This position is a fully remote position within the USA, however, some travel to Memphis, TN will be expected. The ideal work hours are 8:30am to 5:00pm CST.  

Organizational Overview

Youth Villages is a non-profit organization helping youth, young people, and their families across the United States who face a wide range of emotional, mental, and behavioral challenges. As a leader in the field of youth mental and behavioral health, Youth Villages earns its status as one of the nation’s most promising results-oriented non-profits as recognized by Harvard Business School, U.S. News & World Report and The White House.

Our commitment to helping youth and families find success spans more than 30 years and includes a comprehensive array of programs and services. With a dedicated staff of more than 4,200 working in 27 states and the District of Columbia, the organization serves approximately 40,000 youth annually, further increasing our impact through partnerships and advocacy.

Our Information Technology (IT) department is seeking a passionate individual to join our high-performing team as a Senior Liferay Developer (also known as Senior Software Engineer). Working on the Youth Villages’ IT team means collaborating with purpose-driven people on high-impact projects and products, making a direct impact on the youth and families who need us the most. 

Position Summary

The Senior Liferay Developer, reporting to the Liferay Product Manager (Manager) as part of the Product & Innovation (P&I) team within the IT department, will work closely with the Youth Villages’ Business Intelligence, Research, Clinical Services, Strategic Partnerships, and other departments to support the technical development and implementation of the organization’s proprietary clinical platform, GuideTree. The Senior Liferay Developer will act as the lead developer for Youth Villages Liferay custom application(s) and will manage the platform’s configuration and customizations. The position will work alongside the Product Manager to design and develop new features all in partnership with external vendor support. Although this is not a leadership or supervisory role, this position will mentor and support junior developers. They will also work on special projects as requested by the Manager, Director of Product and Innovation (Director), or CIO, as needed.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

The person in this role will work closely with the Product Manager, Director, senior leadership, and external vendors to:

• Design and develop new features through Liferay Portlets and Java/Javascript in collaboration with Product Management and development team in alignment with product roadmap
• Act as technical lead and subject matter expert in application code development, helping guide others to maintain programming best practices
• Understand business and develop technical requirements to meet acceptance criteria, obtaining clarity from Product Manager when needed and providing support to development team
• Translate requirements into successful implementations, maximizing Liferay out-of-the-box functionality and customizing when necessary
• Oversee work completed by junior developer(s) and conduct code reviews
• Support Liferay application reliability and performance
• Identify new technologies and tools to support the product strategy and improve system quality for end users
• Help maintain deployment pipeline and development environments
• Support Product Manager in troubleshooting and resolving system issues
• Help establish and document best practices, procedures, and expectations for software development at Youth Villages

Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The candidate must also be a self-motivated and hard-working individual who is willing to be flexible in a fast-paced environment. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

• Ability to communicate across all levels of the organization and work with diverse project team
• Proven ability to meet deadlines, handle and prioritize simultaneous requests, and manage laterally, upwards, and external vendors, in an agile environment
• Demonstrated understanding of data and data management practices, specifically the ability to work with data users to ensure development supports best practices of data management
• Proven track record of partnering and coordinating with both on-shore and off-shore vendor resources
• Excellent interpersonal and customer support skills and organizational skills
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to data and code accuracy
• Ability to regularly learn and adopt new technology
• Proficient with Microsoft Office products

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Engineering strongly preferred
• 3+ years of experience working in Information Technology
• 5+ years of hands-on software engineering experience in Software Development Life Cycle with degree or 8+ years in lieu of degree
• Functional knowledge of and experience with Liferay DXP required
• 3+ years of experience in Liferay DXP, version 7.4, strongly preferred
• Proficiency with Java, Javascript, HTML/CSS, and SQL required
• Experience with Groovy, MVC Framework, and Hibernate strongly preferred
• Understanding of or experience with (but not limited to) ReactJS, MySQL, and REST APIs preferred
• Understanding of or experience with managing cloud and code deployments including experience with Github preferred
• Understanding of or experience with Azure preferred
• Experience with non-profits preferred

Benefits

Medical, Dental, Prescription Drug Coverage and Vision
401(k)
2 weeks paid vacation
12 paid sick days per year
11 paid holidays

Paid Parental Leave
Mileage Reimbursement (when applicable)

Tuition reimbursement

Growth & development through continuous training

Clinical and administrative advancement opportunities

Youth Villages is an equal opportunity employer and provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

Youth Villages is committed to not only advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace but also in our work with children and young adults. We know that children, families and young people of color can face inequity in child welfare and justice systems, and we train our employees to build the skills they need to work with the communities that we serve, as well as, other employees from different cultures and backgrounds. Youth Villages is opposed to racism in any of its forms and is committed to inclusion, equity, and diversity. We believe that respect for each other is crucial in the work that we do each day.