Freelance Front End Web Developer Jobs in Utah (NOW HIRING)

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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 408Pay Range: $118,900.00 - $178,500.00

Job Description

At WGU, technology powers opportunity. We're looking for a talented and motivated Software Engineer II to join our Web Platform Team and help build the foundations that enable teams across the organization to deliver modern, scalable, and accessible web experiences.
This role is ideal for an engineer who enjoys working on platform architecture, developer experience, build systems, and engineering enablement. Rather than focusing on individual product features, you'll build and maintain the shared frameworks, libraries, tooling, and deployment capabilities that power WGU's Angular-based web applications.
You'll work closely with application teams, architects, DevOps engineers, and fellow platform engineers to improve development workflows, establish engineering standards, and ensure our front-end ecosystem remains scalable, maintainable, and efficient.
This is an excellent opportunity for an engineer who wants to deepen their expertise in modern web technologies, platform engineering, CI/CD automation, and large-scale enterprise front-end architecture while supporting a mission-driven organization focused on student success.What You'll Do

• Design, develop, and maintain shared front-end libraries, tooling, and platform services used across multiple engineering teams

• Build and support enterprise-scale Angular applications and reusable UI components

• Contribute to the architecture and maintenance of Nx monorepos and shared codebases

• Improve developer experience through automation, tooling, documentation, and engineering best practices

• Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions and related DevOps tooling

• Support deployment and release processes using Octopus Deploy and ArgoCD

• Establish and promote front-end standards for code quality, testing, accessibility, performance, and maintainability

• Collaborate with application teams to identify platform needs and reduce development friction

• Participate in code reviews and contribute to engineering standards and architecture discussions

• Troubleshoot and resolve issues involving build systems, deployment pipelines, development tooling, and platform infrastructure

• Monitor platform health and continuously improve reliability, scalability, and developer productivity

• Contribute to an Agile engineering culture focused on continuous improvement, innovation, and operational excellence

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field, or equivalent professional experience

• 3+ years of professional software engineering experience

• Strong experience with Angular and TypeScript

• Experience building and maintaining reusable component libraries, shared services, or front-end frameworks

• Strong understanding of modern JavaScript/TypeScript development practices

• Experience with HTML5, CSS3, SCSS, and responsive web design

• Experience working with Git-based source control systems and collaborative development workflows

• Experience developing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines

• Familiarity with cloud-native development and deployment practices

• Understanding of software architecture principles, modular design, and scalable application development

• Strong troubleshooting, debugging, and problem-solving skills

• Effective communication and collaboration skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working with Nx monorepos in large-scale Angular environments

• Experience building internal developer platforms, tooling, or engineering enablement solutions

• Experience with GitHub Actions for build, test, and deployment automation

• Experience with Octopus Deploy, ArgoCD, or similar deployment orchestration tools

• Familiarity with Azure, AWS, or other cloud platforms

• Experience designing and maintaining shared component libraries and design system integrations

• Experience with automated testing frameworks such as Jest, Cypress, Playwright, or Karma

• Knowledge of accessibility standards (WCAG) and front-end performance optimization techniques

• Experience with containerized application deployment and tools such as Docker and Kubernetes

• Experience supporting multiple engineering teams within a shared platform or enterprise environment

• Familiarity with observability, monitoring, and application telemetry solutions

• Experience working in Agile/Scrum development environments

• Passion for developer experience, platform reliability, and engineering excellence

Why Join the Web Platform Team?

• Shape the front-end development experience across the organization

• Build tools, libraries, and frameworks used by multiple engineering teams

• Work with modern Angular, TypeScript, Nx, GitHub Actions, and cloud technologies

• Influence engineering standards, platform architecture, and development practices

• Collaborate with talented engineers in a supportive and mission-driven environment

• Help improve educational outcomes by enabling teams to deliver high-quality digital experiences at scale

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. It's 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 recruiting@wgu.edu.

Equal Employment Opportunity: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any protected characteristic as required by law.