Core Services Staff Engineer

9 Months ago • 3 Years + • Software Development & Engineering

Job Summary

Job Description

Life.Church seeks a Staff Engineer skilled in Java (Kotlin preferred), Spring Kotlin, secrets management, background job scheduling, and Microsoft SQL. Experience with cloud platforms like GCP and technologies like Cloud Function and Kubernetes is essential. This role involves developing organizational software, collaborating with teams, managing releases, providing technical support, and training junior engineers.
Must have:
  • Java (Kotlin)
  • Spring Kotlin
  • Secrets Management
  • Cloud Platforms
Good to have:
  • Background Job
  • Microsoft SQL
  • Cloud Function
  • Kubernetes
Perks:
  • Paid Parental Leave
  • Comprehensive Benefits

Job Details

The Staff Engineer is primarily responsible for developing software for each platform and product they support and will approve code created by junior or mid-level engineers. This role will partner with other engineers to offer guidance on best practices, ensure that tasks are well thought out and documented and that the team has the same technical strategy. The Staff Engineer utilizes their skills to deliver technical outcomes that align with the direction of their team to further Life.Church’s mission and to reach people for Christ.

At Life.Church, we exist to lead people to become fully devoted followers of Christ. It’s been our mission since 1996 and has guided us every day. Leading people isn’t just an expectation; it’s a necessity.  It’s a cornerstone of our culture. That's why we’re always seeking leaders—leaders like you—to bring your skills to life. We are one church meeting in multiple locations, and we want to help you become the person God made you to be.

The Digital Product Team leverages technology to reach people worldwide, connecting them to our ministry and each other through our website, apps, and all Life.Church locations. Our apps serve our attenders by connecting them with our church and helping facilitate their growth as a fully devoted follower of Christ. It doesn't get much better than that!

What You'll Do

    • Develop organizational software by using the appropriate tools and techniques for each platform in span of care.
    • Collaborate with various teams and team members to determine the technical approach and to organize development plans.
    • Evaluate complexity of tasks and provide realistic estimates on level of effort and completion time.
    • Manage the release process of any software changes.
    • Oversee contractors, vendors, and/or volunteers who are working within the domain of Life.Church products.
    • Provide support to other Interactive engineers through code and architectural reviews.
    • Partner with junior and mid-level engineers to offer training and guidance on best practices.
    • Help ensure that other engineers are moving in the same technical direction.
    • Maintain strategic outlook to plan for future development of processes and team.
    • Provide technical support on escalated software issues.
    • Research industry best practices and new technologies or tools that could be implemented at Life.Church.

Skills Needed to Succeed

    • Expert in Java (Kotlin preferred) & modern development frameworks, including Spring Kotlin.
    • Experience with secrets management, background job scheduling systems, and familiarity with Microsoft SQL.
    • Experience in cloud platforms, such as GCP and cloud technologies, such as Cloud Function, and Kubernetes.
    • Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills to maintain relationships and partnerships.
    • Maintain a systematic and organized approach to completing assignments accurately, thoroughly, and timely.
    • Clearly explain complicated and detailed processes in a concise and simple way.
    • Ability to self-motivate, take initiative, make independent decisions, and problem-solve.
    • Ability to collaborate in a team environment and work independently.
    • Ability to maintain composure during stressful situations.
    • Own technical design for projects and understands, and articulates, the tradeoffs in creating high-quality software.
    • Bachelor’s degree, Computer Science, or related field preferred.
    • 3+ years of related work experience.
Benefits We Offer
- Paid parental leave, including maternity, paternity, and adoption leave.
- Generous employer-paid leave for the use of vacation, sick time, and other qualifying reasons. 
- Innovative and comprehensive Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance that provides team members with useful resources and savings to navigate their holistic health. 
- Life insurance policy provided for all staff members at 2x annual salary at no cost. Additional life insurance coverage is available to purchase. 
- Short-Term and Long-Term disability is covered at 100% for full-time qualified staff members.
- Comprehensive wellness and mental health benefits allow staff to proactively invest in their physical and emotional health.
- Generous 401(k) retirement plan allowing a team member to have up to 12.5% (including employee contribution, employer match, and employer discretionary contribution) contributed into their account in their first year. It doesn’t stop there—the more years on staff, the greater the investment! 
-$160 annually in development dollars for team members to invest in their professional growth. 
- Casual dress and work environment.

Our Beliefs, Culture, and Commitment to Diversity
At Life.Church, every staff member, and intern is a minister and is expected to engage in the church's ministry fully. We consider ministry readiness and an individual’s capacity to represent Life.Church’s beliefs as a minister during the selection process for all staff and intern positions. An essential function within every position held by a staff member or intern at Life.Church is to uphold and represent the beliefs of Life.Church. Learn more about what we believe at Life.Church

While we unite around our mission, we know unity doesn’t mean uniformity. Our calling is too great, and our mission is too important not to be intentional about strengthening our team through diversity. We know that diverse perspectives in race, ethnicity, background, age, and gender are essential to reaching the world for Christ. To learn more about how we strengthen our team through diversity, visit our careers page

All data collected in our application process, from resume collection to application questions, is used for recruitment purposes only. 

