Senior Software Development Engineer-Full Stack | Remote Full Time NEW

Lifeway is seeking a Senior Software Development Engineer to help build high-quality mobile and TV applications that support a new digital content consumption experience. This role is frontend-leaning and works heavily in React Native within a JavaScript/TypeScript environment, while also partnering closely with backend engineers on services written in Scala or Rust.

Why Lifeway?

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.

About

Learn more about our culture at team.lifeway.com/culture-code

This is a remote position in the U.S. with occasional travel to Nashville for in-person team gatherings.

Responsibilities

• Lives out Lifeway’s mission and values, showing deep commitment to Kingdom work
• Design and implement frontend application features using React Native.
• Build and maintain automated tests and CI/CD pipelines.
• Troubleshoot issues across mobile and TV platforms.
• Partner with product to break ambiguous requirements into clear stories.
• Review and improve API contracts in collaboration with backend teams.
• Contribute small backend enhancements in Scala (ZIO) or Rust in support of frontend features.
• Evaluate existing software, including legacy components and third-party libraries, and recommend modernization or replacement options.
• Collaborate closely with teammates, product owners, designers, and solution architects to deliver quality experiences.
• Document technical decisions clearly so distributed teammates can act on them.

Qualifications

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information technology, or a related field, required

Masters degree in computer science, information technology, or a related field, preferred

Advanced graduate degree (PhD, etc.), not required

Skills, Knowledge, & Experiences, Required

• 5+ years of software development and maintenance experience within an IT organization.
• Strong experience with JavaScript, TypeScript, and React or React Native.
• Experience with iOS and/or Android development, Git/GitHub, and async communication in distributed environments.

Actively involved in an evangelical Christian church

Skills, Knowledge, & Experiences, Preferred

• Experience with Scala and/or Rust preferred but not required