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From the employer's careers site First seen 27 Oct 2026

Software Engineer II

Salary

$118,900 - $178,500 per year

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Description

We are seeking a Software Engineer II to join our team. As a Software Engineer II, you will be responsible for designing, developing, testing, and supporting web-based applications and services. You will contribute across the software development lifecycle, solve complex technical problems, and help build reliable, scalable solutions in a public cloud environment.

Responsibilities:

  • Design, develop, test, and support web-based applications and services while delivering high-quality solutions on time and within scope.
  • Translate functional, non-functional, and implied requirements into thoughtful designs and code, identifying gaps and risks along the way.
  • Contribute to full-stack development across application layers, including user interfaces, services, databases, middleware, and integrations.
  • Build solutions with scale, reliability, security, fault tolerance, and cost in mind, particularly within public cloud environments.
  • Partner with team members and Operations to rapidly identify and resolve system issues and minimize service disruptions.
  • Apply effective testing strategies that balance quality, implementation time, and cost.
  • Participate in knowledge sharing, continuously build your technical expertise, and contribute to a collaborative, cohesive engineering team.

Requirements:

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field.
  • 3 years of experience and a proven track record in developing web-based applications and web services using Java, REST, and other web technologies.
  • 2 years of experience with software, Java (Spring, Apex), JavaScript (Node.js, React, Angular).
  • Experience interfacing with databases and integrating third-party products with existing infrastructure.
  • Understanding of software development practices, including planning, coding, testing, security, algorithms, tools, and system design.
  • Ability to design solutions that meet functional and non-functional requirements using appropriate design patterns, system decomposition, security, and fault tolerance.
  • Interest in learning and developing expertise in Apex, alongside your full-stack experience with Java, Angular, and AWS.

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
  • Other paid leaves, including up to 12 weeks of parental leave

Skills

Required

Nice to have

  • IntelliJ/VS Code
  • JIRA
  • GIT
  • Agile/Scrum Project Development
  • Salesforce
  • Copado
  • IDM/OSSO
  • Hibernate/Seam
  • Banner
  • application integration with legacy systems
  • J2EE
  • Java EE
  • Cloud-Native Development

Ready to apply?

You apply with the employer directly. Their original posting is here: https://wgu.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/External/job/Phoenix-AZ/Software-Engineer-II_JR-026377-1

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