What are the responsibilities and job description for the Software Dev Engineer 2 position at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints?
Job Description
The Software Development Engineer 2 is an intermediate-level, professional role responsible for developing and maintaining software source code to support a solution under the supervision of an assigned technical lead. This position also analyzes, de-bugs, tests, modifies and documents technologies and applications. As a member of a development team, the individual will receive specific work direction, most often from more senior software developers or assigned technical lead. The individual will be expected to solve moderately complex technical issues and complete programming tasks with limited supervision. 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
Participate in the analysis of functional requirements
Participate in the mapping of functional requirements to technical designs
Provide estimates for development tasks
Develop source code and unit tests according to technical designs
Participate in code reviews
Contribute to technical documentation
Participate in the Incident Management process and fix defects on a 24/7 basis
Comply with policies, standards, and regulatory requirements and ensure all others are doing the same
Big Data Processing: Work with technologies such as Solr, OpenSearch, Spark, and Kafka to process and provide access to billions of records efficiently
AI Design and Development: Help reimagine the Search experience through AI innovation. We seek candidates with experience and a strong interest in AI development and research.
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 2 is an intermediate-level, professional role responsible for developing and maintaining software source code to support a solution under the supervision of an assigned technical lead. This position also analyzes, de-bugs, tests, modifies and documents technologies and applications. As a member of a development team, the individual will receive specific work direction, most often from more senior software developers or assigned technical lead. The individual will be expected to solve moderately complex technical issues and complete programming tasks with limited supervision. 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
Participate in the analysis of functional requirements
Participate in the mapping of functional requirements to technical designs
Provide estimates for development tasks
Develop source code and unit tests according to technical designs
Participate in code reviews
Contribute to technical documentation
Participate in the Incident Management process and fix defects on a 24/7 basis
Comply with policies, standards, and regulatory requirements and ensure all others are doing the same
Big Data Processing: Work with technologies such as Solr, OpenSearch, Spark, and Kafka to process and provide access to billions of records efficiently
AI Design and Development: Help reimagine the Search experience through AI innovation. We seek candidates with experience and a strong interest in AI development and research.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in related field or equivalent experience
- Two years of relevant professional experience
- Strong understanding of Agile Software Development methodologies and principles
- Clear and accurate written communication skills and great attention to detail
- Intermediate skills in engineering/programming, analytical/diagnostic/troubleshooting, web technology, and programming methodology
- Conceptual understanding of systems and subsystems
- Familiarity with Cloud Based Platforms and services
- Practical understanding of DevSecOps
- Familiarity with Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery principles
- Basic 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
- Professional experience with large-scale systems including strong experience in the tools, methodologies, and technologies the role supports
- Strong understanding of computer systems; experience in the tools, methodologies, and technologies the role supports
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.