<div>As <strong>Staff Engineer</strong> you will guide the technical architecture, implementation, and delivery of a variety of digital products. You will work closely with stakeholders, product managers, and internal and external engineering partners to ensure scalable, secure, and high-quality solutions. This role combines hands-on technical expertise with architectural leadership and vendor oversight across a portfolio of Scripture-centered platforms, and web and mobile apps. This is an individual-contributor role; it carries no direct reports but includes mentorship responsibilities.</div><div><br><br></div><div><strong>Minimum Spiritual and Personal Commitment:</strong></div><ul><li>Demonstrate a personal commitment to Jesus Christ.&nbsp;</li><li>Identify with and participate in a Christian church and proactively seek to grow in their Christian faith.&nbsp;</li><li>Actively participate in organizational prayer, devotional times, and organization-wide events.&nbsp;</li><li>Maintain an exemplary standard of Christian ethics, behavior, and conduct within ABS and in their public and private life outside of ABS and always seek to uphold ABS’ Standards of Conduct and Affirmation of Biblical Community.&nbsp;</li><li>Demonstrate Christian maturity in all interactions as displayed by good judgment based on biblical values and principles.&nbsp;</li><li>Actively incorporate their faith in all aspects of their daily work.&nbsp;</li><li>Demonstrate desire and ability to support organizational biblical and religious goals and participate in regular work-related spiritual activities without reservation.&nbsp;</li><li>Have a personal passion for and belief in the Word of God, its ability to transform lives, and the mission of American Bible Society.&nbsp;</li><li>Demonstrate alignment with the vision, mission, and values of American Bible Society.</li></ul><div><strong><br>Key Responsibilities:&nbsp;<br></strong><br></div><h3>Technical Leadership &amp; Architecture</h3><ul><li>Lead system architecture design across multiple products and platforms.</li><li>Define and communicate a shared technical vision that aligns with ABS’s long-term strategy.</li><li>Make key decisions on frameworks, services, and technical approaches that reduce complexity and promote reuse in coordination with the CTO.</li><li>Write and review code as needed, with development responsibilities ranging from minimal coding to heavily focused development of high-impact components, integrations, or prototypes based on project phases and demands.</li></ul><div><br></div><h3>Product Collaboration</h3><ul><li>Partner with product managers and ministry leaders to explore early-stage concepts and shape technical feasibility.</li><li>Translate product ideas into clear technical plans, identifying constraints, risks, and delivery strategies.</li><li>Provide technical consultation across the product development lifecycle—from ideation through launch and iteration.</li></ul><div><br></div><h3>Vendor Oversight &amp; Quality Assurance</h3><ul><li>Provide architectural and code review for work delivered by external development teams.</li><li>Ensure adherence to internal quality standards, security best practices, and maintainability expectations.</li><li>Onboard vendors into our workflows and tech stack; maintain clear communication and delivery checkpoints.</li></ul><div><br></div><h3>Continuous Improvement and Agentic Engineering&nbsp;</h3><ul><li>Design and document annual and quarterly objectives and measurable key results.</li><li>Partner with engineering leaders to champion AI adoption, technical direction, and best practices across engineering to continuously accelerate product design, development, and delivery.</li><li>Proactively learn and deepen skills, technologies, and platforms, modeling for other engineers.</li></ul><div><br></div><h3>Mentorship &amp; Team Culture</h3><ul><li>Mentor junior and mid-level developers, fostering a culture of collaboration and continuous learning.&nbsp;</li><li>Promote best practices in software development, DevOps, testing, and documentation.</li><li>Lead by example in engineering excellence, curiosity, and servant leadership.</li></ul><div><strong><br>Qualifications:&nbsp;</strong></div><div><strong>Education:</strong> Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science related field, equivalent experience (coding bootcamp may be part of this experience)</div><ul><li><strong>Experience: </strong>8+ years of full-stack software engineering experience, including demonstrated experience as a technical leader on cross-functional projects.</li><li><strong>Tech Stack and Tools:</strong></li></ul><div><br>The preferred candidate will have mature experience in our team’s primary tools, listed below, as an individual contributor and as a leader/mentor.</div><ul><li>Agentic Product Development: Claude Code</li><li>Languages: TypeScript, JavaScript, SQL</li><li>Frameworks: React, Next.js</li><li>DevOps: AWS CDK (preferred), Serverless Framework, or Cloud Formation</li><li>Infrastructure: Lambda, DynamoDB, S3, API Gateway, PostgreSQL</li><li>Testing: Jest, Cypress, Chromatic, Playwright</li><li>Process: Agile (Scrum), CICD (GitHub Actions, AWS Amplify)</li></ul><div><br><strong>Key Competencies:</strong></div><h3>All ABS staff must demonstrate the following&nbsp;</h3><h3>skills:</h3><ul><li>Demonstrate desire and ability to support organizational biblical and religious goals and participate in regular work-related spiritual activities without reservation.</li><li>Have a personal passion for and belief in the Word of God, its ability to transform lives, and the mission of American Bible Society.