<div>At Called, we believe that community in churches and ministries shouldn’t be limited to Sundays.&nbsp;<br><br></div><div>With our all-in-one community platform for churches and ministries, leaders can forge deeper connections every day of the week with their members. We exist to help church and ministry leaders build an engaged community that fosters deeper discipleship. To drive this mission forward, we’re looking for an experienced Software Engineer to help us take it to the next level in the US market.&nbsp;</div><div><br>Our people love this mission - and come to find out, they love working here as well. We are a small, but mighty team all committed to rebuilding faith communities. We do not take ourselves too seriously. We do not hire prima donnas. We work for the real Madonna!</div><div><br>Sound interesting? This role might be for you.</div><div><br></div><div><strong>About the Role</strong></div><div>We are looking for a <strong>Senior Python Developer</strong> to help architect, develop, and maintain our backend systems. While this role is not explicitly for a <strong>Software Architect</strong>, we value candidates with a strong architectural mindset who can contribute to designing scalable, secure, and efficient backend solutions.<br><br><strong>Compensation</strong></div><div><strong>$120k - 150k</strong></div><div><br></div><div><strong>What You'll Do</strong></div><ul><li><strong>Architect and develop</strong> backend services, APIs, and data processing pipelines using <strong>Python, Django, and Django Ninja</strong>.</li><li><strong>Evaluate and improve</strong> existing system architecture, making recommendations for scalability, security, and maintainability.</li><li><strong>Design and optimize</strong> relational database schemas using <strong>PostgreSQL</strong>, ensuring data integrity and performance.</li><li><strong>Build and maintain</strong> integrations with third-party APIs (e.g., HubSpot, web applications, mobile apps).</li><li><strong>Deploy and manage</strong> applications on <strong>AWS</strong> using services like EKS, Lambda, S3, and RDS.</li><li><strong>Implement security best practices</strong>, including authentication, authorization, and data protection strategies.</li><li><strong>Collaborate with cross-functional teams</strong>, including frontend developers, product managers, and designers, to deliver high-quality features.</li><li><strong>Write clean, maintainable, and well-documented code</strong>, ensuring adherence to industry best practices.</li><li><strong>Mentor developers</strong> and contribute to team knowledge-sharing.</li></ul><div><br><strong>What We’re Looking For</strong></div><ul><li><strong>6+ years</strong> of experience as a <strong>Python</strong> developer with expertise in <strong>Django.</strong></li><li>Experience designing and maintaining <strong>RESTful APIs</strong> with a focus on performance and security.</li><li>Strong understanding of <strong>PostgreSQL</strong>, database design, and query optimization.</li><li>Hands-on experience deploying applications on <strong>AWS</strong> and managing cloud infrastructure.</li><li>Experience with <strong>Docker</strong> and containerized applications.</li><li>Familiarity with <strong>CI/CD pipelines</strong>, automated testing, and version control (Git).</li><li>Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a proactive approach to debugging and optimization.</li><li>Excellent written and verbal communication skills.</li><li>A <strong>passion for building technology that supports a mission-driven organization</strong>.</li></ul><div><br><strong>Bonus Skills (Nice to Have)</strong></div><ul><li>Experience with <strong>Stripe</strong> for payment processing and subscription management.</li><li>Experience with <strong>Python libraries </strong>like Django Ninja, FastAPI, Celery, Django Tasks, Django Rest Framework, and Django Channels.</li><li>Experience with Java and Java Jersey</li><li>Knowledge of <strong>DevOps practices</strong>, including Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation).</li><li>Experience with <strong>real-time communication technologies</strong> (WebSockets, Pub/Sub).</li></ul><div><br><strong>What You’ll Love About Us</strong></div><ul><li><strong>This position is 100% remote</strong></li><li><strong>Great Company Culture. We are a team. We work as one. We act as one.</strong></li><li><strong>Work that Stays at Work. Genuine work/life balance served here!</strong></li><li><strong>Rest and Relaxation. Paid time off and 12 paid holidays + company-wide closure from Christmas to the New Year</strong></li><li><strong>Health Benefits. Healthy People = Happy People.</strong></li><li><strong>Opportunities for growth</strong>, including potential to evolve into an <strong>architectural leadership role</strong>.<br><br></li></ul><div><strong>An Equal Opportunity Employer--M/F/D/V<br></strong><br></div><div><strong>Called is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment at Called without regard to race, creed, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic predisposition or carrier status, veteran, marital, or citizenship status, or any other status protected by law.</strong></div><div><strong>Because our team members are trusted to handle sensitive information, we require all candidates that receive and accept employment offers to complete a background check before being hired.</strong></div>

Senior Backend Engineer (Python/Django)

