Contractual Scientific Software Developer Jobs in Kentucky

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We are an innovative organization that invests in the spiritual, relational, financial, physical and professional development of our employees. We have a culture that values excellence, teamwork, humility, integrity, compassion and stewardship.

What We Offer You!

We offer employees a generous benefits package, flexible work schedules, the opportunity to be involved in community outreach and tuition reimbursement.

Senior Software Developer

The Senior Software Developer is responsible for designing, building, and maintaining web-based solutions using the Microsoft technology stack. This role delivers high-quality, full-stack solutions within an Agile scrum team by applying DevOps best practices. The Senior Software Developer serves as a technical leader and subject matter expert across multiple areas of the codebase, contributing to coding standards, solution design, and architectural discussions. This role mentors other developers, provides innovative solutions, and takes ownership of significant application areas or services while proactively identifying and delivering improvements.

What You’ll Do

Develops C# code in Visual Studio using feature branches and feature toggles Knowledgeable of building cloud native solutions Knowledgeable of designing applications based on microservices and event-driven architectures. Knowledgeable of Azure Identity and Access Management, Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), and Key Vault. Familiarity with software integration patterns Writes automated tests for all code changes (excluding UI code) Manually tests code changes in a local environment Creates QA test cases and collaborates with business partners to support QA testing Writes and maintains T-SQL for stored procedures, tables, indexes, and views using SQL Server Management Studio Submits and manages code changes using Git and Azure DevOps Participates in peer code reviews and contributes to standards teams Leads and influences backlog prioritization, sprint goals, and delivery of high-impact work within the scrum team Monitors, troubleshoots, and resolves application and process issues Supports other developers through mentoring, pairing, and actionable code-review feedback Recommends technical solutions aligned with GuideStone architecture and standards then documents those decisions and solutions to build shared knowledge Demonstrates independent problem solving through research, code review, POCs, and documenting solution options prior to escalation Identifies and implements opportunities to automate or streamline processes Uses Azure DevOps Pipelines to monitor build and release status Mentors and trains developers across the team and department Documents business and technical processes, including decision logs and how-to guides, to reduce knowledge silos and improve onboarding Practices continuous learning and shares knowledge through documentation, cross-training, and codebase improvements Models healthy feedback behaviors by seeking input, providing timely feedback, and closing action loops

What You’ll Need

What You’ll Need Must have Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Management of Information Systems 4–6 years of professional experience building .NET Framework applications in ASP.NET MVC and exposure to legacy WebForms (preferred) Experience writing unit-testable C# code using the Repository Pattern Strong understanding of object-oriented programming principles Ability to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical audiences Demonstrated commitment to continuous learning and knowledge sharing Ability to work independently by decomposing problems, researching solutions, testing approaches, and presenting options Strong collaborator who provides clear problem statements, completed research, and attempted solutions. Will also regularly collaborate by participating in problem solving within their team’s developer chat channel. Interest and experience with Microsoft technologies (Visual Studio, SQL Server, Azure) Willingness to work in a hybrid environment (three days in office, remaining days work from anywhere) Demonstrates team-focused mindset, adaptability to changing technologies, and willingness to support and uplift other developers Within a year, demonstrates expertise in one of our core systems through application or process ownership #LI-Hybrid #LI-HM1

About GuideStone

Headquartered in Dallas, Texas, GuideStone is one of the historic boards of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC). Since our beginning more than a century ago, we have answered the call to support and serve ministers and their families. Our vision is to help every servant of Christ finish well. Today, that same commitment continues and has expanded as we offer a full suite of retirement, insurance and investment solutions. We also stay true to the heart of our ministry through Mission:Dignity® — which provides retirement-aged SBC ministers, workers and their widows with financial assistance and dignity. Across every season, we help ministries and faith-aligned individuals steward their resources well so they can more freely answer their calling. GuideStone affirms the beliefs and statement of faith adopted by the SBC. These beliefs shape GuideStone’s mission and help serve as the foundation for its employment policies and procedures.

What We Offer

• We offer employees a generous benefits package, flexible work schedules, the opportunity to be involved in community outreach and tuition reimbursement.
• Flexible work schedules
• Community outreach
• Generous benefits package
• Tuition reimbursement

Learn more about what we offer at https://www.guidestone.org/About-Us/Careers/Benefits