Software Engineer

Join a company that truly impacts others!

Hope Media Group is a multi-brand ministry. Every story we share every event we host and every song we play is done to engage people to love Jesus serve others and spread Hope.

Hope Media Group the home of KSBJ WayFM Vida Unida and NGEN radio.

We invite you to apply and become a part of our growing ministry to Love Jesus Serve Others and Spread Hope. Our team describes our environment as fun encouraging collaborative engaging caring family oriented and friendly. We would love for you to join us and be part of what God is doing in our ministry!

Job Summary

Hope Media Group is seeking a talented and motivated Software Engineer with experience in TypeScript PHP or Java to join our growing technology team. This role offers the opportunity to work on impactful digital projects that support our mission of inspiring hope through uplifting content. The ideal candidate will contribute to the design development and maintenance of scalable user-centric applications that serve our audience across multiple platforms.

Essential Functions

Software Development and Implementation:

• Design implement and maintain software solutions for web and mobile platforms using TypeScript PHP or Java.
• Work closely with product managers designers and other engineers to deliver high-quality digital experiences that align with business goals.
• Write clean maintainable and efficient code following industry best practices and participating in code reviews.
• Build and maintain integrations with APIs and third-party services to support the organizations digital ecosystem.

Technical Problem Solving and Optimization:

• Monitor and enhance application performance to deliver fast and reliable user experiences.
• Investigate and resolve technical issues ensuring the stability and security of applications.
• Keep up with emerging trends technologies and frameworks in software development especially related to TypeScript PHP and Java.

Demonstrated Faith:

• Committed to a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. Be spiritually grounded and Biblically literate.
• Comfortable praying for co-workers in team meetings leading spoken prayer and participating in ministry prayer meetings and Bible studies.
• Lives by the Christian principles defined by the Ministry Statement of Faith.
• Participates in on-air fundraisers and prays for donors as needed.
• Has a passion for leveraging the platform of radio for evangelism and discipleship.
• Exhibits a strong moral character.
• Is an active member of a Bible believing local church.

Non-Essential Functions:

• Other duties as requested.

Requirements and Qualifications

Education:

• Bachelors degree in computer science engineering or equivalent professional experience.

Experience:

• 2-4 years of professional software engineering experience with a focus on TypeScript PHP or Java development.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities:

• Heart for Christian Ministry
• Strong moral character
• Has a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. Spiritually grounded and working knowledge of scripture
• Must be an active member of a Bible believing local church
• Proficiency in one or more of the following languages: TypeScript PHP Java.
• Experience with front-end frameworks (e.g. React Angular) and/or back-end frameworks (e.g. Laravel Spring).
• Familiarity with databases (e.g. MySQL PostgreSQL) and RESTful APIs.
• Knowledge of Agile/Scrum development methodologies.
• Strong debugging problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Preferred (not required)
• Familiarity with cloud services (e.g. AWS Azure Google Cloud).
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.
• Understanding of media or nonprofit industry technologies.
• Leadership experience in mentoring and guiding technical teams.

Supervisory Responsibilities

• 1 None.

Working Conditions and Environment

Travel:

• Occasionally

Nights/Weekends/Holidays:

• Occasionally for conferences or retreats.

Physical Requirements:

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Physical Activity may include Talking. Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word. Those activities in which they must convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately loudly or quickly. Hearing. Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction. Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication and to make the discriminations in sound. Repetitive motion. Substantial movements (motions) of the wrists hands and/or fingers including pinching typing or otherwise working primarily with fingers rather than the whole hand as in handling. Light work. Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects. If the use of arm and/or leg controls requires exertion of forces greater than that for sedentary work and the worker sits most of the time the job is rated for light work. The worker is required to have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; extensive reading.

Full-Time Benefits Offerings:

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Health Savings Account w/employer contribution
• Flexible Savings Accounts
• Company Paid Short Term Disability/Long Term Disability
• EAP (Employee Assistance Program)
• Generous Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Three (3) Paid Mission Days
• Twelve (12) Company-Paid Holidays
• 403B Retirement with Company Match
• Group Life Insurance
• Legal Shield/Identity Theft Protection
• Access to Marketplace Ministry Chaplains

Third-Party Recruiter Policy:

We are grateful for the interest of those who wish to support our hiring efforts. However Hope Media Group does not accept unsolicited resumes or candidate referrals from external staffing agencies or search firms. Submissions from third parties will not be considered and may be retained without obligation or payment or fees.