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Senior Principal Software Engineer

3 weeks ago

Salt Lake, Utah, United States Western Governors University Full time $197,000 - $305,300

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: Technical 413Pay Range: $197, $305,300.00

Job Description

Job Duties
  • Coordinates with executive team on strategy and long-term road map for cutting-edge applications and services to increase and improve the student experience.
  • Helps achieve higher levels of maturity and delivery of business value via improved communication across the idea intake process.
  • Develops and grooms the idea and product prioritization process and fosters a culture of accountability for on time product delivery, product quality, cost, and operations.
  • Fosters and utilizes innovative approaches to problems and functionality that focuses on students and all key stakeholders.
  • Owns technologies focusing on student success and scalability while supporting a student-focused user experience.
  • Mentors and advises engineering teams on new languages and technologies; acts as a resident expert when needed.
  • Directly intakes ideas originating from university leadership and manages those relationships.
  • Provides leadership and direction for the software engineering group across the University.
  • Clearly communicates the product strategy to the executive team, exposing risks and trade-offs.
  • Acts as a key stakeholder in the evaluation of potential technologies for use within the enterprise.
  • Evaluates new tools and technologies, creates prototypes and proofs of concept, and shares the results with peers.
  • Works with internal customers to gather business processes and project requirements.
  • Performs other job-related duties as assigned.
KSAs
  • Expert understanding of the processes associated with software development, including Planning, Measurement, Coding, Testing, Reuse, Tools, Abstraction, Algorithms and Complexity, Security, and basic system understanding.
  • Ability to employ the tools and techniques related to an engineering discipline, such as database management, user interface development, inter-process communications, etc.
  • Ability to create designs that can be realized in code that achieve functional and non-functional requirements of the system. Appropriately uses design patterns, system decomposition, security, and fault tolerance. A demonstrated capability in one or more design methodologies, such as Object-oriented design, Function-oriented design, data centered design and the notations appropriate for each.
  • Ability to understand differences, strengths and weaknesses of various Software Development Life Cycle models, and practical considerations of options
  • Understands implications of Software as a Service in the creation of software systems. Thinks of and designs for scale, reliability, and cost in a public cloud environment. Uses data and metrics to analyze Key Performance Indicators.
  • Ability to explain the basic value of a system and subsystems to users and how the various subsystems inter-operate to provide features. Able to act as a partner with Operations in solving platform problems at a system level. Knows what the system can and cannot do.
  • Ability to demonstrate a sense of urgency when looking for solutions to problems
  • Understands the general higher education landscape, particularly with on-line higher education, including competitive landscape, opportunities, and feature gaps.
  • Ability to identify innovative ideas or technologies that represent opportunities to advance the capabilities of the university education platform, our efficiencies in improving out platform, or both. Can leverage change management processes to drive adoption.
  • Ability to make the team stronger and more cohesive
  • Strong communication skills with the ability to engage others at the right level at the right time. Communicates effectively in group settings by knowing audience, listening effectively, and being responsive. Presents solutions not just problems and effectively manages expectations.
  • Ability to identify, mitigate, or avoid risks and works closely with leads or managers to make sure that such risks and dependencies are understood, accounted, and planned for through an appropriate strategy.
Minimum Qualifications
  • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field
  • 13 years of experience in software development; pioneering new approaches and technologies in engineering, working in a fast-paced environment, managing multiple teams
  • Experience in web-based applications and web services using Java, REST, SQL, GIT, and other technologies, including experience integrating third-party products
  • Equivalent relevant experience performing the essential functions of this job may substitute for education degree requirements. Generally, equivalent relevant experience is defined as 1 year of experience for 1 year of education and is the discretion of the hiring manager.
Preferred Qualifications
  • Master's Degree or PhD in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field
  • Technical Experience in any of the following: GIT, SQL, Spring, Spring boot, Java, Angular 2 or later and AWS Services
  • 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 architecting, implementing, and managing enterprise-level contact center solutions
  • Strong experience with distance education and distance learning students
  • Technical Certifications
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, however management reserves the right to revise or change as necessary to meet organizational needs. Other responsibilities may be assigned when circumstances require.

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

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