Senior Manager, SWE Backend
Western Governors UniversitySalt Lake City, Utah, United States
Posted March 31, 2026
170400 - 281200 USD
Full Time
About the Company
WGU is a non-profit online university that is committed to providing access to higher education through online, competency-based degree programs.
Job Description
WGU is seeking a Senior Manager, Software Engineer to lead engineers on product development and integration teams, providing vision, training, technical standards, and direction. The role involves supervising engineering team members, collaborating with leadership, and ensuring optimized performance for high utilization, 24x7 access, accessibility, and scalability.
Requirements
- 10+ years of experience in developing web-based applications and web services using Java, REST, XML, and other web technologies
- 2 years of experience leading teams of software engineering professionals
- Bachelor’s degree in computer sciences, information technology, or related field OR equivalent and relevant work experience
Benefits
- 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 for rest and relaxation with no need for accrual
- Flexible paid sick time with no need for accrual
- 11 paid holidays
- Up to 12 weeks of parental leave
