Hiring: Senior Software Engineer - Web Platform Company: Western Governors University Location: Salt Lake City Metropolitan Area Job Posted Time: 2026-09-16 10:43:00 Employment Type: Full-time Target Skills & Keywords : AWS, Accessibility, Agile, Angular, ArgoCD, Azure, CI/CD, Cypress, Design System, Docker, Git, GitHub Actions, JavaScript, Jest, Kubernetes, Playwright, REST, SCSS, Scrum, TypeScript, WCAG, Workday About the job Experience: •3+ years of professional software engineering experience Required Skills: •At WGU, technology powers opportunity. We're looking for a talented and motivated Software Engineer II to join our Web Platform Team and help build the foundations that enable teams across the organization to deliver modern, scalable, and accessible web experiences. •This role is ideal for an engineer who enjoys working on platform architecture, developer experience, build systems, and engineering enablement. Rather than focusing on individual product features, you'll build and maintain the shared frameworks, libraries, tooling, and deployment capabilities that power WGU's Angular-based web applications. •You'll work closely with application teams, architects, DevOps engineers, and fellow platform engineers to improve development workflows, establish engineering standards, and ensure our front-end ecosystem remains scalable, maintainable, and efficient. •This is an excellent opportunity for an engineer who wants to deepen their expertise in modern web technologies, platform engineering, CI/CD automation, and large-scale enterprise front-end architecture while supporting a mission-driven organization focused on student success. •This is an in-office position designated to work from our Salt Lake City headquarters.* •Design, develop, and maintain shared front-end libraries, tooling, and platform services used across multiple engineering teams •Build and support enterprise-scale Angular applications and reusable UI components •Contribute to the architecture and maintenance of Nx monorepos and shared codebases Qualifications: •Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field, or equivalent professional experience •Strong experience with Angular and TypeScript •In-depth knowledge of modern JavaScript/TypeScript development practices •Operational familiarity with cloud-native development and deployment practices •Understanding of software architecture principles, modular design, and scalable application development •Strong troubleshooting, debugging, and problem-solving skills •Effective communication and collaboration skills Compensation: •$143,700 - $222,700 / year Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!