Cross Catholic Outreach is a Catholic ministry with an ecumenical staff of Catholic, Protestant, and Eastern Orthodox believers working in unity to provide food, water, housing, education, orphan support, medical care, micro-enterprise, disaster relief, and the love of our Lord Jesus Christ to the poorest of the poor in more than 30 countries around the world. We believe strongly in unifying Christians in this mission of mercy, and we believe that creating a welcoming work environment for all Christian faiths is essential to achieving our ministry goals.

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PositionTitle: Web Developer

Department: Technology Services

Reports to: Associate Director of Web Development

Position Location: Remote

Position Type: Exempt or Hourly (As determined by Human Resources)

Position Summary:

The Web Developer is responsible for designing, building, and maintaining the organization’s web platforms through daily maintenance, security, and feature delivery across public websites, e-commerce back-end systems, and related integrations.

The role focuses on strong PHP development (Laravel preferred), middleware services, and full-stack engineering across backend systems, integrations, and application architecture, as well as operational tasks such as DNS configuration, email deliverability, patching, monitoring, backups, and access controls.

Typical work includes designing and developing new applications and tools, implementing features, fixing defects, integrating APIs, monitoring jobs and webhooks, and troubleshooting production issues.

The position also supports SharePoint Online updates and basic PowerApps changes.

This role contributes to secure, performant, and accessible digital experiences that advance fundraising and engagement goals and requires the ability to independently deliver technical solutions from concept through production.

Educational or Certification Requirements:

• Degree in Computer Science, information technology, or equivalent experience
• Relevant professional certifications are a plus
• Ability to provide code samples or a portfolio demonstrating applications built from scratch

Experience Requirements:

• 4 to 7 years building and maintaining production web systems, including experience architecting applications from concept through deployment
• Strong proficiency in PHP with experience building production-grade applications (Laravel preferred), including deep understanding of the Laravel ecosystem (Eloquent ORM, queues, jobs, events, middleware, APIs, service container)
• Proficiency in a modern JavaScript framework, Next.js strongly preferred (React or Vue acceptable), including component architecture, API routes, and server-side rendering concepts
• Solid front-end skills in HTML, CSS (SCSS/SASS), and vanilla JavaScript, plus basic Node.js where applicable
• Proven ability to build applications and systems from scratch, not just modify existing platforms
• Experience designing database schemas, writing optimized queries, and handling complex datasets in SQL/MySQL
• Experience with e-commerce platforms, shopping cart technologies, and payment service providers or gateways
• Hands-on experience configuring SharePoint lists, libraries, and permissions, plus building basic Power Automate flows
• Proficient with Git/GitHub, including branching strategies, pull requests, and code review workflows
• Experience with automated testing practices and CI/CD deployment pipelines
• Knowledge of email infrastructure: DNS, SPF, DKIM, DMARC, bounce handling, and deliverability best practices

Knowledge, Skills, & Character Required:

• Is a consistent witness for Jesus Christ; maintains a courteous, Christ-like attitude in
• dealing with people within and outside of the ministry.
• Feels a calling to serve God through serving Cross Catholic Outreach in this capacity.
• Believes in and supports the mission and ministry of Cross Catholic Outreach and agrees with the conduct policies and conduct expectations of Cross Catholic Outreach.
• Understanding of e-commerce operations, including PCI considerations, tokenized payments, refunds, chargebacks, fraud checks, reconciliation, and reporting
• Good grasp of web security, performance, accessibility, and SEO fundamentals
• Ability to translate technical issues for nontechnical audiences
• Strong problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and proactive mindset
• Clear …