Paratext Downloads is hiring: Web Developer in Dallas

• Builds, designs, and maintains websites and software applications.
• Designs, writes, and edits website content.
• Participate as an integral and enthusiastic part of the team, exhibiting ownership, follow-through, initiative, awareness, and effective communication with peers and management.
• Work with the team around a cohesive product roadmap.

Minor Responsibilities:

• Analyze software requirements by consulting with the user community.
• Support user community with developer-level support.
• Write technical reference documentation for managing websites.
• Participate in regular project status, planning, partnership, and strategic meetings.
• Be available to travel to meet with the larger development team at least once per year.
• Be available to travel biannually to the Language Technology Conference.
• Participate in professional conferences and meetings.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• A servant heart attitude.
• Demonstrated skills in website development.
• Demonstrated skills in SEO.
• Demonstrated skills in WordPress, HTML, and CSS.
• PHP coding ability - helpful but not required. Our preference is to use popular community modules that will guarantee an easier upgrade path for future versions of the platform. A PHP coder would be welcome to contribute code to existing WordPress modules.
• Good interpersonal skills of communication.
• Good organizational skills.
• The ability to make decisions in a timely manner.
• The ability to generate multiple solutions to the problem.
• The ability to quickly pick up technical concepts.
• The ability to work both with a team and independently, and to multitask effectively.

Education and Experience:

Web Developers should have experience in website development and SEO. Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent work experience is preferred, but we care more for a heart and mind that are always learning.

Training and Orientation:

Will complete the initial IT Software Department training program and relevant portions of IT Orientation.

SIL is a global, faith-based nonprofit that works with local communities around the world to develop language solutions that expand possibilities for a better life.

Our faith inspires and informs our commitment to expand possibilities for people to thrive. We believe all people are created by God and given language as a means for flourishing. Through language, we understand who we are, experience relationships, and explore life’s most important questions.