Platform Staff Engineer
Life.Church8 months ago
Responsibilities
- Design, build, and evolve public API contracts and backend services for external developers.
- Write production-quality Python and maintain Apigee proxy configurations, shared flows, and gateway policies.
- Build and operate containerized distributed services on Google Cloud Platform.
- Manage edge caching and traffic routing through Fastly.
- Monitor system health with New Relic and diagnose and resolve platform issues.
- Drive PostgreSQL performance, query optimization, and scalability initiatives.
- Mentor engineers, review and approve code, and provide guidance on quality and technical direction.
- Estimate task complexity and delivery timelines, research emerging technologies, and partner with external developers to improve developer experience.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science is required, along with a High School Diploma or GED.
- At least 7 years of related work experience is required.
- Experience owning technical designs and articulating software design tradeoffs.
- Production Python experience and backend API development experience.
- Experience with JavaScript, particularly for Apigee gateway scripting, is a plus.
- Strong communication, organization, initiative, independent decision-making, problem-solving, and collaboration skills.
Benefits
- Paid parental leave, including maternity, paternity, and adoption leave.
- Employer-paid vacation, sick, and other qualifying leave.
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
- Employer-provided life insurance and fully covered short-term and long-term disability for qualified full-time staff.
- Wellness and mental health benefits.
- 401(k) plan with contributions of up to 12.5% in the first year.
- $160 annually in professional development funds.
- Casual dress and work environment.
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About Life.Church
Life.Church is a nonprofit, multi-site Christian church with locations across the U.S. and a global Church Online presence. It builds and maintains digital ministry tools, including the YouVersion Bible App and the Church Online Platform, offered free to individuals and other churches. Funded primarily by tithes and donations, the organization was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Edmond, Oklahoma.