Associate Software Engineer
About The Position
The Associate Software Engineer works alongside experienced full-stack engineers to design, build, test, implement, and support applications that improve the student experience and advance WGU’s mission. The role contributes to technology solutions for students and internal teams, while developing skills in modern software practices, cloud technologies, and AI-assisted development tools. It offers mentorship and a foundation for continued growth as a software engineer. This is a full-time, regular, in-office position based in WGU’s Salt Lake City, Utah office, with five days per week onsite. Occasional travel of up to 20% is required, including company summits (typically one to two per year), conferences, company locations, and other business-related events. Additional travel may be assigned as needed. The position is classified as 40 standard weekly hours and is eligible for bonuses and WGU’s listed benefits. The stated salary range is $73,800 to $110,700.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or a related technical field.
- Recent graduate or early-career software engineer with a strong foundation in software development principles.
- Practical experience with web services development.
- Interest in full-stack development and learning new technologies, including Salesforce technologies.
- Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate effectively with teammates and stakeholders.
- Curiosity, emotional intelligence, and a growth mindset.
- Ability to work successfully in both self-directed and team-based environments.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with Java or a similar object-oriented programming language.
- Experience with JavaScript/TypeScript and frameworks such as React, Angular, or Vue.js.
- Exposure to Agile development practices, Git, Jira, cloud-native technologies, or AI-assisted development tools.
Responsibilities
- Assist in designing, developing, testing, implementing, and supporting software applications and services.
- Write clean, maintainable, well-documented, and well-tested code with guidance from senior engineers.
- Translate business requirements into technical solutions and working software.
- Participate in code reviews, testing activities, and continuous improvement efforts.
- Identify risks, dependencies, and gaps in requirements and communicate them appropriately.
- Collaborate with engineers, product partners, and stakeholders across the organization.
- Support the development, maintenance, and enhancement of web applications and backend services.
- Attend company summits and team events as needed.
- Travel to conferences, company locations, and business-related meetings when required; support additional business travel as assigned.
Benefits
- 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
- Flexible paid time off with no accrual requirement
- Flexible paid sick time with no accrual requirement
- 11 paid holidays
- Other paid leaves, including up to 12 weeks of parental leave
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
