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WGU is hiring a Senior Manager, Software Engineering to lead and mentor engineering teams in product development and integration. The role involves providing technical vision, training, and standards while collaborating closely with leadership and cross-functional teams to drive innovation and maintain secure, high-performance solutions.

Highlights

Lead and supervise engineers focused on front-end, back-end, quality engineering, cloud engineering, and architecture.
Collaborate with leadership and stakeholders to define technical vision, platforms, and security measures.
Interface with internal and external customers to gather technical requirements and negotiate dependencies.
Ensure software performance is optimized for high utilization, accessibility, scalability, and security compliance.
Develop and oversee software testing procedures and documentation.
Continuously improve team development processes balancing speed, security, and stability.
Provide technical and architectural leadership, coaching engineering teams effectively.
Required skills include proficiency in Java, REST, XML, web technologies, database interfacing, and integrating third-party products in cloud and on-prem environments.
Minimum qualifications: Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience, 8+ years in web-based development, and 2 years leading software engineering teams.
Compensation range: $170,400 to $281,200, with eligibility for bonuses and comprehensive benefits including flexible paid time off, parental leave, and tuition discounts.

Senior Manager, Software Engineering Full Description

Senior Manager, Software Engineering

Salt Lake City, UT

Full time

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.

The salary range for this position takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs.

At WGU, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their position, and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is:
Grade: Management Technical 715Pay Range: $170,400.00 - $281,200.00

Job DescriptionThe Senior Manager, Software Engineer role leads engineers on product development and integration teams. They will provide vision, training, technical standards, and direction to engineers who are required to know multiple languages for front-end, back-end, qa and cloud engineering responsibilities. They will work closely with leadership to strengthen a culture of collaboration and innovation within highly effective teams. They will contribute to cross-functional teams as a lead engineer mentoring or pairing with team members in technical and development tasks.

The Senior Manager, Software Engineer role leads engineers on product development and integration teams. They will provide vision, training, technical standards, and direction to engineers who are required to know multiple languages for front-end, back-end, Quality Engineering, Cloud Engineering, and Architectual responsibilities. They will work closely with leadership to strengthen a culture of collaboration and innovation within highly effective teams. They will contribute to cross-functional teams as a lead engineer mentoring or pairing with team members in technical and development tasks.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

Supervises engineering and architectural team members, providing training, technical standards, and direction.
Collaborates with leadership, designers, developers, and subject matter experts to establish the technical vision and analyze trade-offs between usability and performance needs, determining platforms, components, software applications, technologies, cloud and on-prem infrastructure, and security measures.
Interfaces with product, project, and program offices as well as external teams in the definition and execution of development projects; maintains collaborative relationships with all appropriate stakeholders.
Works with internal and external customers to elicit technical requirements. Negotiates dependencies and maintains productive working relationships.
Ensures optimized performance for high utilization, 24x7 access, accessibility (ADA), responsiveness, and scalability.
Ensures student data is always handled securely and in compliance with applicable laws.
Develops and directs software and infrastructure system testing procedures, programming, and documentation.
Continuously improves team’s development approach, maximizing team’s ability to balance quick execution with security and stability.
Clearly communicates constraints, conflicts, requirements, compatibility issues, and items which could affect project outcome, final performance level, or product efficacy. Offers appropriate alternatives and contingency plans.
Provide technical and architectural leadership and successfully coach an engineering team.

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in computer sciences, information technology, or related field OR equivalent and relevant work experience.
8+ years of experience and a proven track record in developing web-based applications and web services using Java, REST, XML, and other web technologies, including experience interfacing with databases, and integrating third party products with existing infrastructure in both the cloud and on-prem.
2 years of experience leading teams of software engineering professionals.

Preferred Qualifications:

5 years of experience leading teams of senior level software and infrastructure engineers.
Master’s degree in computer science, information technology, or related field.

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.

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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 recruiting@wgu.edu.

Equal Employment Opportunity: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any protected characteristic as required by law.

Original Job Description

Senior Manager, Software Engineering

Salt Lake City, UT

Full time

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

Supervises engineering and architectural team members, providing training, technical standards, and direction.
Collaborates with leadership, designers, developers, and subject matter experts to establish the technical vision and analyze trade-offs between usability and performance needs, determining platforms, components, software applications, technologies, cloud and on-prem infrastructure, and security measures.
Interfaces with product, project, and program offices as well as external teams in the definition and execution of development projects; maintains collaborative relationships with all appropriate stakeholders.
Works with internal and external customers to elicit technical requirements. Negotiates dependencies and maintains productive working relationships.
Ensures optimized performance for high utilization, 24x7 access, accessibility (ADA), responsiveness, and scalability.
Ensures student data is always handled securely and in compliance with applicable laws.
Develops and directs software and infrastructure system testing procedures, programming, and documentation.
Continuously improves team’s development approach, maximizing team’s ability to balance quick execution with security and stability.
Clearly communicates constraints, conflicts, requirements, compatibility issues, and items which could affect project outcome, final performance level, or product efficacy. Offers appropriate alternatives and contingency plans.
Provide technical and architectural leadership and successfully coach an engineering team.

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in computer sciences, information technology, or related field OR equivalent and relevant work experience.
8+ years of experience and a proven track record in developing web-based applications and web services using Java, REST, XML, and other web technologies, including experience interfacing with databases, and integrating third party products with existing infrastructure in both the cloud and on-prem.
2 years of experience leading teams of software engineering professionals.

Preferred Qualifications:

5 years of experience leading teams of senior level software and infrastructure engineers.
Master’s degree in computer science, information technology, or related field.

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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 recruiting@wgu.edu.

Equal Employment Opportunity: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any protected characteristic as required by law.

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