</li><li>Demonstrate alignment with the vision, mission, and values of American Bible Society.</li></ul><div><br><strong>The Staff Engineer must demonstrate:</strong></div><ul><li>Proven ability to architect, design, and ship scalable web applications</li><li>Strong proficiency with JavaScript/TypeScript, React, and AWS serverless (Lambda, S3, API Gateway, DynamoDB)</li><li>Proficiency with relational databases such as PostgreSQL or MySQL; confident writing SQL</li><li>Experience designing and consuming REST or GraphQL APIs</li><li>Demonstrated experience overseeing external or outsourced development teams</li><li>Effective communicator, able to explain technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical collaborators</li><li>Experience mentoring engineers, conducting code reviews, and leading engineering discussions</li><li>Passion for technology that serves a higher purpose and alignment with the mission of American Bible Society</li></ul><div><br></div><h3>Preferred Skills:</h3><ul><li>Experience working across multiple products, teams, or product lines</li><li>Familiarity with offline-first, cross-platform, or mobile web app development</li><li>Understanding of internationalization/localization and accessibility best practices</li><li>Familiarity with tools like Jira, Confluence, Figma, or Notion</li><li>Exposure to other languages (Python, Go, C#, etc.) or platforms (Azure, Firebase, etc.)</li><li>Experience in a non-profit, faith-based, or ministry tech environment</li></ul><div><br></div><h3>All staff must demonstrate the following skills at a level fitting their role:</h3><ul><li>Communication Skills:<ul><li>Complex Communication: Proficient in communicating complex ideas to various stakeholders, both verbally and in writing.</li></ul></li><li>Teamwork and Collaboration:<ul><li>Cross-Functional Collaboration: Leads teams effectively, builds strong team dynamics, and fosters a collaborative organizational culture.</li></ul></li><li>Cultural Competence and Inclusion:<ul><li>Inclusive Leadership: Promotes inclusivity and addresses biases within the team.</li></ul></li><li>Service Orientation:<ul><li>Service Strategy: Develops service-centric strategies, drives service recipient satisfaction, and ensures organizational alignment with service expectations.</li></ul></li><li>Adaptability and Flexibility:<ul><li>Strategic Change Management: Leads change initiatives, drives innovation, and helps the organization navigate through significant changes.</li></ul></li><li>Time Management and Organization:<ul><li>Strategic Optimization: Develops time management strategies for the organization, optimizes productivity, and aligns team efforts with organizational goals.</li></ul></li><li>Problem-Solving and Critical Thinking:<ul><li>Strategic Organizational Solutions: Anticipates potential problems, creates strategic solutions and guides the organization through complex challenges.</li></ul></li><li>Leadership and Initiative:<ul><li>Team Leadership: Guides, supports and leads team members to achieve goals, engage in cross-company collaboration and pivot when needed to achieve strategic change.</li></ul></li></ul><div><br></div><div>Physical Demands: This position is primarily computer-based and generally involves sitting for extended periods; frequent use of hands for keyboarding and mouse work. Ability to communicate effectively (verbal and written) and participate in virtual meetings. Ability to use standard office technology and software tools.<em><br>American Bible Society is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to qualified individuals with disabilities and ensuring a workplace free from discrimination. In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and other applicable laws, we will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities to enable them to participate in the application process and perform the essential functions of their job.</em></div><div><br></div><div>Office Location:&nbsp; Remote - Must be based in United States.&nbsp;</div><div>Core Hours: 8:30am-5:00pm, EST; If based outside of Eastern time zone, must overlap at least 6 hours within this window.</div><div>Travel Required: Occasional domestic travel.</div><div><br><strong>Additional Information:</strong></div><ul><li><strong>Background Check: </strong>Candidates must pass a background check as a condition of employment. This may include criminal history, credit check, and verification of employment and education history.</li><li><strong>Reference Checks: </strong>Employment is contingent upon satisfactory reference checks.</li><li><strong>Eligibility to Work: </strong>Candidates must provide proof of eligibility to work in the United States.</li><li><strong>Affirmation of Biblical Community: </strong>Candidates must sign and agree to uphold the ABS Affirmation of Biblical Community as a condition of employment.</li><li>American Bible Society is a Christian nonprofit whose mission is to make the Bible available to every person in a language and format they can understand and afford, so that all people may experience its life-changing message. Rooted in the vision of <em>Habakkuk 2:14</em>—"that the earth would be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord as the waters cover the sea"—we develop Scripture-centered digital tools to support Bible translation, engagement, and distribution worldwide.<br><br>The Ministry Technology team delivers ministry platforms and programs through the Product Studio and Bible Platforms. From translation platforms to Bible engagement tools, these departments support rapid ideation, architectural oversight, and lean product development—often working with our in-house team and external vendors—to meet the diverse digital needs of our mission.