<div><strong>Overview</strong></div><div>Chick-fil-A is looking for a <strong>Sr. Lead Software Engineer</strong> that will design, build, and support software for Chick-fil-A's Customer Payments team. As Chick-fil-A continues to expand, the importance of reliable, available, and flexible payment systems is a critical part of supporting a remarkable guest experience. The customer payments team is positioned to help provide a robust platform for processing Chick-fil-A payment traffic including gift cards, card payments, and digital wallets.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>As an individual contributor, your technical contributions will help set the standard of well-written, documented, and clear microservices powering a growing platform designed to process billions in payment volume. You will also be responsible for the maintenance, monitoring, deployment, and secure and reliable operation of new and existing applications. Your contributions will build upon established frameworks, extend frameworks to support new functionality, and help define new frameworks and standards for the team to build upon.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>The ideal candidate is an experienced software engineer with domain experience in the payments industry including hands on knowledge of distributed, highly available payment systems. The ideal candidate should have an innate curiosity to dive deep and learn, sharing those data driven learnings with other engineers. The ideal candidate is ready and enthusiastic to mentor, work collaboratively, and elevate other engineering team members.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>Our Flexible Future model offers a healthy mix of working in person and virtually, strengthening key elements of the Chick-fil-A culture by fostering collaboration and community.</div><div><strong><br>Responsibilities</strong></div><ul><li>Influence solution architecture decisions for the payment's team</li><li>Lead delivery and operations of the payments team through individual contributions and influence. We desire our lead engineers to be both leads and engineers, spending about half of their time on leading others through influence and half contributing engineering work themselves.</li><li>Lead other engineers through influence and mentorship by exemplifying and teaching best practices, helping to solve knotty problems, reviewing code, and writing engineering designs.</li><li>Assist in interviewing and onboarding of other engineers</li><li>Assist in the design and delivery of products outside of your team, develop tools and processes for use outside of your team, and/or mentor other engineers (especially lead engineers) outside of your team</li><li>Guide partner-led engineering workstreams, contributing to solution design and code reviews</li><li>Guide engineering team in adoption of Chick-fil-A software engineering standards</li><li>Identify &amp; propose emerging software engineering technologies, methodologies and/or approaches</li></ul><div><br>Note - Working in a DevOps model, this opportunity includes both building and running solutions that could require off hours support. This support is shared amongst the team members to cover weekends and weeknights. The goal is to design for failure and, using cloud-native infrastructure patterns, automate responses to possible issues so they can be worked during normal hours.&nbsp;</div><div><strong><br>Minimum Qualifications</strong></div><ul><li>Broad and deep programming experience in Go, Java, JavaScript, Python, or other comparable languages</li><li>Experience designing and maintaining complex software solutions with some experience in the payment's domain</li><li>Experience mentoring, including good interpersonal and team collaboration skills</li><li>Experience working with Infrastructure as Code</li><li>Experience with SQL and data modeling</li><li>Experience with source control systems like Git</li><li>Experience implementing application security, software design patterns, and the SDLC</li><li>Proven ability to positively influence the engineering culture and practices in a professional environment</li></ul><div><strong><br>Preferred Qualifications</strong></div><ul><li>Experience with test-driven development, continuous integration and deployment, Scrum discipline, or comparable software development practices</li><li>Experience developing and delivering microservices using Kubernetes and docker</li><li>Deep understanding of AWS architecture</li><li>Familiarity with version control systems and code merging/branching; specific experience with git desirable</li><li>Experience working with an agile development methodology featuring sprints, points estimation, and daily standups</li><li>Experience with Kafka, Amazon SQS, or similar</li><li>Experience with integrating and managing payment's terminals</li></ul><div><strong><br>Minimum Years of Experience</strong></div><div>5</div><div><strong><br>Travel Requirements</strong></div><div>10%</div><div><strong><br>Required Level of Education</strong></div><div>Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience</div><div><strong><br>Preferred Level of Education</strong></div><div>Bachelor's Degree</div><div><strong><br>Major/Concentration</strong></div><div>Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related technical field</div>

