FamilySearch SWD Eng in Test - Standards & Authorities Team; Lehi, UT

Family Search 5 yr Fixed-Term Software Development Engineer in Test 3 – Agentic Platform Team (Lehi, UT) (Hybrid)

To meet the needs of the Church, we seek to build teams that represent the diverse perspectives, broad life experiences and backgrounds of our global Church membership. With that in mind, we encourage all qualified applicants to apply.

The Software Development Engineer in Test 3 is an experienced professional who develops and maintains test automation to support AI agent deployment across multiple solutions. AI agents in this context include LLM‑powered workflows, conversational systems, and autonomous services. As part of a development team, this role independently solves complex technical challenges and contributes to both engineering and quality assurance. This role may serve as a technical lead for automation efforts on moderately complex projects.

• Design and execute test strategies for backend services, APIs, React applications, and text/voice AI agents
• Build and maintain automated end‑to‑end test suites (Webdriver
  
  IO, Type Script, and related tools)
• Perform exploratory and regression testing across integrated systems and UIs
• Contribute to the codebase (test utilities, bug fixes, tooling, AI prompts)
• Collaborate with engineers and product partners to define acceptance criteria and identify edge cases
• Own quality outcomes for features, including test coverage, defect tracking and validation
• Create robust test data to validate system behavior and workflows
• Provide QA estimates and participate in code reviews
• Mentor junior engineers as needed
• Contribute to technical documentation
• Advocate for secure, reliable and resilient system design

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent experience
• 4+ years of relevant professional experience (or significant internship experience)
• Strong programming, debugging and problem‑solving skills
• Familiarity with modern web technologies and testing methodologies
• Clear written and verbal communication skills
• Comfortable working in a hybrid office environment

• Experience with automated testing in Java and/or Java Script
• Experience testing React applications and REST APIs (e.g., Spring Boot)
• Strong experience with Webdriver
  
  IO and Type Script for E2E testing
• Familiarity with modern tools and platforms (e.g., Docker, AWS, CI/CD pipelines, Dynatrace, Postgres, Git, shell scripting, Claude Code, Git Hub Copilot, etc.)
• Experience testing distributed/cloud‑based systems in a CI/CD environment
• Understanding of LLMs, AI agents, and modern AI deployment patterns
• Proven ability to collaborate and contribute to a high‑performing team

Church employees find joy and satisfaction in using their unique talents and abilities to further the Lord’s work. From the IT professional who develops an app that sends the gospel message worldwide, to the facilities manager who maintains our buildings—giving Church members places to worship, teach, learn and receive sacred ordinances—our employees seek innovative ways to share the gospel of Jesus Christ with the world.

They are literally working in His kingdom.

Qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, national origin, color, gender, pregnancy, marital status, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status or any other legally protected category that applies to the Church. The Church will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities.

Only members of the Church who are worthy of a temple recommend qualify for employment.