Similar Jobs

Publicis Groupe - Influencer Marketing - Social Analyst

Publicis Groupe

Bogota, Colombia (Hybrid)
2 Weeks ago
programming hub  - Senior Game Developer

programming hub

Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India (On-Site)
1 Year ago
Qualcomm - Senior Engineer

Qualcomm

Cork, County Cork, Ireland (On-Site)
2 Months ago
Penn Interactive - Technical Advisor to the CTO

Penn Interactive

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (Remote)
2 Months ago
Qualcomm - Core embedded Platform- Device driver development / BSP / Linux support for Customer Engineering

Qualcomm

Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea (On-Site)
2 Months ago
Cygames - Photogrammetry Engineer & Artist

Cygames

Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan (On-Site)
3 Months ago
OKX - Head of Data Privacy & Engineering Audit

OKX

San Jose, California, United States (On-Site)
4 Weeks ago
Nice - Senior Services Engineer, Managed Services

Nice

Pune, Maharashtra, India (Hybrid)
4 Weeks ago
Toast - Director of Engineering, Ads & Insights

Toast

Boston, Massachusetts, United States (Hybrid)
4 Weeks ago
Morning Star - Senior Software Engineer

Morning Star

Delhi, India (Hybrid)
2 Weeks ago

Get notifed when new similar jobs are uploaded

Similar Skill Jobs

Tesla - Service Technician Apprenticeship

Tesla

North Holland, Netherlands (On-Site)
5 Months ago
HoYoverse - Quest Designer

HoYoverse

Singapore (On-Site)
4 Months ago
Cognite - Engineering Manager - Data

Cognite

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India (Hybrid)
1 Month ago
zeta - Manager - Data Analytics, Credit Card Portfolios

zeta

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India (On-Site)
1 Month ago
USE Insider - Sales Development Representative - Nordics

USE Insider

London, England, United Kingdom (Hybrid)
3 Months ago
PhonePe - Specialist - Compensation & Benefits

PhonePe

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India (On-Site)
4 Weeks ago
Behaviour Interactive - Senior AI Programmer

Behaviour Interactive

Montreal, Quebec, Canada (Hybrid)
3 Weeks ago
Coda - Senior Technical Support

Coda

Jakarta, Indonesia (Hybrid)
1 Month ago
BioFire - Research Associate III

BioFire

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States (On-Site)
1 Week ago
Adyen - Legal Counsel II

Adyen

Singapore (On-Site)
4 Weeks ago

Get notifed when new similar jobs are uploaded

Jobs in Edmond, Oklahoma, United States

Rackspace Technology - Engagement Manager

Rackspace Technology

United States (Remote)
2 Months ago
Autodesk - Senior Research & Design Engineer

Autodesk

Boston, Massachusetts, United States (On-Site)
1 Month ago
Epic Games - Senior Data Analyst, Game Platform

Epic Games

Cary, North Carolina, United States (On-Site)
7 Months ago
Qualcomm - Director Compute Chipset Product Manager

Qualcomm

San Diego, California, United States (On-Site)
2 Months ago
Nintendo - Intern - Communications

Nintendo

Redmond, Washington, United States (On-Site)
9 Months ago
Microsoft - Principal Product Designer

Microsoft

Mountain View, California, United States (Hybrid)
3 Months ago
Apple - People Services + Technology, Compensation Product Leader

Apple

Cupertino, California, United States (On-Site)
2 Months ago
bytedance - Site Reliability Engineer, Traffic Platform

bytedance

Seattle, Washington, United States (On-Site)
9 Months ago
pentair - Territory Sales Manager

pentair

Clearwater, Florida, United States (On-Site)
2 Weeks ago
Epic Games - Senior Technical Product Manager, UE Rendering

Epic Games

Cary, North Carolina, United States (On-Site)
4 Months ago

Get notifed when new similar jobs are uploaded

Software Development & Engineering Jobs

Lightcast - Engineering Manager

Lightcast

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India (Hybrid)
3 Weeks ago
Cygames - Server-Side Engineer / Games / Tokyo

Cygames

Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan (On-Site)
3 Months ago
Applied materials  - Systems Engineering Manager

Applied materials

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India (On-Site)
2 Months ago
Canonical - Developer Relations Engineer

Canonical

(Remote)
2 Months ago
bytedance - NLP Engineer Intern - 2025 Start

bytedance

Singapore (On-Site)
9 Months ago
CAE - Senior Manager Engineering

CAE

Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, United States (On-Site)
2 Weeks ago
Cadence - Senior Principal Design Engineer

Cadence

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India (On-Site)
2 Months ago
Playdawn Consulting - Software Engineer (Gaming)

Playdawn Consulting

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India (On-Site)
4 Weeks ago
Unity - Senior Software Engineer, Console Platforms

Unity

Brighton And Hove, England, United Kingdom (Remote)
2 Months ago
Qualcomm - Engineer, Senior - DevTools

Qualcomm

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India (On-Site)
2 Months ago

Get notifed when new similar jobs are uploaded

About The Company

Edmond, Oklahoma, United States (On-Site)

Edmond, Oklahoma, United States (On-Site)

Edmond, Oklahoma, United States (On-Site)

Edmond, Oklahoma, United States (On-Site)

Edmond, Oklahoma, United States (On-Site)

Edmond, Oklahoma, United States (On-Site)

Edmond, Oklahoma, United States (On-Site)

Edmond, Oklahoma, United States (On-Site)

Edmond, Oklahoma, United States (On-Site)

Edmond, Oklahoma, United States (On-Site)

View All Jobs

Get notified when new jobs are added by lifechruh

Level Up Your Career in Game Development!

Transform Your Passion into Profession with Our Comprehensive Courses for Aspiring Game Developers.

Job Common Plug