Backend Developer, GraphQL

Exciting work from home opportunity for a Remote Backend Developer, GraphQL role! This position offers full-time remote work at BibleProject. About this Role: As our Backend Developer, you will be a software engineer responsible for collaborating on our GraphQL layer that allows one of our end-user products to operate with high performance, reliability, and security at scale. You’ll serve as a subject matter expert on the business functionality you define and implement and collaborate closely with the leads in engineering, product, and design. You will be a part of the rotating production support team for our service architecture. You will also help define the standards by which BibleProject designs, delivers, and supports backend services. Most importantly, you will bring your skills and experience to help further our mission of helping people experience the Bible as a unified story that leads to Jesus. What You’ll Be Doing: Building, augmenting, and refining the performance, security, and reliability of GraphQL services using Apollo GraphQL libraries and patterns Collaborating with squads to integrate and support GraphQL services within our products Deploying and supporting a CI/CD pipeline that delivers code to an AWS environment Working with engineers who are focused on our practices and tooling to enhance an optimal environment for building, shipping, and supporting production software Striving for best-in-class cross-functional collaboration with product designers, product managers, UX researchers, and content authors to ship great code and experiences Participating in the biweekly rhythms of planning and execution for cross-functional product teams as an individual contributor Participating in the engineering-team-wide on-call rotation for BibleProject products What we’re looking for: 3+ years of overall experience as a software developer Production experience with GraphQL, using Apollo GraphQL libraries and patterns Experience in a (preferably, SaaS) company that leverages agile development processes and DevOps practices Demonstrable experience with the following categories: DevOps practices, including CI/CD and observability tooling Amazon Web Services or other cloud service providers Git, Jira, and other SDLC tools Experienced with working and delivering code independently, including estimating your work Experience with either cloud data storage and/or open source database technologies Experience collaborating closely with product designers, product managers, and frontend developers in a cross-functional Squad model About BibleProject Portland, Oregon, Founded in 2014 BibleProject is an educational technology company that produces media to help people experience the Bible as a unified story that leads to Jesus. We are rapidly growing in the area of multimedia technology. What began with two animated videos now encompasses multiple platforms and products—including over 160 videos. Our website and app serve as connection hubs to our ever-growing library of resources. Classroom, our online learning platform, offers accessible, graduate-level Bible classes. Learn.Bible helps leaders build Bible curriculum for their specific ministries. These, and all of our supporting products, continue to be completely free to audiences around the world, thanks to the ongoing generosity of our patrons. Location: This role must be performed within the United States. Occasionally travel to Portland, Oregon may be required. Beginning: January 2025 Reporting to: Jon Horton, Platform Engineering Manager Compensation: The annual salary range for this role is $85,000 to $116,000. Salary scales with experience directly related to this role.Competitive salary that scales with experience directly related to this role. Top tier in our market but will not match top technology companies Medical, dental, vision, life, short and long term disability insurance for employee and family with premiums covered 100% by BibleProject 401(k) with 4% employer match Flexible PTO Synchronized Rest Breaks Paid Learning Stipend Home Office resources Paid parental leave A culture focused on belonging and thriving BibleProject is an equal opportunity employer Apply Job!