<div><strong>Who We Are / What We Build</strong><br>At Prayvine, we build software for missionaries who plant churches, feed the hungry and care for the sick around the globe. Our mission is to fuse the power of prayer with the power of technology to facilitate God’s loving and redemptive work in the world. Thousands of mission workers around the world use and depend on our products to mobilize and receive much-needed prayer and encouragement from their family, friends and ministry supporters.<br><br>Prayvine delivers a secure prayer request communication platform as a cloud service, currently implemented in a multi-tier web application with email notifications. The core technology stack features Go (Golang), HTML/Javascript, PostgreSQL, and nginx running on Linux in hosted Docker containers and using Amazon Web Services (e.g. SES, SNS). Our ambition is to continually expand the platform to better serve mission workers (e.g. add support for SMS). As a result, the technology stack may change over time, so an ability to learn and adapt is more important than experience with all of these technologies.<br><br><strong>Job Description</strong><br>As Prayvine’s Lead Software Engineer, you will be responsible for defining and implementing the organization’s overall technical strategy. You will develop, test, release, and maintain applications and features to better serve our users. In parallel, you will manage and optimize our cloud infrastructure and deployment pipelines to ensure high reliability, scalability, and security. As a trusted ministry partner to the founder/CEO, you will have a key voice in shaping the future of our strategy, organization and product.<br><br><strong>Key Responsibilities</strong><br><strong>Software Development (60%)</strong></div><ul><li>Design a strategy and roadmap for Prayvine’s architecture and technology stack, based on user and organizational requirements.</li><li>Create applications and product features by writing high-quality code and documentation.</li><li>Diagnose and solve problems in response to user-reported issues and needs in a timely manner.</li><li>Collaborate with and drive results through a small team of highly experienced volunteer engineers who are currently building and providing support for our products.</li><li>Foster and support a culture of engineering best practices.</li></ul><div><br><strong>DevOps and Infrastructure Management (30%)</strong></div><ul><li>Manage and maintain cloud-based systems to ensure uptime, performance, and security.</li><li>Develop and support automated testing, deployment and monitoring with effective processes to proactively address system issues, identify security risks/concerns, and learn from failures.</li></ul><div><br><strong>Personal Support-Raising (10%)</strong></div><ul><li>Personal support fundraising is required to cover a portion of your salary. If needed, training and coaching will be provided. This is an important way to acquire an understanding of our users’ needs.</li><li>Regularly communicate your prayer needs with a personal team of ministry partners.</li></ul><div><br><strong>Qualifications<br>Required Skills and Experience</strong></div><ul><li>Understanding of and passion for Prayvine’s work, vision and users.</li><li>5+ years building consumer-facing web and/or mobile applications. B.S. degree (or equivalent) in Computer Science or a related technical field.</li><li>Demonstrated ability and excitement for independent, high-velocity production of quality code following software best practices (e.g. continuous integration, automation, testing, code reviews) in a shared codebase.</li><li>Hands-on experience building beautiful, intuitive front-end interfaces that delight users, both with and without the use of front-end libraries and frameworks.</li><li>Hands-on experience building scalable backends using a mix of programming languages and databases.</li><li>Demonstrated experience in designing, implementing, and managing DevOps workflows.</li><li>Strong understanding of network security and application security best practices.</li><li>Highly self-motivated with a strong bias for action.</li><li>Expert at prioritizing and making smart choices with limited information or difficult trade-offs. Able to thrive in ambiguity.</li><li>Excellent communicator, with the ability and desire to collaborate with and support volunteers, and to engage users with empathy.</li></ul><div><br><strong>Beneficial Skills and Experience</strong></div><ul><li>A keen eye for visual and user experience design, with a strong sense of aesthetics, layout, and usability.</li><li>Proven track record of configuring and optimizing transactional and/or social email to improve deliverability and effectiveness and/or familiarity with protocols and standards of email.</li><li>Experience developing SMS-based messaging applications or features.</li></ul><div><br><strong>What We Offer</strong></div><ul><li>Global and spiritual impact. Our users are doing difficult, life-changing and life-saving work in some of the world’s most challenging places. We empower them to do their very best work.</li><li>We are lean, creative, data-driven, and committed to change the world for the better. We value and practice quality work-life balance (e.g. flexible work schedule, position can be remote).</li><li>Retirement, medical, dental, and vision benefits.</li></ul>

