Senior Software Engineer (Python and Java)
Company: Western Governors University
Location: Salt Lake City
Posted on: August 7, 2022
Job Description:
If you're passionate about building a better future for
individuals, communities, and our country-and you're committed to
working hard to play your part in building that future-consider WGU
as the next step in your career.Driven by a mission to expand
access to higher education through online, competency-based degree
programs, WGU is also committed to being a great place to work for
a diverse workforce of student-focused professionals. The
university has pioneered a new way to learn in the 21st century,
one that has received praise from academic, industry, government,
and media leaders. Whatever your role, working for WGU gives you a
part to play in helping students graduate, creating a better
tomorrow for themselves and their families.
100% Remote PositionGreat Benefits: Health, Vision, Dental, 401k,
Tuition Discount, Health and Wellness programs.Collaborative teams
working toward common goals and a mission to provide imperial
quality higher education to all. As the most student-centric
university in the world, the story of WGU is centered on our
students. We are directly invested in their struggles, their lives,
and their successes. WGU developed out of a vision for the future
of higher education that emerged among the governors of the Western
Governors Association (hence our name), but WGU operates
independently with its own governance structure. This allows us to
keep our focus on students, following the vision that got us
started.Job Profile Summary:The Senior Software Engineer is
responsible for the research, design, development, analysis,
testing, and implementation of software operating or application
systems. They communicate project information to client, project
manager, or other design personnel working on projects. They
maintain good working relationships with clients and staff. They
write and maintains complete documentation. They support team
members and ensures established goals and deadlines are met. They
keep management informed of status and significant
problems.Essential Functions and Responsibilities:
- Develop web applications and web services using Java, Python,
REST, XML, HTTP, and other web technologies.
- Manage multiple tasks and responsibilities in high-pressure
environments; excelling at pinpointing and resolving problems in
early project stages to avoid cost/time expenses.
- Deliver high quality projects on time, through ability to
design architecture, write high quality code, and execute effective
unit tests.
- Optimize performance tuning for high utilization 24x7
access.
- Integrate third party products with existing
infrastructure.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills and the
ability to work equally well in self-managed and team-based Agile
projects.
- Work with internal customers to gather business processes and
project requirements.
- Researches, designs, and develops computer software systems, in
conjunction with hardware product development applying principles
and techniques of computer science, engineering, and mathematical
analysis.
- Analyzes software requirements to determine feasibility of
design within time and cost constraints.
- Consults with hardware engineers and other engineering staff to
evaluate interface between hardware and software, and operational
and performance requirements of overall system.
- Formulates and designs software system, using scientific
analysis and mathematical models to predict and measure outcome and
consequences of design.
- Develops and directs software system testing procedures,
programming, and documentation.
- Ensures work area is clean, secure, and well maintained.
- Performs miscellaneous projects as assigned.
- Updates technical skills as required.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.Knowledge, Skill and
Abilities:
- Experience with Web Services development:
Java/Python/REST/Angular
- Good understanding of issue troubleshooting and performance
tuning
- Commitment to quality through the ability to translate complex
technical requirements into functional software using best
practices to write high quality code.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Working equally well in self-managed and team-based Agile
projects and the ability to provide technical guidance and
leadership to other team members.Job Qualifications:Minimum
Qualifications:
- Subject matter expert in the area of responsibility or has
extensive knowledge of several technical areas.
- Typically requires a technical university degree or equivalent
experience.
- 6 years of prior relevant experience.
- Advanced degrees (Master's or PhD) may be required for certain
disciplines and reduce the experience requirement by 2-4
years.Department Specific Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor of Science Degree in Computer Science, Information
Technology, or related field.
- Minimum of 6 years' experience and a proven track record in
developing web-based applications and web services using Java,
SOAP, REST, XML, and other web technologies, including experience
interfacing with Oracle databases, and integrating third party
products with existing infrastructure.Preferred
Qualifications:Other Technical Experience That Would be a Plus
- Springboot
- Angular
- AWS
- Experience with Kubernetes and microservice architecture is a
strong plus.
- CI/CD Pipeline experience is highly desiredDisclaimer: This Job
Description has been designed to indicate the general nature,
essential duties, and responsibilities of work performed by
employees within this classification. It does not contain a
comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and
qualifications that are required of the employee to do this job.
Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with
or without notice. This Job Description does not constitute a
contract of employment and the University may exercise its
employment-at-will rights at any time.#LI-AW2#LI-Remote
As an equal opportunity employer, WGU recognizes that our strength
lies in our people. We are committed to diversity.
Keywords: Western Governors University, Salt Lake City , Senior Software Engineer (Python and Java), IT / Software / Systems , Salt Lake City, Utah
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