Senior Software Engineer (AI-First, Full-Stack, AWS, Kubernetes)

Responsibilities

• Technical Discovery & Research
• Lead research and discovery for complex, ambiguous problem spaces through architectural spikes, prototypes, and proof‑of‑concepts
• Evaluate new technologies, AWS services, Kubernetes patterns, and AI capabilities
• Perform build‑vs‑buy and managed‑service vs. self‑managed tradeoff analyses
• Translate findings into clear architectural direction and implementation plans
• AI & Large Language Models
• Design, implement, and evaluate AI‑powered features using Large Language Models
• Apply prompt engineering, retrieval‑augmented generation (RAG), and agent‑based workflows
• Design AI systems that account for latency, cost, reliability, observability, and safety
• Deploy AI services in containerized environments and integrate them with cloud‑native infrastructure
• Stay current with applied AI /LLM advancements and production best practices
• Full‑Stack Engineering
• Own features end‑to‑end, from frontend experiences to backend services and data layers
• Build modern, responsive user interfaces using Angular, or similar frameworks
• Design and implement scalable backend services and APIs
• Ensure solutions meet high standards for performance, reliability, security, and maintainability
• AWS , Kubernetes & Cloud‑Native Architecture
• Design, deploy, and operate cloud‑native systems on AWS using Kubernetes
• Build and operate containerized workloads using Docker and Kubernetes (EKS or equivalent)
• Design Kubernetes deployments, services, ingress, autoscaling, and resource management strategies
• Implement secure, highly available architectures using AWS and Kubernetes best practices
• Apply Infrastructure as Code using tools such as Terraform and Helm
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize distributed systems using cloud and Kubernetes observability tools
• DevOps & Reliability
• Design and maintain CI/CD pipelines that build, test, and deploy containerized applications
• Support zero‑downtime deployments and safe rollout strategies (e.g., blue/green, canary)
• Participate in on‑call rotations and incident response for production systems
• Drive improvements in reliability, scalability, and developer experience
• Leadership & Collaboration
• Provide technical leadership on projects and guide architectural decisions
• Mentor engineers through design reviews, code reviews, and hands‑on collaboration
• Partner with product managers and designers to align technical solutions with user needs
• Communicate clearly about technical tradeoffs, risks, and system behavior

Requirements

• Required Qualifications
• 6+ years of professional software engineering experience
• Bachelor's Degree - equivalent relevant experience performing the essential functions of this job may substitute for education degree requirements
• Strong proficiency in a modern backend language (e.g.,

Additional Information

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 410 Pay Range: $140,200.00 - $217,200.00 Job Description Role Overview We are seeking a Senior Software Engineer who thrives in ambiguous problem spaces and excels at technical research, discovery, and analysis. This role requires strong end‑to‑end engineering skills across frontend and backend systems, along with hands‑on experience designing and delivering AI‑powered applications using Large Language Models (LLMs) deployed on AWS and Kubernetes . In this role, you will lead technical discovery efforts, explore emerging approaches, and translate loosely defined problems into scalable, production‑ready solutions. You will work closely with product, design, and engineering partners to shape user‑facing experiences and cloud‑native, containerized platform capabilities. This is a hands‑on senior individual contributor role with strong ownership of architecture, delivery, and mentoring.

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