Senior Software Engineer - Lead Platform & AI Innovation

WGU Labs; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 144,000 - 223,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

Telehealth

Mental healthcare

Health Savings Account (HSA)

Flexible Spending Account (FSA)

Life insurance (basic & voluntary)

Disability coverage

Retirement savings plan

Wellbeing program

Discounted tuition

Flexible paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

WGU Labs is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to design, develop, and deliver scalable software solutions for higher education platforms. You will lead technical direction, mentor engineers, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to align with strategic goals.

The role emphasizes modern full-stack development, cloud-native practices, and AI-assisted delivery, with a strong focus on reliability, performance, and student outcomes. Based in Salt Lake City, UT.

Qualifications

• Experience in full-stack development using modern tech stack (React/Next.js, Python).
• Proven track record leading complex engineering initiatives and mentoring peers.
• Strong collaboration with cross-functional teams and product stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain scalable software using a modern stack (React, Next.js, Node.js, Python).
• Lead architecture discussions and set engineering standards across teams.
• Mentor engineers, review code, and guide design decisions.
• Partner with product and ops teams to translate requirements into robust technical solutions.
• Identify risks early and drive preemptive mitigation to ensure on-time delivery.
• Champion testing, observability, and CI/CD practices to improve reliability.
• Explore cloud-native modernization, containers, IaC, and AI-enhanced capabilities.

Skills

Full-stack development

Technical leadership

Mentoring engineers

Cross-functional collaboration

AI-assisted development

Tools

React

Next.js

Node.js

Python

PostgreSQL

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

CloudFormation

WebSockets

Y.js

AI/ML services

Drizzle ORM

Prisma

SQLAlchemy

Job description

WGU Labs is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to design, develop, and deliver scalable software solutions for higher education platforms. You will lead technical direction, mentor engineers, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to align with strategic goals.

The role emphasizes modern full-stack development, cloud-native practices, and AI-assisted delivery, with a strong focus on reliability, performance, and student outcomes. Based in Salt Lake City, UT.