FamilySearch Software Dev Engineer 4 - Relationship Management Team (Lehi, UT)

The Church News; Lehi (UT); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

The Church News is seeking a Software Development Engineer 4 to join the Relationship Management Team in Lehi, UT, a hybrid role. You will lead, design, and implement software solutions leveraging Java, React, Python, and Salesforce Apex/Lightning, with a focus on AI automation and secure, scalable systems.

The role blends coding with mentoring and technical leadership within a diverse development team, contributing to mission-driven software that supports the Church’s objectives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in related field or equivalent professional experience.
• Six years of progressive relevant professional experience.
• Strong understanding of Agile Software Development methodologies and principles.
• Solid base of learning and experience in all primary areas of an n-tier enterprise system.
• Outstanding verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to mentor and train peers.
• Exceptional troubleshooter with the ability to solve problems under pressure.
• Strong engineering/programming, analytical/diagnostic, web technology, and programming methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to and perform analysis of functional requirements.
• Participate in vendor or technology evaluations and identify critical gaps.
• Participate in the formulation of technical recommendations.
• Act as a technical lead and mentor peers if assigned.
• Create technical designs mapped to functional requirements.
• Design, develop, and test code for software development projects.
• Participate in code reviews.
• Develop technical documentation.
• Participate in Incident Management and fix defects 24/7.
• Contribute to security design and measures to protect solutions.

Skills

Java

React

Python

Salesforce Apex

Lightning

AI automation

Agile

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Salesforce

Job description

FamilySearch Software Dev Engineer 4 - Relationship Management Team (Lehi, UT)

Lehi, UT, United States (Hybrid)

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To meet the needs of the Church, we seek to build teams that represent the diverse perspectives, broad life experiences and backgrounds of our global Church membership. With that in mind, we encourage all qualified applicants to apply.

Job Description

The Software Development Engineer 4 is a seasoned professional, lead role responsible for developing technical designs and developing and maintaining software source code to support a solution. This individual will be writing code using AI but should have development skills in Java, React, Python plus Salesforce dev experience using Apex and Lighting. Experience with AI automation is required. Experience working in the legal industry would be a bonus. This role will be responsible for both coding and administration work.As an experienced member of a development team, the individual will be expected to solve complex technical issues and programming tasks. The individual may be asked to act as a technical lead on projects or solutions with moderate complexity or scope. 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
• Participate in vendor or technology evaluations and identify critical gaps in their offerings
• Participate in the formulation of technical recommendations
• Act as a technical lead and, if assigned, mentor peers
• Create technical designs mapped to functional requirements
• Design, develop, and test code for software development projects
• Participate in code reviews
• Develop technical documentation
• Participate in the Incident Management process and fix defects on a 24/7 basis
• Contribute to the design, and implementation, and measures required to protect solutions from security compromise
• Comply with policies, standards, and regulatory requirements and ensure all others are doing the same
• Document new technical knowledge and train others on emerging needs and technologies

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in related field or equivalent professional experience
• Six years of progressive 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)
• Outstanding verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to mentor and train peers
• Exceptional troubleshooter with the ability to solve problems in a timely manner under pressure
• 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
• Strong understanding of DevSecOps
• Strong understanding of Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery principles.
• Advanced knowledge of applicable software, computer languages, and code to perform the responsibilities of this role - including J ava, React, Python plus Salesforce dev experience using Apex and Lighting
• Proven 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:

• Extensive experience with complex, large-scale systems including strong experience in the tools, methodologies, and technologies the role supports
• Experience working in the Legal Industry
  

About Us

Church employees find joy and satisfaction in using their unique talents and abilities to further the Lord’s work. From the IT professional who develops an app that sends the gospel message worldwide, to the facilities manager who maintains our buildings— giving Church members places to worship, teach, learn, and receive sacred ordinances—our employees seek innovative ways to share the gospel of Jesus Christ with the world. They are literally working in His kingdom.

Only members of the Church who are worthy of a temple recommend qualify for employment. Apart from this, the Church is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in its employment decisions on any basis that would violate U.S. or local law.

Qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, national origin, color, gender, pregnancy, marital status, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or other legally protected categories that apply to the Church. The Church will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities.

• Job Identification 376964
• Job Category IT - Information Technology
• Job Schedule Full time
• Regular or Temporary Regular
• Worker Type Employee
• Number of Openings 1
• Worthiness Qualification Must be a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and currently temple worthy.
• Posting Notice/More Info Please note that this job posting may close at any time without prior notice. Find out more about the many benefits of Church Employment at https://careers.churchofjesuschrist.org.