Software Engineer III

Description

  Join a company that truly impacts others!

If you are passionate about leveraging your technical expertise to create impactful digital solutions and align with our mission, we encourage you to apply! 

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 for our Software Engineer position in Houston, TX,  and be 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! This is an onsite position. 

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 organization's 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:

• Bachelor’s 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
• Flexible Savings Accounts
• Short Term Disability/Long Term Disability
• EAP (Employee Assistance Program)
• Paid Time Off
• Service Days
• Paid Holidays
• 403B Retirement 
• Group Life Insurance
• Legal Shield/Identity Theft Protection