Software Development Engineer 3, Nurture

Nurture, a Pushpay company, is a relational engagement platform that helps churches and organizations connect with their communities through unified data and integrations. The Software Development Engineer 3 will develop full-stack features, scalable APIs, user interfaces, and integrations while optimizing performance and collaborating with product and design teams.

Responsibilities:

• Build and maintain full stack features using CakePHP, PostgreSQL, and SvelteKit
• Design scalable, multi-tenant systems and APIs
• Develop intuitive, performant UI components using modern frontend frameworks
• Integrate with third-party platforms (Salesforce, Mailchimp, Planning Center, Twilio, etc.)
• Optimize performance across backend queries and frontend rendering
• Collaborate with product and design to deliver high-impact features
• Contribute to code reviews and engineering standards

Requirements:

• • Strong experience in full stack development
• • Proficiency in PHP (CakePHP preferred) and modern JavaScript/TypeScript
• • Experience with frontend frameworks (Svelte, React, or similar)
• • Solid understanding of PostgreSQL and data modeling
• • Experience working with APIs and external integrations
• • Familiarity with AWS environments (EC2, RDS, S3, etc.)
• • Strong problem-solving and debugging skills
• • Ability to communicate clearly and work cross-functionally
• • Experience with multi-tenant SaaS applications
• • Familiarity with authentication systems (OAuth, Cognito, SSO)
• • Experience with data pipelines or event-driven systems
• • Background in church or nonprofit technology