Lead Software Engineer (Full-Stack) and Ministry Partner

<div><strong>Please note that this is a dedicated, 40 hour a week, 5-8 week contract with opportunity for extension.<br><br></strong><strong>The Role<br></strong><br></div><div>We’re seeking a Senior Backend Developer to join a fast-paced sprint to implement robust API services and AI integration of a Bible platform helping professionals apply biblical principles through AI-powered insights, business news, and learning content. The role requires strong backend development skills, AI integration experience, and a focus on delivering scalable, high-performance solutions. If you are an experienced backend developer with a passion for building scalable systems that integrate AI-powered insights and dynamic content, we want to hear from you!<br><br></div><div><strong>Responsibilities:</strong></div><ul><li>Develop business-focused AI insights using the Vercel AI SDK.</li><li>Set up and optimize Strapi CMS for video content and course tracking.</li><li>Build scalable API endpoints for Bible business principles.</li><li>Integrate and transform business news APIs for AI-driven insights.</li><li>Implement user learning progress tracking and personalized content storage.</li><li>Design systems for business profiles and user preference management.</li></ul><div><br><strong>Qualifications:</strong></div><ul><li><strong>Experience:</strong><ul><li>5+ years of backend development experience.</li><li>Proven expertise in AI/LLM integration (e.g., Vercel AI SDK).</li><li>Strong background in API development for scalable platforms.</li><li>Experience with content management systems (Strapi).</li><li>Integration of business news APIs and data transformation workflows.</li><li>Familiarity with learning management systems for progress tracking.</li></ul></li><li><strong>Technical Proficiency:</strong><ul><li>Node.js and/or Python for backend services</li><li>Vercel AI SDK for AI insights implementation</li><li>Strapi CMS configuration, optimization, and integration</li><li>News APIs integration and transformation for dynamic insights</li><li>TypeScript for backend development</li><li>Storage and retrieval of personalized user data</li><li>Experience working remotely.</li><li>Prior consulting experience preferred.</li><li>Strong verbal and written communication skills in English required for job tasks such as client communication and documentation.</li></ul></li><li><strong>Preferred Experience</strong><ul><li>Experience with business or professional apps.</li><li>Strong understanding of AI-driven backend workflows.</li><li>Familiarity with learning management systems (LMS).</li><li>Proven track record of integrating AI models into production-ready APIs.</li><li>3 years experience with Artificial Management Interface Sciences</li></ul></li></ul><div><br><strong>To apply, please include the following with your application:<br></strong><br></div><ol><li>Links to projects or platforms you’ve worked on (showing API or backend services).</li><li>A link to your GitHub portfolio showcasing relevant backend projects.</li><li>Responses to the following questions:<ul><li>How do you optimize API performance and scalability for real-time insights?</li><li>Describe your approach to integrating and transforming content from third-party APIs like news feeds.</li><li>How would you architect a backend to support personalized AI-powered insights and user progress tracking?</li></ul></li></ol><div><br>At Servant, we believe in the power of diversity and inclusion. We are an equal opportunity employer and encourage individuals from all backgrounds to apply.<br><br></div><div><strong>The Company<br></strong><br></div><div>At Servant Digital, we specialize in empowering leaders and organizations within faith communities through innovative digital transformation and change management solutions. We are committed to providing tailored strategies that align with our clients' values and missions, focusing on service, integrity, and excellence. Our team is passionate about making a meaningful impact by equipping our partners with the tools and technologies they need to thrive in a rapidly evolving digital landscape. Join us in our mission to support those who support others.<br><br></div>

Senior Backend Developer (API/AI)