</li></ul><div><em><br>American Bible Society is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees, in accordance with federal, state, and local laws. We believe in the inherent dignity and worth of every individual, created in the image of God, and strive to reflect Christ’s love and justice in our employment practices.&nbsp;</em></div><div><em><br><br>&nbsp;We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other protected status. Our commitment to diversity and inclusion is rooted in our Christian faith and values, which call us to love and respect all people.</em></div><div><em><br><br>&nbsp;As a faith-based organization, we require employees to affirm and uphold our Christian beliefs as a condition of employment. This requirement is consistent with our mission and ensures that our work environment aligns with our core values and deeply held religious principles.</em></div>

Staff Engineer

<div><strong>Company Overview&nbsp;</strong></div><div>We build the leading pupil transportation tracking platform that protects over 1 million K-12 students every day. Our RFID-based system provides real-time bus tracking, parent notifications, routing, dismissal management, and student safety tools to school districts across the country. As a privately owned, bootstrapped SaaS company, we are currently building a lean, high-performing engineering team that delivers exceptional reliability and customer outcomes.</div><div><strong>Position Overview</strong><br>We are seeking a rare, high-impact leader to step into the dual role of Director &amp; Staff Engineer of Software Development. This unique position sits at the intersection of executive technical leadership and hands-on execution. You will split your time between defining the engineering strategy, building and mentoring a world-class team, and actively writing code and defining software architecture. As a Staff Engineer, you will be an individual contributor driving our core technical vision, designing scalable systems, and pioneering AI-assisted development workflows. As a Director, you will collaborate with cross-functional leadership, unblock delivery pipelines, manage engineering outcomes, and cultivate a culture of engineering excellence.</div><div><strong>Key Responsibilities</strong></div><div><strong>Technical Leadership &amp; Architecture (Staff Engineer Scope)</strong></div><ul><li>Hands-on Development: Design, build, and maintain scalable, high-performance features across our full stack using Azure SQL, .NET 8+, ADO.NET, EF Core, ASP.NET MVC/Web API, React/Next.js, and TypeScript.</li><li>Architectural Stewardship: Guide the transition of legacy systems toward clean architecture, optimizing backend business logic, data access layers, and data models in Azure SQL.</li><li>Pioneer AI-Driven Velocity: Lead the adoption of emerging AI engineering tools (e.g., Copilot, Cursor, Claude). Leveraging AI for design, code generation, testing, and documentation is a baseline expectation.</li><li>Geospatial Innovation: Architect and scale features leveraging mapping and navigation platforms, handling real-time location tracking, routing engines, and spatial databases.</li></ul><div><strong>Organizational &amp; People Leadership (Director Scope)</strong></div><ul><li>Team Performance &amp; Delivery: Collaborate with Product Management, DevOps, and QA to establish highly efficient CI/CD workflows, ensuring the team successfully ships reliable code multiple times per week.</li><li>Mentorship &amp; Culture: Actively mentor senior and mid-level engineers through pair-programming, rigorous code reviews, and career development frameworks. Cultivate an environment focused on high accountability and continuous learning.</li><li>Strategic Alignment: Represent the engineering team in leadership circles, aligning technical roadmaps with broader business objectives and managing resource allocation effectively.</li><li>Operational Excellence: Oversee operational health, including performance tuning, security compliance, automated testing standards, and the engineering on-call rotation framework.</li></ul><div><strong>Must-Have Qualifications</strong></div><ul><li>6+ years of full-stack .NET experience in production environments, with a proven track record of designing and shipping large-scale, high-availability distributed systems.</li><li>Expert proficiency in C#, .NET 8 (or later), EF Core, ASP.NET MVC, and Azure SQL.</li><li>Strong front-end mastery utilizing React 18+, Next.js, TypeScript, and modern state management.</li><li>Deep understanding of computer science fundamentals, including data structures, algorithms, concurrency, and distributed systems.</li><li>Extensive experience with CI/CD pipelines, automated unit/integration testing frameworks, and advanced monitoring/telemetry.</li><li>Demonstrated experience or strong aptitude for engineering management, resource planning, and cross-functional leadership.</li><li>Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.</li><li>A relentless passion for efficiency; an early adopter mindset regarding LLMs and AI-assisted coding to maximize team velocity.</li></ul><div><strong>Strongly Preferred Qualifications</strong></div><ul><li>Geospatial &amp; Navigation Expertise: Hands-on experience building or integrating with mapping platforms such as Google Maps API, Mapbox, HERE Maps, OpenStreetMap (OSM), or ArcGIS.</li><li>Telematics &amp; Routing: Familiarity with geocoding, reverse geocoding, routing engines, polyline rendering, real-time location tracking, or fleet/telematics applications.</li><li>Spatial Data: Experience working with GIS data formats (GeoJSON, KML, Shapefiles) and spatial databases (PostGIS, Azure SQL spatial types).</li></ul><div><strong>Position Details &amp; Requirements</strong></div><ul><li><strong>Location</strong>: Full-time, on-site in our Georgetown, TX 78628 headquarters. Return to Office (RTO) is required and non-negotiable. This is an in-office role with no remote or hybrid option.</li><li><strong>Employment Type</strong>: W-2 employee only. We do not hire 1099 contractors or C2C arrangements for this position.</li><li><strong>Work Authorization</strong>: Must be a U.S. Citizen or Green Card holder. No visa sponsorship is available.</li><li><strong>Compensation</strong>: $165,000 – $185,000 base salary (depending on experience and qualifications). Full benefits package included (medical, dental, vision, term life, 401k, and PTO).</li></ul>

