Life in Mobile
Platform Staff Engineer
Edmond, OK · Staff+ · Full-time
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 147 days ago
JavaScriptPythonBackend DevelopmentPostgreSQLGCPCloud PlatformsUnityResearchCommunicationMentoring
About the role
- This role takes an active hand in both writing production code and shaping technical direction - balancing hands-on engineering with mentorship and code review.
- YouVersion was created by the local church in 2007 and remains a ministry of Life.Church today.
- Our team is committed to reaching people worldwide through innovative technology.
Responsibilities
- Design, build, and evolve public API contracts with a focus on developer experience, scalability, and long-term maintainability.
- Develop and maintain Apigee proxy configurations, shared flows, and gateway policies.
- Build and operate backend services in containerized, distributed cloud environments on Google Cloud Platform.
- Manage and optimize edge caching and traffic routing through Fastly.
- Drive PostgreSQL performance, query optimization, and scalability initiatives.
- Partner directly with external developers to gather feedback and improve developer experience.
- 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.
- Ability to collaborate in a team environment and work independently.
- Own technical design for projects and understands, and articulates, the tradeoffs in creating high-quality software.
Nice to have
- JavaScript experience a plus, particularly for Apigee gateway scripting.
- Write production-quality Python across backend services and APIs
Skills
- 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 maintain composure during stressful situations.
- High School Diploma or GED.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science required.
- 7+ years of related work experience.
Compensation
- Life insurance policy provided for all staff members at 2x annual salary at no cost. Additional life insurance coverage is available to purchase.
- $160 annually in development dollars for team members to invest in their professional growth.
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 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.
- 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.
- Monitor system health, diagnose issues, and drive resolution using New Relic.
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