<div><strong>Backend Developer, GraphQL<br></strong><br></div><div><strong>About this Role:</strong></div><div><br>As a Backend Developer, you will be one of the software engineers on the Platform Team, responsible for creating the GraphQL layer that allows one of our end-user products to operate with high performance, reliability, and security at scale. Your initial focus will be working with our App Squad. You’ll serve as a subject matter expert on the business functionality you define and implement and collaborate closely with the leads in engineering, product, and design.&nbsp;<br><br></div><div>You will be a part of the rotating production support team for our service architecture. You will also help define the standards by which BibleProject designs, delivers, and supports backend services.&nbsp;<br><br></div><div>Most importantly, you will bring your skills and experience to help further our mission of helping people experience the Bible as a unified story that leads to Jesus.&nbsp;<br><br></div><div><strong>What You’ll Be Doing:<br></strong><br></div><ul><li>Building, augmenting, and refining GraphQL services using Apollo GraphQL libraries and patterns.</li><li>Leveraging your deep understanding of GraphQL patterns to improve the performance, security, and reliability of our existing services.</li><li>Collaborating with engineers who are focused on our practices and tooling to enhance an optimal environment for building, shipping, and supporting production software</li><li>Striving for best-in-class cross-functional collaboration with product designers, product managers, UX researchers, and content authors to ship great code and experiences</li><li>Participating in the biweekly rhythms of planning and execution for cross-functional product teams as an individual contributor</li><li>Participating in the engineering-team-wide on-call rotation for BibleProject products</li></ul><div><br></div><div><strong>What we’re looking for:</strong></div><ul><li>4+ years of overall experience as a software developer, working with GraphQL</li><li>Production experience building scalable GraphQL servers (understanding best practices for schema and resolver design, using dataloader, etc)</li><li>Experience in a (preferably, SaaS) company that leverages agile development processes and DevOps practices</li><li>Experience working and delivering code independently, including estimating your work&nbsp;</li><li>Experience with cloud providers like AWS or GCP and open source database technologies</li><li>Experience collaborating closely with product designers, product managers, and frontend developers in a cross-functional <a href="https://www.invisionapp.com/films/squads">Squad</a> model</li><li>Nice to have:<ul><li>Experience with Apollo GraphQL libraries and patterns</li><li>Familiarity with federated GraphQL in a microservices environment.</li><li>Experience with Apollo Federation</li></ul></li></ul><div><br></div><div><br>About BibleProject</div><div><em>Portland, Oregon, Founded in 2014</em></div><div><br></div><div>BibleProject is a nonprofit, crowdfunded organization that produces 100% free Bible videos, podcasts, blogs, classes, and educational Bible resources. Our mission is to help people experience the Bible as a unified story that leads to Jesus.<br><br></div><div>We have grown significantly in the area of multimedia technology. What began with two animated videos now encompasses multiple platforms and products—including over 160 videos. Our website and app serve as connection hubs to our ever-growing library of resources. Classroom, our online learning platform, offers accessible, graduate-level Bible classes.<br><br></div><div>These, and all of our supporting products, continue to be completely free to audiences around the world, thanks to the ongoing generosity of our patrons.<br><br></div><div><strong>Location:</strong> This role must be performed within the United States. Occasional travel to Portland, OR may be required.</div><div><strong>Beginning:</strong> March 2025</div><div><strong>Reporting to:</strong> Jon Horton, Platform Engineering Manager</div><div><strong>Compensation:</strong></div><ul><li>The annual salary range for this role is $109,000 - $131,000. Salary scales with experience directly related to this role.<ul><li>We offer competitive compensation that aligns with our commitment to attracting talented professionals passionate about our mission.</li></ul></li><li>Medical, dental, vision, life, short and long-term disability insurance for employee and family with premiums covered 100% by BibleProject</li><li>401(k) with 4% employer match</li><li>Flexible PTO</li><li>Synchronized Rest Breaks</li><li>Paid Learning Stipend</li><li>Home Office resources available</li><li>Paid Parental Leave</li><li>A culture focused on belonging and thriving</li></ul><div><br></div><div><em>BibleProject is an equal opportunity employer</em></div><div><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br></div>

Backend Developer, GraphQL

<div>Description</div><div>The Admissions System Administrator will play a crucial role in managing, maintaining, and enhancing the technical systems that support the admissions department. Primarily working in Salesforce and related platforms, this role is responsible for day-to-day configuration, support, and process improvements within our admissions systems. The ideal candidate will have strong technical skills and experience with system administration, database management, and process automation.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>Duties and responsibilities</div><ul><li>System Management: Maintain and optimize existing systems, primarily Salesforce, to ensure smooth operation and functionality within the admissions process.</li><li>Process Building and Automation: Design, develop, and implement new workflows and automated processes to enhance system efficiency and user experience.</li><li>System Implementation: Lead the technical implementation of new systems or upgrades, ensuring seamless integration with existing platforms and minimal disruption to operations.</li><li>Technical Support: Provide day-to-day technical support to admissions staff, resolving issues related to system functionality, performance, and access.</li><li>System Documentation: Create and maintain detailed technical documentation, including system configurations, workflows, and processes to support ongoing system management and future improvements.</li><li>User Training: Train admissions staff and new hires on the use of systems, including Salesforce and any new processes or platforms introduced, ensuring users are equipped to maximize system capabilities.</li><li>Reporting and Analytics: Develop and manage reporting tools within the systems to track key metrics, identify trends, and support data-driven decision-making within the admissions department.</li><li>Project Management: Collaborate with the admissions team and the Systems Manager to oversee technical projects from conception to completion, ensuring timelines, budgets, and goals are met.</li></ul><div><br></div><div>Requirements</div><ul><li>Bachelor’s degree required</li><li>Certified Salesforce Administrator&nbsp;</li><li>Organized, with an understanding of efficient and effective processes and systems</li><li>Demonstrated skills and experience in project management, including the ability to multitask, evaluate and balance competing priorities, and meet deadlines</li><li>Excellent problem-solving skills with attention to detail and technical accuracy</li><li>Highly self-motivated and proactive</li><li>Strong understanding of WTS mission and institution</li><li>Demonstrated familiarity with higher education industry and FERPA/HIPPA confidentiality practices</li></ul>

