Senior Software Engineer - WGU Labs
Western Governors University1 day ago
Raleigh, NC, USASenior
Base Salary
$144k - $223k/yr
Responsibilities
- Design, build, and support scalable, secure, high-performing full-stack software solutions.
- Influence architecture, engineering standards, technical direction, and platform strategy across teams.
- Lead complex initiatives from concept through implementation while balancing speed, quality, and maintainability.
- Mentor engineers through technical guidance, code reviews, design discussions, and knowledge sharing.
- Partner with cross-functional teams to translate business objectives and requirements into technical solutions.
- Identify risks, dependencies, and delivery opportunities early.
- Drive improvements in software quality, reliability, observability, and operational excellence.
- Contribute to cloud-native development, containerization, orchestration, infrastructure as code, application integrations, and system scalability.
- Lead troubleshooting and resolution of complex production issues.
- Champion testing strategies, automation, data-driven decision making, and collaborative engineering practices.
- Explore AI/ML capabilities and real-time collaboration tools to improve platform capabilities and developer productivity.
Requirements
- Senior-level software engineering experience demonstrated through the role's technical leadership, architecture, and complex delivery responsibilities.
- Experience building full-stack applications with React, Next.js, Node.js, Python, and Python web frameworks such as FastAPI or Flask.
- Experience with cloud-native development, Docker, ECS, Kubernetes, Terraform, and CloudFormation.
- Experience with PostgreSQL and ORMs such as Drizzle, Prisma, or SQLAlchemy.
- Ability to lead technical initiatives, mentor engineers, conduct code reviews, and influence engineering standards.
- Experience with software testing, automation, observability, production troubleshooting, integrations, and scalable systems.
- Ability to partner with business and cross-functional teams and communicate project information effectively.
- Interest or experience in AI/ML integrations, AI-assisted development, and real-time collaboration technologies such as WebSockets and Y.js.
- Ability to travel occasionally, up to 20%, including designated company summits.
Benefits
- Full-time regular position with 40 standard weekly hours and eligibility for bonuses.
- Medical, dental, vision, telehealth, mental healthcare, health savings account, and flexible spending account benefits.
- Basic and voluntary life insurance, disability coverage, accident coverage, critical illness coverage, hospital indemnity coverage, and legal and identity theft coverage.
- Retirement savings plan, wellbeing program, and discounted WGU tuition.
- Flexible paid time off and paid sick time without accrual requirements, 11 paid holidays, and other paid leaves including up to 12 weeks of parental leave.
- Occasional travel of up to 20% may be required, including one to two company summits per year and other business-related events.
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About Western Governors University
Western Governors University is a nonprofit, accredited online university offering competency-based bachelor’s and master’s degree programs for working adults in business, IT, teaching, and healthcare. It operates a tuition-based model with flat-rate terms that let students advance as they demonstrate proficiency. Founded in 1997 by 19 U.S. governors and based in the Salt Lake City, Utah area, WGU serves students nationwide through fully remote instruction and support.