Senior Software Engineer

Western Governors University
Salt Lake City
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeUSD 143,700 - 222,700 annuallyFunction: Software EngineeringExperience: 5+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Communication","Collaboration","Technical leadership","Mentoring","Troubleshooting"]

Design, build, and scale modern distributed systems and backend services that power student and employee experiences. Lead backend architecture decisions for scalability, reliability, security, and performance while maintaining RESTful APIs and microservices. Collaborate with frontend and mobile teams (Angular and Flutter) and work closely with product managers, architects, and DevOps to deliver secure, high-performing, cloud-native solutions. Mentor engineers through code reviews and technical leadership.

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Western Governors University
Western Governors University
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Senior Software Engineer

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Job Summary

Design, build, and scale modern distributed systems and backend services that power student and employee experiences. Lead backend architecture decisions for scalability, reliability, security, and performance while maintaining RESTful APIs and microservices. Collaborate with frontend and mobile teams (Angular and Flutter) and work closely with product managers, architects, and DevOps to deliver secure, high-performing, cloud-native solutions. Mentor engineers through code reviews and technical leadership.
Location: Salt Lake City
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Software Engineering
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend services, APIs, and distributed systems using Java and Python.
  • •Lead backend architecture decisions focused on scalability, reliability, security, and performance.
  • •Build and maintain RESTful APIs and microservices supporting web and mobile applications.
  • •Collaborate with frontend and mobile teams (Angular and Flutter) to deliver end-to-end solutions.
  • •Drive engineering best practices including testing, CI/CD, observability, and secure software development; mentor engineers and resolve complex production issues.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 143,700 - 222,700 annually
Perks:Health InsuranceDentalVisionHsaRetirement SavingsPaid HolidaysParental Leave

Key Requirements

  • •Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science/Software Engineering or related field, or equivalent practical experience.
  • •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) and CI/CD; Docker and Kubernetes experience required.
Experience:5+ years
Education:Bachelor's in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field
Skills:CommunicationCollaborationTechnical leadershipMentoringTroubleshooting
Tech Stack:JavaPythonRESTAPIsMicroservicesDistributed systemsSpring BootFastAPIFlaskDjangoAngularTypeScriptFlutterCI/CDDockerKubernetesAWSAzureGCPDevOps

Company Brief

Western Governors University
An accredited, nonprofit online university offering competency-based bachelor’s and master’s degree programs focused on workforce-relevant skills across business, IT, education, health, and nursing.
Industry: Education
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Growth: Nonprofit & NGO
Headquarters: Salt Lake City, United States
Founded: 1997
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