FamilySearch Software Dev Engineer - Records Data; Lehi, UT

Family Search Software Dev Engineer 5 - Records Data (Lehi, UT)

Lehi, UT, United States
UT, United States
(Hybrid)

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.

On the Records Data Team
, you will investigate data‑quality issues across large genealogical datasets and write meaningful
Java code to correct, transform, and improve the accuracy of that data. You’lldesign and run fixup pipelines, analyze their output to determine next steps, and work iteratively as new findings shape priorities. You will leverage AI to help in your job. You’ll leverage AWS services such as SQS and S3
, apply strong debugging and analytical skills, and operate in a fast‑moving environment where delivering high‑quality data is the primary mission.

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.

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

• 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 Dev Sec Ops
• 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…