery.
• Contributes formally and informally to effectiveness of the team.
• Speaks authoritatively and accurately with respect to questions related to their area of ownership.
• Applies strategies and tools to plan and execute testing strategies to find the ‘sweet spot’ that maximizes quality while minimizing costs. Demonstrates the ‘good enough’ principle that balances quality and time to implement.
• Interprets functional and non-functional requirements into designs and code that meet those specifications. Identifies gaps, risks, and deficiencies in such requirements and proposes solutions.
• Writes technical requirements that can be interpreted by others into system realizations.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

KSAs

• Understanding of the processes associated with software development, including Planning, Measurement, Coding, Testing, Reuse, Tools, Abstraction, Algorithms and Complexity, Security and basic system understanding.
• Ability to employ the tools and techniques related to an engineering discipline, such as database management, user interface development, inter-process communications, etc.
• Ability to create designs that can be realized in code that achieve functional and non-functional requirements for an application or assigned part of the system. Appropriately uses design patterns, system decomposition, security, and fault tolerance. A demonstrated capability in one or more design methodologies such as Object-oriented design, Function-oriented design, data centered design and the notations appropriate for each.
• Ability to understand differences, strengths and weaknesses of various Software Development Life Cycle models, and practical considerations of options.
• Understands implications of Software as a Service in the creation of software systems. Thinks of and designs for scale, reliability, and cost in a public cloud environment. Uses data and metrics to analyze Key Performance Indicators.
• Ability to explain the basic value of a system and subsystems to users and how the various subsystems inter-operate to provide features. Able to act as a partner with Operations in solving problems in assigned area.
• Ability to demonstrate a sense of urgency when looking for solutions to problems.
• General awareness, even if through personal experience, of higher education landscape particularly with on-line education delivery.
• Willingness to try new things as directed and adopt innovative ideas when presented.
• Ability to contribute to a strong and cohesive team through professional interactions.
• Ability to engage others at the right level and right time. Communicates effectively in group settings by knowing audience, listening effectively, and being responsive. Identifies problems and escalates appropriately.
• Ability to identify risks and discuss impact with more senior engineers or managers.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field
• 2 years of experience and a proven track record in developing web-based applications and web services using Java, REST, and other web technologies
• Experience interfacing with databases and integrating third party products with existing infrastructure
• Equivalent relevant experience performing the essential functions of this job may substitute for education degree requirements. Generally, equivalent relevant experience is defined as 1 year of experience for 1 year of education and is the discretion of the hiring manager.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with IntellliJ/VS Code, JIRA, GIT
• Experience with Agile/Scrum project development
• Experience with IDM/OSSO, ASP/.Net, DRUPAL, Groovy/Grails, Ruby/Rails, PHP, Hibernate/Seam, Banner, Drools, JBOSS
• Experience with Java or a similar Object-oriented language
• Experience with Application Integration with legacy systems
• Experience with Cloud-Native Development, and/or Porting/Refactoring of On-Site to Cloud (preferably AWS)
• Experience with Javascript/Typescript and a modern UI framework such as Angular, React, or Vue.js
• Experience with Oracle or other database interfaces
• Technical Certifications

Job Description Disclaimer: This position description provides the major duties/responsibilities, requirements and working conditions for the position. It is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current position, however management reserves the right to revise or change as necessary to meet organizational needs. Other responsibilities may be assigned when circumstances require.

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 [email protected].

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