SOFTWARE DEVELOPER

Job Title:                               Software Developer

 

Job Status:                            Full Time

 

Schedule:                              Monday to Friday from 8:30am - 5:00 pm

 

Hours/week:                          40 hours per week

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Job Location:                        12700 Park Central Dr, Dallas, TX 75251 / Hybrid Possible after training

 

 

Objective:

We are looking for a highly motivated database/software developer who will work on our Development Team. The ideal candidate has a strong work ethic, is teachable, can learn new tasks quickly, and has a background in desktop application development and relational database development. 

 

This role will be working on the FileMaker platform and while FileMaker experience is preferred, it is not necessary. Although we are a 35-year-old company, we have grown considerably since 2008.  We seek a capable software developer to help us continue that success.

 

 

Company Description:

High Point is a faith based, industry leading, ministry-minded travel resource for churches, mission agencies, Christian schools and para-church organizations.  Our goal is to help ministries and churches with the logistical aspects of trip planning, save them time and money in the process, and allow them to spend more time making Christ famous.  

 

High Point is a growing company with a great family atmosphere.  Last year alone we sent over 50,000 people on international missions and domestic trips.  We are looking for someone who will not only fill a functional job description, but also become a key member of our team.

 

 

Duties and Responsibilities:

The main focus of the Software Developer is to be involved in all aspects of developing our FileMaker-based software solutions: including database architecture, scripting, and user interface design.  The developer works in conjunction with our team to develop our in-house software to enable our staff to work more efficiently and to engage with our clients more effectively. As a software developer in a growing company, you will be able to see the direct impact of the work you do and how it benefits others.

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A typical day in this role will involve multiple aspects of software development. During the course of a day you may modify our in-house software as you write a script to add a new button on a user interface. You may add fields to a database table to expand our data collection. You may create a new layout to provide a report of existing data. You may integrate a third-party API into our database, or publish an internal API. As you grow in this role you will be managing a variety of tasks throughout the application structure.

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In this role you will: 

• Work with team members and leadership to pursue development priorities

• Take ownership of a project to design, test, document, and implement new functionality

• Update, troubleshoot, and maintain existing software functionality

• Provide input on database development planning and architectural decisions

• Become a domain expert and grow throughout the tech stack

 

Functional Qualifications:

• At least two years in a role that included writing production-grade software

• At least two years in a role that included working with relational databases 

• Bonus: Experience with FileMaker application development

• Bonus: Experience with Typescript

• Bonus: Experience with API integrations

• Comfortable on a Mac Computer

 

Character Qualifications:

• High integrity

• Strong work ethic

• A heart to serve others

• Desire to learn and grow with our company

• Ability to work within our team

• Willingness to take initiative

 

Benefits:               

• Partial health/dental insurance for full-time employees

• 401K matching program at the end of the first year

• Long-term Disability Insurance

• A company laptop is provided to all employees

• Travel discounts and perks

• Great working environment

• Very balanced and family centered office