Senior Software Engineer

ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT: Seed Company is committed to Bible translation through national translators in creative partnerships. Seed Company seeks to work where it is evident that God is working and where the uniqueness of its vision makes it most feasible for Seed Company to be involved.

VISION: God’s Word transforming lives in every language in this generation.

MISSION: To accelerate Scripture translation and impact for people without God’s Word through Great Commission partnerships.

VALUES: Honoring God in all we do, valuing individuals and relationships, partnering effectively, encouraging creativity and innovation, and managing for quality results.

SCOPE: The Senior Software Engineer delivers software products and services that support all groups within Seed Company as well as external Bible translation organizations. This person will be part of a flexible, remote team environment and responsible for full-stack feature development, infrastructure, and automation improvements. Additionally, they will be a leader in implementing technology solutions that meet critical business strategies and objectives.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: 

• Be a leader in the design, development, testing, deployment, monitoring, and maintenance of internally developed applications.
• Mentor junior developers.
• Perform code reviews and ensure adherence to proper development standards.
• Help improve the current QA automation and testing processes. 
• Collaborate with team members and stakeholders to design new systems and modify existing ones.
• Evaluate and recommend new technologies and tools.
• Be an integral part of project architecture and systems design.
• Assist with database and business analytics development as needed. 

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY:

• No supervision requirements. Under direction from the Director, Software Engineering, provides technical leadership for assigned applications.

OTHER DUTIES: 

• Attend and participate in a variety of meetings and task force groups as directed and maintain required level of knowledge pertaining to operating procedures, requirements, processes, and policies.
• Lead and or participate in projects or task force groups that focus on issues having organization-wide impact.
• Perform or assist with any assignments as required or directed.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

This job operates in a professional office and routinely uses standard office equipment such as laptop computers and other office equipment.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.

TRAVEL:

One to two weeks of domestic travel per year, if remote.

QUALIFICATIONS: 

• Strong faith in Jesus Christ as Savior; God-honoring lifestyle.
• Passion for the Word of God and provision of the Word for every people group.
• Championing Seed Company’s vision, mission, and values.
• BS or MS in Computer Science or related field preferred
• 5+ years’ experience in Software Engineering or related field
  • Additional two years of experience in lieu of a degree
• Experience in CI/CD configurations, GitHub Actions, Docker, and AWS preferred
• Experience in Full Stack paradigms
• Experience in Node.js, Nest.js experience preferred
• Proficient in HTML, CSS, and GIT
• Proficient in a strongly typed language, preferably TypeScript, including debugging, advanced language features, and patterns
• Proficient in modern React (functional, hooks)
• Proficient in GraphQL
• Mastery of object-oriented design and design patterns.
• Strong interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills
• Ability to adapt in a rapidly changing environment

BENEFITS:

• Health insurance coverage 
• Flexible Spending Account – medical and dependent care
• Health Reimbursement Arrangement – medical, dental, and vision
• 403b plan participation with 6% company match
• 160 hours accrued vacation and 80 hours of sick time per year
• Education assistance after one year of service
• Parental leave after one year of service
• Voluntary dental and vision insurance
• Employer-sponsored term life, short-term, long-term, and AD&D coverage