Senior Software Engineer: Lead Scalable Web & API Dev

Western Governors University; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 144,000 - 223,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonuses

Healthcare benefits

Retirement plan

Job summary

Western Governors University in Salt Lake City is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to drive the design, development, testing, and deployment of software systems. You will own features from concept to production, collaborating with product and operations to ensure quality and reliability at scale.

You’ll write production code, design APIs, build automated tests, and mentor peers while elevating observability and performance in a fast-paced, mission-driven environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• 6+ years of professional software development experience.
• Experience with web applications and APIs, Java, databases, and third‑party integrations.
• Automated testing experience and knowledge of quality engineering.

Responsibilities

• Own solutions from design through production.
• Design and build modern web applications and APIs with an emphasis on scalability, security, and performance.
• Develop test automation and expand CI/CD and observability.
• Provide architectural guidance and mentor other engineers.

Skills

System design

Coding

Testing

Security

Algorithms

Dev tooling

SDLC

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field

Tools

Java

REST APIs

ServiceNow

Databases

Playwright

Cypress

Selenium

Jira

VS Code

Dynatrace

Postman

REST Assured

Job description

Western Governors University in Salt Lake City is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to drive the design, development, testing, and deployment of software systems. You will own features from concept to production, collaborating with product and operations to ensure quality and reliability at scale.

You’ll write production code, design APIs, build automated tests, and mentor peers while elevating observability and performance in a fast-paced, mission-driven environment.