Senior Software Engineer - Site Reliability
Western Governors UniversitySalt Lake City, Utah, United States
Posted December 16, 2025
140200 - 217200 USD year
Full Time
About the Company
WGU is a non-profit online university that is committed to expanding access to higher education through competency-based degree programs.
Job Description
WGU is seeking a Senior Software Engineer - Site Reliability to join our team. As a key member of our engineering team, you will be responsible for mentoring junior engineers, leading teams, and contributing to the development of our online higher education platform. If you are passionate about building a better future for individuals, communities, and our country, and you are committed to working hard to play your part in building that future, consider WGU as the next step in your career.
Requirements
- Acts as an expert in assigned areas of software engineering
- Mentors other more junior engineers to be more effective in their role
- Maintains accountability for quality of services in their assigned area and success of assigned projects for on-time, on-budget, and on-scope delivery
- Contributes as a lead or consultant for at least one team
- Leads teams or cross-functional groups in identifying and transferring knowledge through formal and informal means
- Communicates effectively and regularly with other disciplines to identify and resolve problems and contribute to organization success
- Speaks authoritatively and accurately with respect to questions related to their area of ownership or the platform as a whole
- Assists engineering management in identifying opportunities for improvement within the team, including training, technical feedback, emerging problems, etc.
- Performs other job-related duties as assigned
Benefits
- 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
- 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
- Other paid leaves, including up to 12 weeks of parental leave