Admissions Systems Administrator

<div><strong>Location:</strong> Remote<br><strong>Job Type:</strong> Part-Time Contractor<br><strong>Start Date:</strong> Immediate<br><strong>Target MVP Launch:</strong> Early 2025<br><br></div><div><strong>About Spark:</strong> At Spark, our mission is to re-invigorate discipleship in today’s digital age. We are building a discipleship co-pilot that leverages conversational AI, empowering individuals to go and make disciples in a modern, personalized way. The team has already validated the concept with 50+ hours of market research/user interviews, including conversations with Jon Tyson (Lead Pastor of Church of the City New York) and Reggie Rice (Discipleship Pastor of CCV), and a few mega-churches/nation-wide ministries have already expressed interest in being beta testers once the product is live. As we work towards launching our MVP by early 2025, we’re looking for a talented Lead Back-End Engineer to join our passionate, mission-driven team.<br><br></div><div><strong>Role Overview:</strong> As the Lead Back-End Engineer, you will be responsible for finalizing and building out our data model and system architecture. You'll design and implement scalable, efficient API routes deployed to the cloud, ensuring a seamless connection between the back-end and the mobile front-end. You will work closely with our mobile engineer (who is building the front-end using Dart) to ensure smooth integration and a functional MVP launch.<br><br></div><div><strong>Key Responsibilities:</strong></div><ul><li>Finalize the data model and system architecture, ensuring scalability and flexibility for future growth.</li><li>Design, build, deploy and maintain secure, efficient API routes accessible from the cloud, including product features that leverage LLMs.</li><li>Work closely with the mobile engineer to ensure tight integration between the back-end and front-end for a fully functional MVP.</li><li>Contribute to the architectural decisions and technology stack, evaluating the existing choices (NeonDB/Prisma, Node.js, Typescript, Supabase) and recommending improvements if necessary.</li><li>Help to establish and implement best practices for project management, code quality, testing, and deployment workflows.</li><li>Select a tool to implement and manage a CI/CD pipeline to automate code deployment, ensuring fast, reliable, and error-free releases.</li><li>Execute and provide updates (async demo videos, etc.) on engineering tickets assigned for each sprint&nbsp;</li><li>Provide technical leadership and mentoring to other engineers as the team grows.</li><li>Collaborate with cross-functional teams (design, product, etc.) to ensure the backend systems support the mission and vision of Spark.<br><br></li></ul><div><strong>Required Qualifications:</strong></div><ul><li>3+ years of experience in back-end development, ideally with expertise in Node.js and Typescript.</li><li>Strong experience with relational databases (NeonDB, PostgreSQL, etc.), including designing and optimizing data models.</li><li>Experience in designing and implementing RESTful APIs and integrating them with mobile applications.</li><li>Experience designing and implementing CI/CD pipelines for automated testing and deployment using tools like Jenkins, GitLab CI, CircleCI, or similar.</li><li>Experience in Agile development methodologies.</li><li>Proven track record of deploying scalable back-end systems to the cloud (AWS, Google Cloud, etc.).</li><li>Familiarity with serverless architecture and cloud-native tools.</li><li>Familiarity with AI technologies and their integration into back-end systems.</li><li>Strong problem-solving skills and a passion for building reliable, maintainable systems.</li><li>Ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced startup environment.</li><li>A mission-driven mindset, eager to contribute to a company with a meaningful purpose.<br><br></li></ul><div><strong>Preferred Qualifications:</strong></div><ul><li>Experience with alternative database systems or technologies that may enhance scalability, security, or performance.</li><li>Background or interest in Christian ministry or discipleship.<br><br></li></ul><div><strong>Why Spark?</strong></div><ul><li>Be part of a mission-driven startup making a significant impact in the world of discipleship and AI.</li><li>Work in a collaborative, fast-paced, and dynamic environment.</li><li>Opportunity to help shape the technology and architecture of our product from the ground up.</li><li>Competitive hourly or project-based rate.<br><br></li></ul><div>If you are passionate about building impactful technology and ready to help bring our vision of a discipleship co-pilot to life, we would love to hear from you!<br><br><div><strong>Apply Now</strong> by clicking the link below or by emailing <strong>matt@spark-growth.co</strong> with your resume, link to your GitHub profile, and a few paragraphs explaining why you’re excited about the role and how you can contribute to Spark’s mission.</div>

