What are the responsibilities and job description for the FamilySearch Mobile Software Dev Engineer 4 - Memories Team (Lehi, UT) position at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints?
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. 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
Own the architecture and delivery of the Memories applications.
Work directly in Xcode and Android Studio, reading, debugging, and modifying the existing Swift and Kotlin code.
Own mobile performance and scalability across a wide range of devices, OS versions, and network conditions.
Manage release trains, staged rollouts, feature flags, and App Store and Google Play submissions.
Establish the team's mobile standards for testing, code review, and CI.
Mentor engineers who are strong on web and newer to mobile.
Partner with UX on platform-appropriate patterns rather than a lowest common denominator.
Produce quality mobile applications that are shipped to the App Store and Google Play, including ownership of the release
Identify errors in native code you did not write with Fluency with AI tools
Qualifications
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.
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. 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
Own the architecture and delivery of the Memories applications.
Work directly in Xcode and Android Studio, reading, debugging, and modifying the existing Swift and Kotlin code.
Own mobile performance and scalability across a wide range of devices, OS versions, and network conditions.
Manage release trains, staged rollouts, feature flags, and App Store and Google Play submissions.
Establish the team's mobile standards for testing, code review, and CI.
Mentor engineers who are strong on web and newer to mobile.
Partner with UX on platform-appropriate patterns rather than a lowest common denominator.
Produce quality mobile applications that are shipped to the App Store and Google Play, including ownership of the release
Identify errors in native code you did not write with Fluency with AI tools
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
- 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
- Fluency in Swift and Kotlin, and comfort working in Xcode and Android Studio. Strength in one with working ability in the other is sufficient
- Command of the platform layer and the tradeoffs that come with it.
- Experience building for scale: performance, reliability, and offline behavior in applications with large user bases.
- A consistent practice of building accessible experiences.
- A disciplined approach to testing, from unit through end-to-end automation.
- Fluency with AI coding tools, and the judgment to recognize when they are confidently wrong, particularly in native code you did not write.
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.