Programmer

What if you could program innovative solutions for an eternal impact?

At Wycliffe Bible Translators we believe that when people encounter Jesus through Scripture, lives are transformed forever. Lack of Scripture is a massive barrier to evangelism, discipleship, church planting and other forms of ministry, and today there are 686 languages that still need Bible translation work started for the first time.

As a part-time, supported* programmer, your contributions will help develop a web application that serves multiple languages. Are you ready to join in this transformational work?

You’ll make an impact when you...

• Collaborate with other programmers


• Interface with end-users from a variety of backgrounds


• Address issues that impact translation status, project outputs, plans, products, facilities and API extensions


• Engage in training courses and maintain a good overview of issues in GitHub Serve under the global entity’s information technology group


• Help with system admin aspects of the web application


• Serve under the global entity’s information technology group

This job might be for you if…

• You have good communication skills when interacting with customers.


• You’re flexible and ready to adapt your programming style to the existing application.


• You’re familiar with Python 3 programming.


• You’re familiar with the Django web application framework and the Django template system.


• You’re familiar with or willing to learn front-end programming using Bootstrap 3, JavaScript and jQuery.


• You’re comfortable working with Git and GitHub.


• You have previous experience with Bible translation.


• You’re willing to serve for at least three years.


• You demonstrate the desire and ability to support corporate biblical and religious goals and participate in regular work-related spiritual activities without reservation (Spiritual Bona Fide Occupational Qualification).

You’ll thrive here if…

• You ground yourself in Jesus.


• You embrace collaboration.


• You encounter change with resilience and flexibility.

Discover your next step: wycliffe.org/explore-missions

Job Location: Can be performed remotely

*ABOUT SUPPORTED POSITIONS

Wycliffe Bible Translators is a faith-based organization, and as supported staff (missionary) you will receive a non-traditional salary (including benefits and ministry expenses) through the faithful giving of your personal partnership team. We provide extensive training and resources as you build your financial and prayer partnership team.

Non-traditional salaries are needs-based determined by factors of housing and personal expenses based on geographic location, including dependents and their ages, retirement savings, ministry expenses and taxes. Although salaries vary significantly and it’s not possible to provide an exact number for this position, a typical non-traditional salary for a missionary household is $42,600 to $80,982 annually. These salaries do not include your partnership-raised funds for health insurance, worker’s compensation insurance, or Wycliffe assessment.