Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Prison Fellowship is the nation’s largest Christian nonprofit equipping the Church to serve currently and formerly incarcerated people and their families. They are seeking a mission-focused Senior Software Engineer to maintain and transform legacy applications by building and integrating modern, API-driven applications using React and PHP/Laravel.
Responsibilities
- Function in software product lane as technical SME, performing code reviews, and other lead functions as required
- Maintain and improve current applications running on October CMS
- Develop and maintain new high‑quality web applications using React and PHP (Laravel)
- Build, enhance, and integrate RESTful APIs in Python and PHP, and work with existing APIs to support business needs within SOA and MACH architectures (Microservices, API‑first, Cloud‑native, Headless)
- Build data models according to specified requirements
Skills
- 10+ years in software engineering experience
- 2-5 years software design including frontend, API's, and data models
- 2-5 years performing code reviews of team members and contractors
- 2-5 years functioning as lead developer and SME of software products
- Strong background designing and consuming APIs in PHP and solid experience working with PostgreSQL
- Proven understanding of SOA and MACH principles
- Comfortable working independently while actively collaborating with a team
- Clear communication skills and a proactive, stewardship‑driven mindset
- Experience with Salesforce API's
- October CMS
- PostGres
- Microsoft SQL Server
Benefits
- Paid leave starting at 39 days (14 holidays, 15 vacation days, 10 sick days)
- Retirement account funding
- Paid leave starting at 39 days (14 holidays, 15 vacation days, 10 sick days) after one year of employment
- Part-time employees working at least 20 hours per week on a regular basis are eligible for select offerings, not inclusive of health benefits, on a pro-rated basis
- Remote/work from home position
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