Associate AI Learning Systems Engineer

WGU; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 62,000 - 93,000; Full time

Job summary

Western Governors University (WGU) is seeking a developer to design and implement AI-powered learning systems that support scalable, high-quality education experiences. You will work at the intersection of applied AI, front-end development, and learning systems, translating learning intent into functional, reusable, and efficient components.

Under guidance from senior engineers, you will build foundational technical skills while contributing to interactive learning components, AI-assisted

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in related field.
• 1 year of experience in front-end development, learning systems, or related tech roles.
• Proficiency in front-end technologies: HTML, CSS, JavaScript.
• Experience using AI tools to support development, content workflows, or automation.

Responsibilities

• Assist in building interactive learning components with HTML, CSS and JavaScript.
• Support development and maintenance of reusable component libraries and templates.
• Contribute to course builds and system implementations per design specifications.
• Apply established patterns to ensure consistency and quality across products.
• Use AI tools to support content generation, transformation, and validation workflows.

Skills

Front-end development

AI tools usage

Team collaboration

Content workflow automation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Instructional Technology, Learning Experience Design, or related field

Tools

Claude

OpenAI

Gemini

Job description

Western Governors University (WGU) is seeking a developer to design and implement AI-powered learning systems that support scalable, high-quality education experiences. You will work at the intersection of applied AI, front-end development, and learning systems, translating learning intent into functional, reusable, and efficient components.

Under guidance from senior engineers, you will build foundational technical skills while contributing to interactive learning components, AI-assisted