Lead Backend Engineer

<h3>Details</h3><ul><li><strong>Department: </strong>Growth Marketing &amp; Digital Experience (GMDx)</li><li><strong>Schedule: </strong>Monday - Friday, 8 hour shift</li><li><strong>Location: </strong>Fully remote</li></ul><div><br></div><h3>Benefits</h3><ul><li>Paid time off (PTO)</li><li>Various health insurance options &amp; wellness plans</li><li>Retirement benefits including employer match plans</li><li>Long-term &amp; short-term disability</li><li>Employee assistance programs (EAP)</li><li>Parental leave &amp; adoption assistance</li><li>Tuition reimbursement</li><li>Ways to give back to your community</li></ul><div>&nbsp;</div><div><em>*Please note, benefits and benefits eligibility can vary by position, exclusions may apply for some roles (for example: Travel, PRN, Short-Term Option, etc.). Actual compensation offer will vary based upon role, education, experience, location, and qualifications. Connect with your Talent Advisor for additional specifics.</em></div><div><br></div><h3>Responsibilities</h3><div>Accelerate Ascension’s journey to transform healthcare, for those we seek to serve and those who serve, by delivering brand-wide experiences, powered by people, design, data and technology.<br><br>You will be the change agent in the Engineering organization. In your role as a Software Development Manager for Platform Services product you will be responsible for engineering delivery , operational excellence and platform tools support. This will need deep experience in foundational platform tools used by a digital organization including API management, observability, feature flagging, common libraries and developer portal types of tools. The SDM will be responsible for adoption, support and enhancement of features that are provided to the broader digital product teams. Success in your role will ensure successful, fast, high-quality technical delivery and operations of digital products. Equally important will be your continual growth and development as a Software Engineering professional and keeping current on latest technology trends in software engineering and SRE.</div><div><br><strong>Responsibilities:</strong></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><strong>Platform Products Delivery and Support:</strong> Manage the following tools/products- API Management (API Gateway, API Portal), Observability, Feature Management, Developer Portal, Common java framework libraries/services used by digital product teams within GMDx<br><br><strong>API Management (API Gateway, API Portal):</strong> Manage the API Management product APIGEE for the overall Ascension organization. Includes API Proxy- design, deployment, operational support, using self service tools built. Supporting tooling including upgrade of the tool, driving usage of the latest features provided by the vendor. Working closely with Product and api teams to optimize the discovery, usage, deployment and operational insights by providing self service tooling.</div><div><br><strong>Observability Platform:</strong> Drive the setup and adoption of observability features within the GMDx Organization including APM, RUM, Synthetic Monitoring, Logging etc., with the goal of helping report on the performance, troubleshooting and root cause analysis of digital products. Work on continuous improvement by working with engineering teams as well as vendor teams to optimize the operational workflow from reporting, supporting incident management with dashboards and troubleshooting expertise to resolve issues.<br><br><strong>Engineering Maturity Tooling:</strong> Support existing and new tooling to increase engineering maturity within the GMDx organization by supporting tools like Feature flagging, Engineering and DevOps Metrics Reporting, developer portal tools etc.<br><br><strong>Common Services:</strong> Support common libraries and services developed to support all the digital applications. Drive the development, maintenance and enhancement of these services.<br><br><strong>Team Management:</strong> Builds a high-performing software engineering team. Enables your team's success, and clear blockers.Engage in vision casting, strategic thinking and goal setting with the team. Then, motivate and focus the team to meet these goals and objectives.Technical mentorship &amp; coaching of team members<br><br><strong>Software Development Process:</strong> Regularly participates in scrum activities, design reviews, code reviews and status updates.Ensures that the team’s product implements high quality code supporting software engineering standards, architecture and software best practices with support for test automation.Champions product and process compliance, and is engaged in all aspects of the project from design, build, test and ultimately implementation. Evaluates effectiveness of implemented solutions to inform future trade-off decisions<br><br><strong>Operations:</strong> Coordinate on-call support for your product or teams, triage inbound support tickets as needed, and prioritize work effectively.Communicates project status in a clear, concise and timely manner with supporting product adoption and health metrics as needed. Participate in technical troubleshooting calls to help drive issue resolution and root cause analysis. Drive continuous improvement of operations based activities and tools.<br><br><strong>Leadership:</strong> Ability to perform under pressure, instill accountability and achieve results with minimal oversight and direction.Engages in highly effective interviews, and provides/shares critical feedback that drives a go/no-go decision regarding a candidate Monitors the software industry for emerging trends, tools, and best practices, while weeding out the noise.Provides engineering and operations leadership by keeping current with technical and industry trends in digital experience technologies, operational excellence areas. Then, applying the knowledge to lead solutioning or problem solving discussions and knowledge sharing with compelling presentations, demos, or solution samples to promote engineering and operational excellence</div><div><br><strong>Characteristics We Seek:<br></strong><br><strong>Be curious about technology.</strong> The software engineering industry is constantly changing and evolving. At Ascension, we embrace change and are curious to learn how the latest technology can be used to improve the lives of patients and our clinicians.<br><br><strong>Learn and grow professionally.</strong> We strive for continuous improvement of our Ascension Studio organization and our team members do the same. This comes from the path of constant learning, in addition to reflecting on past experiences for improvement opportunities.