Sr. Lead Software Engineer - Customer Payments

<div><strong>Overview<br></strong><br></div><div>Lifeway is seeking a <strong>Principal Software Development Engineer</strong>. The Principal Software Development Engineer (Pr. SDE) works across diverse teams and is responsible for providing direction on how best to develop and integrate applications and services for Lifeway.&nbsp; Lifeway, with its diverse technology footprint, requires someone who can acknowledge and embrace the varying needs of different systems and stakeholders, balancing back-office requirements of reliability and consistency with customer-oriented requirements that demand agility and responsiveness.&nbsp; As such they are experienced in being able to define boundaries of responsibility and ownership of the different capabilities required by the business and are knowledgeable with current industry best practices for integrating them.&nbsp; They plan a key role to help both the business and technical teams to think strategically about system responsibility.&nbsp; As a technical leader, the Pr. SDE works closely with the development community to lead and review high level architecture, cloud-native proposals, and SaaS applications including integrations.&nbsp; The Pr. SDE is committed to maintaining high standards for the quality and efficiency of work.&nbsp; &nbsp;</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>The ideal candidate is responsible for staying up to date with the latest best practices and technological solutions. They actively engage in all levels of development, champion best practices, and encourage teams to adopt and implement them.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><strong>Why Lifeway?</strong>&nbsp;</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>Lifeway is a place where you can bring your faith and work experience to join in the most important mission in the world: making disciples of Jesus Christ. Whether you’re a creator or storyteller, data guru or problem-solver, or anywhere in between, if you’re passionate about serving the church, we have a place for you. Lifeway has a strong Work from Anywhere (WFA) culture that is deeply focused on our mission and values. While headquartered in Nashville, TN, many of our positions are remote-eligible and have autonomy and flexibility with work hours. We provide equipment and resources to ensure team members have access to a productive and ergonomic workspace. We believe building relationships and community is essential to how we work together, so Lifeway hosts all-team meetings several times per year and provides travel for key team gatherings for remote-based team members. Full-time employees are eligible for enrollment in our comprehensive benefits plans including healthcare, vacation and sick time, holiday pay, care days, 401(k) plan, maternity and paternity leave, adoption assistance, mission trip time, and more. If this sounds like a place where you would be excited to serve the kingdom of God, we would love for you to join our team.<br><strong><br>Responsibilities<br></strong><br></div><ul><li>Lives out Lifeway’s mission and values, showing deep commitment to Kingdom work</li><li>Lead, collaborate, and coordinate with developers, managers, and analysts across teams to design and architect integrations to support the flow of data between systems such as CRM, ERP, HR, WMS, eCommerce, and custom applications.</li><li>Provide architecture, security, and technical guidance to development teams on new architectural approaches relevant to SaaS software and other systems across the organization. Includes researching new approaches and developing proofs of concepts.</li><li>Collaborate with other Principle Software Development Engineers representing the intricacies of corporate solutions such as ERP (Financials, Order Management, Supply Chain), WMS, TMS, PeopleSoft, etc.</li><li>Analyze and improve existing system architectures, integrations, and migration techniques leveraging cloud technologies to improve speed to delivery for the business.</li><li>Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Information Security, Business Intelligence, and more.</li><li>Participate in SaaS software and implementation partner evaluations to provide technical oversight and recommendations.</li><li>Hands-on development of cloud applications.</li></ul><div>&nbsp;</div><div><strong><br>Qualifications<br></strong><br></div><div><strong>Education</strong></div><div>Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, or related field- <em>required&nbsp;</em></div><div>Masters degree in computer science, information technology or related field-<em>preferred&nbsp;</em></div><div>Advanced graduate degree (PhD, etc.)- <em>not required</em></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><strong>Skills, Knowledge, &amp; Experiences, required</strong></div><ul><li>10+ years development and maintenance roles with an IT organization</li><li>Knowledge of integrating with SaaS cloud applications, such as Salesforce, ERP, WMS, and more&nbsp;</li><li>CI/CD, security best practices, DevOps principles and practices, logging, monitoring, and alerting within a cloud environment</li><li>Cloud application architecture&nbsp;</li><li>Software design and architecture, including Domain Driven Design and Eventing&nbsp;</li><li>Programming skills</li><li>Problem solving skills&nbsp;</li><li>Analytical skills&nbsp;</li><li>Leadership skills&nbsp;</li><li>Written and verbal communication&nbsp;</li><li>Ability to collaborate and interact with employees at a technical and non-technical level</li></ul><div>Actively involved in an evangelical Christian church</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><strong>Skills, Knowledge, &amp; Experiences, preferred&nbsp;</strong></div><ul><li>Experience leading or working closely with software engineering teams</li><li>Domain Driven Design, Event Driven Design, and other architecture and software patterns</li><li>&nbsp;API Gateway, Kubernetes, SQS, SNS, S3, Cloudfront, EC2, VPC, CloudFormation, AWS CDK, IAM Roles, Kafka events or similar</li><li>C#, .NET 8+, Java, and other integration programming languages</li><li>Minimal APIs, Web API, RESTful APIs, Microservices</li><li>No SQL Databases (i.e. MongoDB, DynamoDB), Relational Databases</li><li>GitHub</li><li>Agile (Scrum)</li><li>Experience with Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) applications</li><li>Experience integrating with Salesforce, Oracle Fusion, People Soft, and other Saas solutions is a plus.</li><li>Experience with Human Capital Management (HCM), Warehouse, Transportation Management applications is a plus</li></ul>

