Staff Software Engineer- Full-Stack Python and React
Role Overview
The Staff Software Engineer is a position of technical expertise, influence, and leadership in the technology realm.
The position will be required to apply their expert knowledge to ensure best practices and well-engineered architecture across the department.
They will also be a key stakeholder and initiator of major changes to processes, engineering practices, and system administration.
This position will be required to work in a space of solving critical issues and initiatives across multiple teams.
It will require an extensive and deep understanding of cutting-edge practices and innovative approaches to problems.
Principal Software Engineers are also tasked with establishing and maintaining a positive and productive culture based on the WGU Leadership Principles.
Key Skills for This Role
Full Job Posting
Preferred Qualifications
- Master's Degree or PhD in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field
- Experience with Salesforce development lifecycle techniques and Salesforce governor limits
- Experience with cloud-based telephony, CTI, SIP/VoIP phones and protocols, QoS, IVRs, and call recording
- Experience in architecting, implementing, and managing enterprise-level contact center solutions
- Job Description Disclaimer: This position description provides the major duties/responsibilities, requirements, and working conditions for the position. It is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current position; management reserves the right to revise or change as necessary to meet organizational needs. Other responsibilities may be assigned when circumstances require. This position requires occasional travel of up to 20%, including required attendance at designated company summits (typically one to two per year). Additional travel may include conferences, visits to company locations, and other business-related events as needed. Additional travel may be assigned as needed to support business requirements.
- #LI-TA1
- Position & Application Details
- Full-Time Regular Positions (classified as regular and working 40 standard weekly hours): This is a full-time, regular position (classified for 40 standard weekly hours) that is eligible for bonuses; medical, dental, vision, telehealth and mental healthcare; health savings account and flexible spending account; basic and voluntary life insurance; disability coverage; accident, critical illness and hospital indemnity supplemental coverages; legal and identity theft coverage; retirement savings plan; wellbeing program; discounted WGU tuition; and flexible paid time off for rest and relaxation with no need for accrual, flexible paid sick time with no need for accrual, 11 paid holidays, and other paid leaves, including up to 12 weeks of parental leave.
- How to Apply: If interested, an application will need to be submitted online. Internal WGU employees will need to apply through the internal job board in Workday.
- Additional Information
- Disclaimer: The job posting highlights the most critical responsibilities and requirements of the job. It’s not all-inclusive.
- Accommodations: Applicants with disabilities who require assistance or accommodation during the application or interview process should contact our Talent Acquisition team at [email protected].
- Equal Employment Opportunity: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any protected characteristic as required by law.
- AWS - Solutions Architect Cert preferred
- Job Description Disclaimer: This position description provides the major duties/responsibilities, requirements, and working conditions for the position. It is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current position; management reserves the right to revise or change as necessary to meet organizational needs. Other responsibilities may be assigned when circumstances require.
- This position requires occasional travel of up to 20%, including required attendance at designated company summits (typically one to two per year). Additional travel may include conferences, visits to company locations, and other business-related events as needed. Additional travel may be assigned as needed to support business requirements.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field - Equivalent relevant experience performing the essential functions of this job may substitute for the education degree requirement.
- 10 years of experience in software development
- React 18
- Experience building custom component libraries and accessibility auditing
- Python (preferably Django framework
- Django REST Framework
- Docker
- Kubernetes
- Relational Databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL)
- SQL, AWS Services
About Western Governors University
Online nonprofit university offering competency-based degrees.
Visit company websiteJobs and hiring trendsApply for this job in 1 click
Skip the repetitive application forms
Install the Base Career Chrome Extension and autofill job applications across major job boards with your profile.
Trusted by over 500,000 job seekers on Base Career
More from this employer
More jobs at Western Governors University
Part-Time, Evaluator - School of Technology, MSAIES, BSEE, BSCOME
, USA
Clinical & Field Experience Specialist
, USA
Program Mentor Health Sciences
, USA
Full-Time Instructor, Prelicensure (Maternal Psych)
, USA
Lead UX Designer - Craft Education
Nashville, USA
Onsite Instructor, Prelicensure Clinical - Columbia, SC - Part Time
Columbia, USA
Manager, Proctoring Operations
Salt Lake City, USA
Program Experience Researcher
Salt Lake City, USA