Associate Software Engineer
About The Position
The Associate Software Engineer will work 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 and offers mentorship and exposure to modern software development practices, cloud technologies, and AI-assisted development tools. It is intended to help establish a foundation for long-term growth as a software engineer while supporting technology initiatives that expand access to education and student success. This is a full-time, regular, in-office position based in WGU’s Salt Lake City, Utah office. It requires five days per week in the office and occasional travel of up to 20%, including designated company summits, typically one to two per year, and potentially conferences, company locations, and other business-related events.
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 the 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 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.
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 without accrual.
- Flexible paid sick time without accrual.
- 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