Principal Software Development Engineer

<div>At Elevation Church, we look to link arms in ministry with those who are passionate about stepping into their God-given calling. While we’re a staff from all different backgrounds and walks of life, our mission is the same - to reach people with the Gospel. We’re grounded in scripture and guided by our values, so check out our website (<a href="http://www.elevationchurch.org/">www.elevationchurch.org</a>) to be sure you’re aligned before you step into the application process with us, particularly paying attention to our Beliefs and our Code.<br><br></div><div><strong>RESPONSIBILITIES</strong></div><ul><li>Write, test, and maintain clean, scalable code for backend systems</li><li>Review pull requests and provide constructive feedback</li><li>Collaborate on designing and evolving backend system architecture</li><li>Work closely with team members to integrate backend solutions</li><li>Troubleshoot and resolve issues in production and during development</li><li>Optimize system performance</li><li>Enforce coding standards and best practices within the team</li></ul><div><br></div><div><strong>MUST-HAVES</strong></div><ul><li>Active participation in a church (we look for a lifestyle of inviting people to church, volunteering, generosity, and prioritizing community)</li><li>3+ years of proven backend development experience</li><li>Proficiency in at least one modern backend programming language (Python, Java, Node.js, Go, C#, Rust)</li><li>Strong understanding of data structures, algorithms, and system design</li><li>Experience designing and implementing APIs using non-relational databases</li><li>Real-world experience working on and scaling APIs that have wide reach</li><li>Ability to quickly learn and adopt new technologies</li><li>Experience with test-driven development</li></ul><div><br><strong>NICE-TO-HAVES</strong></div><ul><li>Rust programming experience</li><li>Experience with microservices architectures</li><li>Familiarity with Kafka</li><li>Experience with GraphQL</li><li>Knowledge of the Elastic Stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana)</li><li>Terraform</li></ul><div><br><strong>DAY-TO-DAY</strong></div><ul><li>We’re a <strong>Sunday-Thursday work environment</strong>.&nbsp; Monday-Thursday, we’re in the office (8:30AM - 5PM); on Sunday, we’re supporting the weekend worship experience either directly in our roles or by choosing a weekly serving opportunity at one of our Elevation Church campuses.</li><li>There’s a lot to accomplish each week, so we’re pretty fast-paced.&nbsp; We’re also not afraid to pivot a strategy or project quickly to meet the needs of the weekend - <strong>adaptability is a key</strong> competence for us.</li><li>Yes, we work hard.&nbsp; But we’re good at playing hard, too.&nbsp; We’re a creative staff, so there’s no shortage of activities around our offices to <strong>have some fun</strong>!</li><li>You can’t help but grow on our staff.&nbsp; You’ll be around some incredible people.&nbsp; <strong>Professional development opportunities will be all around you</strong>, both in structured and unstructured ways.</li><li>We expect you to <strong>be disciplined in your spiritual practices</strong> - be in your Bible, spend time with the Lord in prayer, meditate on and apply the weekly sermon. &nbsp;</li><li><strong>Bring your full self</strong> to every project, conversation, and initiative at hand.</li></ul><div><strong><br>BENEFITS:</strong></div><ul><li>Elevation Church pays 100% of every employee’s medical benefits for full-time staff</li><li>403b with 4% match</li><li>Dental &amp; Vision benefits</li><li>Paid time off for life, vacations, and rest</li><li>Elevation Church subsidized 6 sessions of counseling annually</li><li>Basic Life Insurance for employee, spouse, and child(ren)</li></ul>

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