Mercy Ships
Mercy Ships is a global faith-based charity that uses hospital ships to bring life-changing surgeries and transformational medical training to people in some of the most challenging contexts along the African coast. For over 40 years, Mercy Ships has been delivering lasting hope and healing through safe surgical care, while working alongside partners and stakeholders to strengthen local healthcare systems in more than 55 countries. Since the inception of this dream by founders Don and Deyon Stephens in 1978, Mercy Ships has served more than 2.7 million direct beneficiaries without regard for race, gender, or religion.
The Opportunity Join a purpose-driven team where your technical expertise directly supports a global mission of hope and healing. Mercy Ships is seeking a Full Stack Web Developer to create and maintain high-quality websites and web applications that serve our international community and operational goals. This role offers the opportunity to work on meaningful, complex projects in a collaborative, agile environment, where excellence in user experience, performance, and security is essential.
How You’ll Contribute To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
Development and Maintenance
Develop, test, and maintain responsive and user-friendly websites and web applications
Stand up donation landing pages and standardize process for production efficiencies
Identify and implement efficiencies across multiple production environments
Collaborate with Creative Director, Director of Digital Strategy, and digital designers to implement visually appealing and functional web pages/sites
Optimization, Troubleshooting, and Security
Optimize websites for performance, speed, and SEO best practices
Evaluate, recommend, and integrate third‑party APIs, plugins, and services as needed
Work with databases to manage website data
Implement security measures to protect web applications from vulnerabilities
Stay current with industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices
Work within Agile or Scrum methodologies to meet project deadlines efficiently
Update DNS records as needed
The Ideal Candidate Will Demonstrate The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
Strong customer service mindset, including attitude and approach, when interfacing with the public and colleagues.
Strong time management skills and task prioritization.
Work collaboratively and communicate effectively verbally and in writing.
Maintain high standards of personal appearance and grooming
Adaptability and flexibility.
Supportive of Mercy Ships mission and vision, and committed to its core values.
Understand and apply servant leadership, work collaboratively with integrity and demonstrate accountability.
Education And Experience The requirements listed below are representative of the education and/or experience required.
Experience:
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field (or equivalent experience)
5+ years of experience in web development
Technical Skills:
Expertise with WordPress, Custom Theme creation/management and Event Custom Fields
Familiarity with databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Firebase, etc.)
Knowledge of version control systems like Git/GitHub
Experience with ESB, API integration and third‑party integrations
Understanding of SEO principles and website performance optimization
Understanding of mobile‑first and responsive design principles
Understanding of Analytics and Tag Management (GA4, GTM)
Awareness of security best practices in web development
Preferred Skills:
Experience with cloud services like AWS, SiteGround and Google Cloud
Experience with Fundraise Up and QGiv
Familiarity with Project Management tools such as Asana
Ability to communicate technical problems and roadblocks to teammates andmanagementin non-technical manner
Personal Qualities:
Strong analytical and problem‑solving abilities
Ability to work independently and manage multiple projects
Ability to work collaboratively with large teams
Willingness to learn and adapt to new technologies
Attention to detail to ensure there are no Quality Assuranceissues
Adaptable and able to manage changing priorities
Passion for Mercy Ships' mission and humanitarian work
This is a Hybrid role requiring >/= 2 days a week at Mercy Ships headquarters in Lindale, TX. This is a paid position with a Salary Range of $75,000 - 87,000 based on experience.
To Apply for Consideration Please visit https://careers.mercyships.org/
To explore our many Mercy Ships volunteer opportunities, please visit us at https://www.mercyships.org/get-involved/volunteer/
*Compensation range listed for U.S. hires only. Actual compensation may vary depending on location of hire.
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The Opportunity Join a purpose-driven team where your technical expertise directly supports a global mission of hope and healing. Mercy Ships is seeking a Full Stack Web Developer to create and maintain high-quality websites and web applications that serve our international community and operational goals. This role offers the opportunity to work on meaningful, complex projects in a collaborative, agile environment, where excellence in user experience, performance, and security is essential.
How You’ll Contribute To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
Development and Maintenance
Develop, test, and maintain responsive and user-friendly websites and web applications
Stand up donation landing pages and standardize process for production efficiencies
Identify and implement efficiencies across multiple production environments
Collaborate with Creative Director, Director of Digital Strategy, and digital designers to implement visually appealing and functional web pages/sites
Optimization, Troubleshooting, and Security
Optimize websites for performance, speed, and SEO best practices
Evaluate, recommend, and integrate third‑party APIs, plugins, and services as needed
Work with databases to manage website data
Implement security measures to protect web applications from vulnerabilities
Stay current with industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices
Work within Agile or Scrum methodologies to meet project deadlines efficiently
Update DNS records as needed
The Ideal Candidate Will Demonstrate The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
Strong customer service mindset, including attitude and approach, when interfacing with the public and colleagues.
Strong time management skills and task prioritization.
Work collaboratively and communicate effectively verbally and in writing.
Maintain high standards of personal appearance and grooming
Adaptability and flexibility.
Supportive of Mercy Ships mission and vision, and committed to its core values.
Understand and apply servant leadership, work collaboratively with integrity and demonstrate accountability.
Education And Experience The requirements listed below are representative of the education and/or experience required.
Experience:
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field (or equivalent experience)
5+ years of experience in web development
Technical Skills:
Expertise with WordPress, Custom Theme creation/management and Event Custom Fields
Familiarity with databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Firebase, etc.)
Knowledge of version control systems like Git/GitHub
Experience with ESB, API integration and third‑party integrations
Understanding of SEO principles and website performance optimization
Understanding of mobile‑first and responsive design principles
Understanding of Analytics and Tag Management (GA4, GTM)
Awareness of security best practices in web development
Preferred Skills:
Experience with cloud services like AWS, SiteGround and Google Cloud
Experience with Fundraise Up and QGiv
Familiarity with Project Management tools such as Asana
Ability to communicate technical problems and roadblocks to teammates andmanagementin non-technical manner
Personal Qualities:
Strong analytical and problem‑solving abilities
Ability to work independently and manage multiple projects
Ability to work collaboratively with large teams
Willingness to learn and adapt to new technologies
Attention to detail to ensure there are no Quality Assuranceissues
Adaptable and able to manage changing priorities
Passion for Mercy Ships' mission and humanitarian work
This is a Hybrid role requiring >/= 2 days a week at Mercy Ships headquarters in Lindale, TX. This is a paid position with a Salary Range of $75,000 - 87,000 based on experience.
To Apply for Consideration Please visit https://careers.mercyships.org/
To explore our many Mercy Ships volunteer opportunities, please visit us at https://www.mercyships.org/get-involved/volunteer/
*Compensation range listed for U.S. hires only. Actual compensation may vary depending on location of hire.
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