The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Job Description

The Software Development Engineer 3 is an experienced professional who works independently on tasks and assignments from a Software Development Manager, a project technical lead or the team. This position utilizes solid knowledge, skills, and abilities with technology and programming languages to analyze, design, program, debug, test, modify, and write documentation and procedures for installation and maintenance of organization technology-related products, Internet applications, or information support systems. As a member of the broader software development group, the Software Development Engineer 3 works with minimal supervision and direction and is expected to utilize their experience, full understanding of industry practices, and knowledge of Church policies and procedures to exercise judgment in selecting methods and techniques for solving problems of a diverse scope. This position may also serve as the technical lead for a small team, a small to medium functional area, or for a short-term project. This is an individual contributor role.

This individual works with divine guidance to provide or support technology that furthers the mission of the Church and reflects the eternal impact of the gospel.

We value early, mid and late-career candidates and encourage all applicants with the posted skills and abilities to apply.

Responsibilities

Contribute to and perform analysis of functional requirements

Serve as a technical lead for a small team, a small to medium functional area, or for a short-term project

Mentor less-senior developers

Create technical designs mapped to functional requirements

Provide estimates for development tasks

Develop source code and unit tests according to technical designs

Assist in creating team-wide development strategies

Participate in code reviews

Contribute to technical documentation

Participate in the Incident Management process and fix issues on a 24/7 basis

Implement measures, as designed, to comply with policies, standards, and regulatory requirements and ensure all others are doing the same

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in related field or equivalent experience
• Four years of progressive and relevant professional experience
• Strong understanding of Agile Software Development methodologies and principles
• Solid base of learning and some experience in all the primary areas of an n-tier enterprise system that may or may not be web-based (e.g., interface domain logic and database layers)
• Great verbal and written communication skills
• Strong skills in engineering/programming, analytical/diagnostic/troubleshooting, web technology, and programming methodology
• Solid understanding of systems and subsystems
• Familiarity with Cloud Based Platforms and services
• Thorough understanding of DevSecOps
• Strong understanding of Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery principles.
• Demonstrated knowledge of applicable software, computer languages, and code to perform the responsibilities of the role
• Demonstrated aptitude and willingness to learn new technologies and programming languages
• This job operates in a professional environment
• To successfully perform the essential functions of the job there may be physical requirements which need to be met such as sitting for long periods of time and using computer monitors/equipment

Preferred:

• Professional experience with large-scale systems including strong experience in the tools, methodologies, and technologies the role supports