We have a wonderful problem to solve! Given the support we have received from our community of donors, we have an opportunity to expand our web and database-related development team that supports our deepest purpose as an organization—to make Gangaji's invitation available around the world.

We are currently looking for someone to join the team who can help maintain our website, gangaji.org, as well as play a key role in data management and quality control for our archive-related database.

Zubin Mathai, our current developer, will provide supervision and any needed training for the person holding these important responsibilities. Below, we have provided an overview of the role, responsibilities, and necessary skills.

If you are interested in working with a dedicated team as a developer, please take a moment to carefully review the information below. To start a conversation with us, please tell us a little more about yourself here.

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Role and Responsibilities
You will work collaboratively with our current developer, Zubin Mathai, to maintain an established and well-trafficked custom-coded WordPress site, as well as related databases. You will learn the existing codebase and all the custom plugins and workflows. After the training period, you will be on call to keep the website up and running in emergencies (e.g. quick bug fixes after updates, dealing with our site host during downtimes, and general code changes). You would also help with expanding and monitoring our archive databases.

Schedule
Anticipate 10-15 hours/per week.

How Developers Fit into the Organization
At the heart of these IT responsibilities is serving and supporting the mission of the Gangaji Foundation, which is to forthrightly and respectfully make Gangaji’s teachings available to the world.

Preference will be given to candidates who can fit into a small team, are willing to learn, can work in the non-profit work-sphere, and can serve an organization with a focused and clear-cut mission.

The current staff is located on the West Coast of the United States and commonly works together using online systems. If you are in a time zone other than US Pacific Time, that shouldn’t present a problem in working with us.

Skill Sets Needed
Full-stack web developer with multi-year experience in PHP, JS/jQuery, HTML/CSS, SQL, and custom WordPress plugin development. Preference given to candidates who also have in-depth database planning and management skills.

Core Web Development (WordPress-Focused)  

• PHP (Advanced): Object-oriented PHP, security-conscious coding practices, performance-optimized structure, WordPress plugin architecture understanding.
• JavaScript/jQuery: DOM manipulation, AJAX.
• Oxygen Builder (Advanced Use): Experience or ability to learn. Custom PHP/JS integrations, HTML/CSS understanding, efficient reusable components, performance-minded architecture within Oxygen.
• Plugin Integration + Hook/Filter Mastery:
  • Experience coding with WooCommerce, Mailster, bbPress, wpDiscuz.
  • Ability to write custom functionality tied to both documented and undocumented plugin hooks and filters.

Database Management - MySQL/MariaDB Expertise: 

• Comfortable working in phpMyAdmin and on the command line (CLI). 
• Ability to code (PHP, JS, etc.) for database operations.
• Ad-hoc troubleshooting for WordPress or custom plugin-related database tables.
• Ability to help manage our archive-related database via QA control and coding for upkeep and expansion.