<br><br><strong>Always ready for change.</strong> A rolling stone gathers no moss, and neither do we. We accept that change is always around us, and our work is no exception. We navigate change through early and often communication; engage the ambiguous; promote diversity; accept new ideas; and lean on learning agility.<br><br><strong>Seek feedback.</strong> Feedback is important to us. We use it as a guide for our own development, and we build our software with feedback built into the process. It is incorporated into our software development lifecycle with design, code reviews, unit tests, and continuous integration. Feedback is also integrated into our shipped solutions with application performance monitoring (APM) and usage analytics to help us learn methods to improve.<br><br><strong>Sound awareness of self and situations.</strong> We understand the importance of knowing our best selves, and the value gained from our teams to compensate for our shortcomings. Equally important is our ability to assess situations with a calm and clear mind, and develop next steps to proceed in the best manner possible.<br><br><strong>Demonstrate positivity.</strong> Our organization's focus is all about solving problems, and most of these problems are challenging. We try not to let that get in our way of thinking positively -- instead it's what motivates us to reach higher.<br><br><strong>Work with your team.</strong> We understand that our best work comes from working together. Our teams enjoy working together, sharing knowledge, helping, mentoring, and delivering our best for the communities we serve.<br><br><strong>Live Ascension’s core values.</strong> The Ascension core values are the standard that we hold ourselves to and a source of pride for us. We live by them. Our core values include: service of the poor; reverence; integrity; wisdom; creativity; and dedication.</div><div><br></div><h3>Requirements</h3><div>Education:</div><ul><li>Bachelor's degree or higher in Software Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Programming or substantially related field is required.</li><li>High school diploma/GED with 2 years of experience, or Associate's degree, or Bachelor's degree required.</li></ul><div><br>Work Experience:</div><ul><li>3 years of experience required.</li><li>5 years of experience preferred.</li><li>1 year of leadership or management experience preferred.</li><li>3 years of experience required.</li><li>5 years of experience preferred.</li><li>1 year of leadership or management experience preferred.</li></ul><div><br></div><h3>Additional Preferences</h3><ul><li>7+ years of professional software development experience with 2+ years of leadership or management experience</li><li>3+ years experience and expert in supporting API teams with engineering platforms like API Management, Observability Tools, Engineering Quality Tools, Developer portals</li><li>Expertise in implementing APIs on gateway products (e.g. Apigee)</li><li>Expertise in implementing observability tools and providing operations dashboard to measure digital products stability</li><li>Fluency in Engineering Process Support tools and process like Feature-flagging, Code Quality,</li><li>Developer Metrics, DevOps Metrics tools</li><li>Expertise in microservice architectural patterns and design</li><li>Expertise in Java8+/Spring Boot</li><li>Expert-level understanding of relational and NoSQL databases (MySql, Postgres, Mongo etc), SQL, and database/schema design</li><li>Fluency in a high-level Object-oriented programming language (preferably Java) and strong knowledge of OOAD, design patterns, data structures, and algorithms</li><li>Experience working on a Scrum team participating in Agile ceremonies e.g. daily standups, backlog grooming, sprint planning, sprint demos/retrospectives</li><li>Strong verbal and written communication skills</li><li>Experience with APIGEE, Dynatrace/Datadog/Splunk, LaunchDarkly</li><li>Experience with PCF and GCP</li><li>Experience with healthcare data standards (HL7, FHIR)</li><li>Experience in front-end web frameworks - React, JQuery etc.</li><li>Demonstrated mastery of the full SDLC including CI/CD and modern build and deployment tools</li></ul><div><br></div><h3>Why Join Our Team</h3><div>Ascension associates are key to our commitment of transforming healthcare and providing care to all, especially those most in need. Join us and help us drive impact through reimagining how we can deliver a people-centered healthcare experience and creating the solutions to do it. Explore career opportunities across our ministry locations and within our corporate headquarters.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>Ascension is a leading non-profit, faith-based national health system made up of over 134,000 associates and 2,600 sites of care, including more than 140 hospitals and 40 senior living communities in 19 states.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>Our Mission, Vision and Values encompass everything we do at Ascension. Every associate is empowered to give back, volunteer and make a positive impact in their community. Ascension careers are more than jobs; they are opportunities to enhance your life and the lives of the people around you.</div><div><br></div><h3>Equal Employment Opportunity Employer</h3><div>Ascension will provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all associates and applicants for employment regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, citizenship, gender, sexual orientation, gender identification or expression, age, disability, marital status, amnesty, genetic information, carrier status or any other legally protected status or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>For further information, view the&nbsp; EEO Know Your Rights (English) poster or EEO Know Your Rights (Spanish) poster.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>As a military friendly organization, Ascension promotes career flexibility and offers many benefits to help support the well-being of our military families, spouses, veterans and reservists. Our associates are empowered to apply their military experience and unique perspective to their civilian career with Ascension.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>Pay Non-Discrimination Notice</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>Please note that Ascension will make an offer of employment only to individuals who have applied for a position using our official application. Be on alert for possible fraudulent offers of employment. Ascension will not solicit money or banking information from applicants.</div>

