Senior Staff Software Engineer

What You'll Do

• Lead large-scale technical initiatives that span multiple teams and engineering disciplines.
• Shape technical strategy and create alignment across teams and platforms.
• Serve as a trusted technical authority within your domain.
• Design scalable, long-term architecture that supports organizational goals.
• Influence technical decisions at both the engineering and leadership level.
• Set standards for quality, resilience, and security across systems.
• Mentor engineers across levels and disciplines, helping grow both technical skill and leadership capability.
• Partner with engineering and product leadership to align technical direction with broader priorities.

What It Takes to Thrive

• Deep technical expertise with a track record of leading complex, large-scale systems.
• Ability to influence and align multiple teams without direct authority.
• Strong system design skills with a focus on long-term scalability and sustainability.
• Strategic thinking—able to balance immediate needs with long-term direction.
• Clear, effective communication across engineers, partners, and leadership.
• Prominent ability to operate at both technical depth and organizational breadth.
• Alignment with Life.Church’s mission and a desire to build things that help people grow in their faith.

Technical Experience

• Backend systems (distributed systems, APIs, cloud architecture).
• Mobile platforms (Flutter/Dart, iOS, Android).
• Web platforms (React, Node.js, scalable web architecture).
• System design across complex, multi-platform environments.

Benefits

• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• $160 annually in development dollars for team members to invest in their professional growth.
• Casual dress and work environment.