Java Software Engineer Pro Bono: Remote – Help Change the World – Remote

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Position : Java Software Engineer Pro Bono: Remote – Help Change the World – Remote
Job Summary
Pro Bono: This position is tailored to a professional who wants to give back special skills and has the right degree and professional experience for this position. The ideal candidate has extensive Java software design and development experience and will be responsible for building new features and improving existing server-side components for UniversalGiving®’s website. We are excited to have you join our global team and help serve the world in philanthropy.
UniversalGiving® is an award-winning nonprofit allowing people to donate and volunteer with top-performing, vetted organizations all over the world. 100% goes directly to the cause. All partner organizations are vetted with our proprietary Quality Model. UniversalGiving® has been featured on the homepage of Bloomberg, Oprah.com, CBS, The Wall Street Journal, and The New York Times. UniversalGiving® also has been featured in more than 16 books, including the new edition Harvard Business Review Book, HBR Guide to Delivering Effective Feedback, Arianna Huffington’s Thrive, and Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen’s Giving 2.0. We have also been acknowledged six times on Great Nonprofits’ annual Top Nonprofits lists and are highlighted in Huffington Post’s list of best volunteering matching websites. We continue to gain momentum, with dozens of articles in the Christian Science Monitor and monthly contributions on Forbes. To date, we have matched more than 22,000 volunteers worth $31 million dollars’ of volunteer hours.

Responsibilities:

Collaborate with front-end developers/senior management to deliver quality codes

Develop server-side Java technologies for existing & new application components

Scoping, developing, and implementing new user features and new web components

Increase operational efficiency & system visibility by developing tracking analysis features

Provide recommendations on coding standards and guidelines

Serve as one of the leads for the Product Development team

Track and communicate team progress/performance with the organization’s leadership.

Benefits

Part-time, flexible remote positions

Opportunity to work with a diverse, global team representing over 25 cultures

Gain experience with a Tech for Good nonprofit

With proven success & a positive attitude, UniversalGiving® is likely to facilitate J1, OPT visas.

Duration and Location

The position is available part-time (5-20 hours per week)

Minimum 6 months commitment

We provide remote positions with a highly globally focused team from more than 20 countries, including Russia, China, Japan, Ukraine, Georgia, the Philippines, Haiti, Germany, Canada, the Kurdish population, South Korea, the U.K., Brazil, and many more.

UniversalGiving® is committed to understanding and representing the diverse populations it serves worldwide. Members of all ages, genders, sexual orientations, races, ethnicities, nationalities, physical abilities or disabilities, religions or beliefs, and cultures are welcome as employees and volunteers in our organization. We believe that a diverse team will best serve our diverse populations. Please see our policy on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.
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Qualifications

BS/MS Degree in Computer Science (or equivalent)

4+ years of application development experience using JAVA, MySQL, React

Experience with client-side web technologies such as JavaScript, CSS

Familiarity with source controls such as SVN and CVS

Knowledge of design patterns and object-oriented modeling (e.g. UML)

Thorough understanding of the software development lifecycle (SDLC).

Experience with designing/analysis/testing/implementation/maintenance, & QA processes.

Strong debugging skills and principles: Familiarity with bug tracking systems such as Jira

Job criteria for job ad : Java Software Engineer Pro Bono: Remote – Help Change the World – Remote

Job category : IT, new technologies

Industries : IT, software engineering, Internet

Employment type : Part-time work

Region : Central – Chobe – Francistown – Gaborone – Ghanzi – Jwaneng – Kgalagadi – Kgatleng – Kweneng – Lobatse – Ngamiland – North-East – Orapa – Selebi-Phikwe – South-East – Southern – Sowa – International

City : Remote

Remote work : Yes

Experience level : 5 to 10 years

Educational level : Bachelor

Number of Position(s) : 1

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JAVA

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UML

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JIRA

IDEAL

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MYSQL

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