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:
Job Description
At Western Governors University, we're building modern digital platforms that expand access to education at scale. We're seeking a highly skilled Senior Software Engineer to join our Web Platform Team and help shape the foundation that powers web development across the organization.This role is ideal for an engineer who enjoys solving complex technical challenges, improving developer experience, and designing scalable platform solutions that enable engineering teams to deliver high-quality software efficiently. You'll play a key role in evolving our Angular-based web ecosystem, shared tooling, CI/CD capabilities, deployment patterns, and engineering standards.
As a senior member of the team, you'll partner with engineers, architects, DevOps professionals, and technical leaders across the organization to build and support the frameworks, libraries, pipelines, and platform capabilities that accelerate delivery and promote engineering excellence.
This is an opportunity to influence technical strategy, mentor engineers, and help define the future of front-end platform engineering at WGU.
What You'll Do
Design, develop, and maintain shared platform capabilities used across multiple engineering teams
Lead architectural decisions related to Angular applications, Nx monorepos, shared libraries, and front-end development standards
Build and maintain reusable frameworks, tooling, and component libraries that improve developer productivity and consistency
Design and enhance CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions and related automation tools
Support and improve deployment processes using Octopus Deploy, ArgoCD, and cloud-native deployment practices
Collaborate with engineering teams to identify platform needs and eliminate development friction
Establish best practices for application architecture, code quality, testing, accessibility, security, and performance
Drive platform modernization initiatives and evaluate new technologies, tools, and engineering approaches
Troubleshoot complex issues involving build systems, dependency management, deployments, and development tooling
Mentor engineers through code reviews, technical coaching, design discussions, and architectural guidance
Contribute to technical roadmaps and long-term platform strategy
Promote operational excellence, observability, reliability, and continuous improvement across the platform ecosystem
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field, or equivalent professional experience
5+ years of professional software engineering experience
Advanced experience with Angular, TypeScript, and modern JavaScript development
Experience designing and maintaining large-scale front-end applications and shared application frameworks
Strong understanding of software architecture, modular design, and scalable application development
Experience developing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines
Strong proficiency with Git-based development workflows and collaborative engineering practices
Experience supporting enterprise-scale web applications and multiple engineering teams
Strong understanding of testing strategies, application performance, security, and accessibility
Experience working with cloud platforms such as Azure, AWS, or GCP
Excellent troubleshooting, debugging, and problem-solving skills
Strong communication, collaboration, and technical leadership abilities
Deep experience with Nx monorepos and workspace architecture
Experience designing and maintaining shared Angular libraries, component libraries, or design system implementations
Experience building internal developer platforms and engineering enablement solutions
Experience with GitHub Actions for enterprise-scale automation and CI/CD workflows
Experience with Octopus Deploy, ArgoCD, or similar deployment orchestration platforms
Experience with JavaScript package management, dependency governance, and build optimization
Familiarity with containerized application deployment using Docker and Kubernetes
Experience implementing front-end observability and telemetry solutions
Knowledge of accessibility standards (WCAG) and front-end performance optimization techniques
Experience supporting large engineering organizations through shared tooling and platform services
Experience evaluating and introducing new development tools, frameworks, and engineering practices
Experience working in Agile product delivery environments
Passion for developer experience, platform engineering, and technical excellence
Creating platform capabilities that accelerate development across multiple teams
Improving build reliability, deployment speed, and engineering productivity
Establishing scalable architectural patterns and engineering standards
Delivering high-quality shared libraries, tooling, and platform services
Strengthening platform observability, maintainability, and operational excellence
Providing technical leadership and mentorship across the engineering organization
Enabling teams to build consistent, secure, accessible, and performant web experiences
Influence the technical direction of WGU's web ecosystem
Build frameworks, tooling, and infrastructure used across the organization
Work with modern technologies including Angular, TypeScript, Nx, GitHub Actions, ArgoCD, and cloud platforms
Solve complex platform and developer-experience challenges at scale
Collaborate with talented engineers in a supportive, mission-driven culture
Help improve educational outcomes by enabling teams to deliver exceptional digital experiences for students and employees
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.
Skills Required
- 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
What We Do
Western Governors University is a private, nonprofit online university that provides accessible, competency-based education designed for working professionals.