Software Development Manager (Platform Services)

<div><strong>About this Role:</strong></div><div>As our Backend Developer, you will be a software engineer responsible for collaborating on our GraphQL layer that allows one of our end-user products to operate with high performance, reliability, and security at scale. You’ll serve as a subject matter expert on the business functionality you define and implement and collaborate closely with the leads in engineering, product, and design. You will be a part of the rotating production support team for our service architecture. You will also help define the standards by which BibleProject designs, delivers, and supports backend services.<br><br></div><div>Most importantly, you will bring your skills and experience to help further our mission of helping people experience the Bible as a unified story that leads to Jesus.&nbsp;<br><br></div><div><strong><br>What You’ll Be Doing:</strong></div><ul><li>Building, augmenting, and refining the performance, security, and reliability of GraphQL services using Apollo GraphQL libraries and patterns</li><li>Collaborating with squads to integrate and support GraphQL services within our products</li><li>Deploying and supporting a CI/CD pipeline that delivers code to an AWS environment</li><li>Working with engineers who are focused on our practices and tooling to enhance an optimal environment for building, shipping, and supporting production software</li><li>Striving for best-in-class cross-functional collaboration with product designers, product managers, UX researchers, and content authors to ship great code and experiences</li><li>Participating in the biweekly rhythms of planning and execution for cross-functional product teams as an individual contributor</li><li>Participating in the engineering-team-wide on-call rotation for BibleProject products</li></ul><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><strong>What we’re looking for:</strong></div><ul><li>3+ years of overall experience as a software developer</li><li>Production experience with GraphQL, using Apollo GraphQL libraries and patterns</li><li>Experience in a (preferably, SaaS) company that leverages agile development processes and DevOps practices</li><li>Demonstrable experience with the following categories:&nbsp;<ul><li>DevOps practices, including CI/CD and observability tooling</li><li>Amazon Web Services or other cloud service providers</li><li>Git, Jira, and other SDLC tools</li></ul></li><li>Experienced with working and delivering code independently, including estimating your work</li><li>Experience with either cloud data storage and/or open source database technologies</li><li>Experience collaborating closely with product designers, product managers, and frontend developers in a cross-functional <a href="https://www.invisionapp.com/films/squads">Squad</a> model</li></ul><div><br></div><div><strong>About BibleProject</strong></div><div><em>Portland, Oregon, Founded in 2014</em></div><div><br></div><div>BibleProject is an educational technology company that produces media to help people experience the Bible as a unified story that leads to Jesus.</div><div><br></div><div>We are rapidly growing in the area of multimedia technology. What began with two animated videos now encompasses multiple platforms and products—including over 160 videos. Our website and app serve as connection hubs to our ever-growing library of resources. Classroom, our online learning platform, offers accessible, graduate-level Bible classes. Learn.Bible helps leaders build Bible curriculum for their specific ministries.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>These, and all of our supporting products, continue to be completely free to audiences around the world, thanks to the ongoing generosity of our patrons.</div><div><br></div><div><strong>Location:</strong> This role must be performed within the United States. Occasionally travel to Portland, Oregon may be required.</div><div><strong>Beginning:</strong> January 2025</div><div><strong>Reporting to:</strong> Jon Horton, Platform Engineering Manager</div><div><strong>Compensation:</strong></div><ul><li>The annual salary range for this role is $85,000 to $116,000. Salary scales with experience directly related to this role.<ul><li>Competitive salary that scales with experience directly related to this role. Top tier in our market but will not match top technology companies</li></ul></li><li>Medical, dental, vision, life, short and long term disability insurance for employee and family with premiums covered 100% by BibleProject</li><li>401(k) with 4% employer match</li><li>Flexible PTO</li><li>Synchronized Rest Breaks</li><li>Paid Learning Stipend</li><li>Home Office resources</li><li>Paid parental leave</li><li>A culture focused on belonging and thriving<br><br></li></ul><div><em>BibleProject is an equal opportunity employer</em></div>

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