Director of Software Development

<div>Are you a skilled integrations engineer who thrives on building reliable, enterprise-grade solutions that connect complex systems? Do you enjoy solving hard technical problems, modernizing legacy workflows, and driving clean, scalable integration architecture? Are you looking to put your expertise to work in a Christian environment with like-minded believers who share your values?<br><br>Ligonier Ministries, a Christian non-profit organization, is seeking a talented Sr. Integrations Engineer for the Enterprise Applications team. In this senior-level role, you will design, build, and operate the ministry's production integration layer — ensuring our enterprise systems are connected, secure, observable, and aligned to our long-term architecture.<br><br>Responsibilities</div><ul><li>Build and operate integrations across the organization's production application ecosystem using an iPaaS platform, implementing event-driven patterns, API and webhook integrations, and standardized workflows.</li><li>Maintain and improve integration reliability through robust error handling, dead-letter patterns, idempotency, alerting, and operational runbooks.</li><li>Support the migration of legacy integrations to governed, event-driven iPaaS solutions, applying thin-data principles and SoR boundaries to keep platforms decoupled.</li><li>Create reusable integration patterns, shared connectors, and standardized mappings to reduce one-off solutions and long-term maintenance burden.</li><li>Develop and maintain custom business applications and workflows using Power Apps and Power Automate, as well as .NET/C# services and SQL database objects.</li><li>Serve as an escalation point for complex data and integration incidents impacting production systems and business operations.</li><li>Create and maintain SOPs, runbooks, and how-to documentation for integrations, automations, and custom applications.</li><li>Ensure integrations handle sensitive data securely and support compliance requirements (GDPR, PCI).</li><li>Exercise informal technical leadership and provide mentorship to team members.</li><li>Partner with application owners and business stakeholders to translate operational needs into integration designs aligned with enterprise architecture.</li></ul><div><br>Qualifications</div><ul><li>8+ years of experience in key production system (e.g., ERP, CRM) integrations and iPaaS operations.</li><li>2+ years of hands-on experience with an iPaaS platform (Celigo experience a plus)</li><li>Strong SQL Server design and T-SQL development skills (schemas, stored procedures, functions, triggers, tuning).</li><li>Experience with .NET/C# development for internal services and integration components.</li><li>Experience with API integrations, webhooks, event-driven patterns, schema mapping, and ETL/ELT.</li><li>Experience with integration monitoring, alerting, incident response, and operational troubleshooting.</li><li>Experience building and supporting Power Apps and Power Automate operational workflows.</li><li>Knowledge of privacy and data compliance standards, including GDPR.</li><li>Ability to independently balance production support and project work simultaneously.</li><li>Leverages generative AI solutions for productivity and efficiency.</li><li>Leading industry certifications and a B.S. in IT, MIS, Computer Science, or a related field are a plus.</li><li>Agreement with Ligonier's General Statement of Faith.</li></ul><div><br>Competencies</div><ul><li>Communicates clearly and concisely, verbally and in writing, with both technical and non-technical audiences.</li><li>Serves others with outstanding customer service skills; driven and focused under pressure.</li><li>Entrepreneurial disposition — always seeking ways to increase efficiency and reduce technical debt.</li><li>Exercises leadership without formal authority; provides technical mentorship to team members.</li><li>Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; superb at dealing with ambiguity.</li><li>Passionate about helping teammates and end users succeed.</li></ul><div><br>This position is for a non-profit Christian organization located in Sanford, FL. At this time, we are only able to hire individuals who are authorized to work in the United States.<br><br>The pay range for this position is $105,000-$120,000. Pay ranges represent the lowest to highest salary we reasonably believe we would pay for this role at the time of posting. We may ultimately offer more or less than the posted range, and the ranges may be modified in the future. An employee's position within the salary range will be based on several factors, including, but not limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, geographic location, and organizational needs.&nbsp;</div>

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