Senior Django Engineer
Senior Django Engineer
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$ 140200 - 217200
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Job Description
If youre passionate about building a better future for individuals communities and our countryand youre committed to working hard to play your part in building that futureconsider 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:
Job Description
At Western Governors University our ambition is to be the worlds most student-centric university; everything we do begins and ends with our students our alumni and their families. The success and wellbeing of individuals is at our core. Its why we exist. Its why we are committed to changing higher education. This is what it looks like to create pathways of opportunity for everyone: one by one. Our innovative approach and passionate team drive us to deliver exceptional solutions in education. With a commitment to excellence and a culture of collaboration we strive to be leaders in education technology.
About the Team and Project
This engineering team is focused on open-source software particularly the Open edX software. Open edX is a learning management system content management system course authoring tool and more which provides a platform to over 55 million learners across the world. Our team aims to improve the performance and accessibility to this platform and its peripheral functions. We are looking for highly skilled engineers who are willing to contribute advanced innovation to online education.
Core Responsibilities
- Write code that is understandable and extensible for other organizations and engineers to implement and reuse.
- Provide documentation that breaks down complex architecture or software concepts.
- Present ideas and concepts with clear communication in a way that helps others learn.
Technical Qualifications
- 5 years of professional experience in Django including building enterprise-grade applications.
- Bachelors degree in Computer Science Information Technology or related field (Masters preferred).
- Experience improving application performance across the backend models databases and migrations.
- Proven leadership in developing and scaling full-stack applications.
- Experience with modern infrastructure technologies including AWS Docker and containerization.
- Expertise in authentication protocols like OAuth 2.0 and SAML and experience in server-to-server integrations.
- Strong relational database experience with MySQL PostgreSQL etc.
- Hands-on experience with test automation frameworks such as pytest.
Expertise
- Proficiency in Git/GitHub npm pipenv and related development tools.
- Experience integrating third-party platforms and building custom API endpoints.
- Familiarity with open-source platforms like Open edX.
Basic Qualifications
- Strong communication skills and enthusiasm for engaging with a global community through pull requests events forums participation and working groups.
- Produces clear easy-to-follow documentation - in pull request descriptions GitHub issues official documentation etc.
- Effectively solves business problems with minimal oversight from technical discovery to community consensus to development to merging - and ultimately community adoption.
- Understands and makes well-reasoned design decisions considering tradeoffs and priorities. Considers community need and solicits community input as part of the decision-making process.
- Can reflect on community interactions and adjust behavior to create a welcoming and inclusive environment.
- Provides mentorship within team and community.
- Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelors Degree in Computer Science Information Technology or related field
- 6 years of experience in software development; pioneering new approaches and technologies in engineering
- Experience in web-based applications and web services using Python and Django and integrating third party products with existing infrastructure.
- 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
- Masters Degree or PhD in Computer Science Information Technology or related field
- Experience with IntellliJ/VS Code JIRA Git
- Experience with Agile/Scrum Project Development
- Experience with Java or a similar Object-oriented language
- Experience with IDM/OSSO Hibernate/Seam Banner
- Experience with Application Integration with legacy systems
- Experience with Cloud-Native Development and/or Porting/Refactoring of On-Site to Cloud (preferably AWS)
- Experience with J2EE Java EE JavaScript and SQL
- 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. Its 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.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
