Hybrid Software Development Engineer 6 – Mobile Development Architect

at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

• Job title: Software Development Engineer 6 – Mobile Development Architect
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior, Lead
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: Android, Cloud, Kotlin
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Lehi, United States

About the role

• Software Dev Engineer 6 at FamilySearch developing mobile applications. Collaborating with teams to enhance Church technology applications and providing technical leadership in architecture and design.

Responsibilities

• Work with the technical lead in the establishment of architectures, standards, and best practices
• Act as a technical lead and, if assigned, mentor other developers
• As a member of a software engineering team, participate in team meetings, team planning sessions, setting team goals, and all other team activities
• Build and maintain relationships with other development teams to promote collaboration
• Estimate the time to develop and deliver features as defined by product management
• Participate in peer reviews of project software design and coding
• Develop source code and unit tests according to technical designs
• Contribute to the creation of team-wide development strategies
• Be self-directed and provide classroom instruction in the areas of Church software development processes, industry best practices, and new technologies being adopted for the organization
• Document new technical knowledge and train others on emerging needs and technologies
• Provide formal training, mentoring, or pair programming with other less-experienced engineers

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, closely related field or equivalent experience
• Eight years of industry-recognized, progressive and relevant professional experience
• Three years of specialized experience in the technologies and methodologies of the product platform processes
• Prior experience in a software developer leadership role, leading a team (of four or more) through the first and subsequent releases of several (three or more) successful products, at least one of which must be a large-scale enterprise application
• Excellent communication skills including the ability to create, communicate, and direct work toward accomplishing an overall technical vision
• Demonstrated ability to mentor and train peers
• Strong understanding of Agile Software Development methodologies and principles
• Ability to direct the work in defining logic and algorithms to create programming solutions and designing modules and implementing them within the overall architecture
• Significant engineering experience (multiple major releases) in the primary areas of an n-tier enterprise system, e.g., interface, domain logic and database layers.
• Expert-level skills in engineering/programming, analytical/diagnostic/troubleshooting, web technology, and programming methodology
• Ability to architect entire systems and subsystems
• Familiarity with Cloud Based Platforms and services
• High-level understanding of DevSecOps
• Leader of Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery principles
• Extensive knowledge of applicable software, computer languages, and code to perform the responsibilities of the 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
• Preferred:
• Master's degree in a related field
• 6-10 years experience building and launching mobile apps
• Expert-level skills and experience with Apple and Android mobile development
• Experience with Kotlin Multiplatform**