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Job · Bend, OR · Full time

Software Engineer

Shepherd's House Ministries · Housing & Shelter · $11.1M budget · 140 staff · Since 2006

Why Shepherd's House Ministries

FY2024 · Form 990Its mission and biggest programs, as filed

Serving those in need, they share God's hope and love to restore and empower people.

  • Between july 2024 and june 2025, the lighthouse navigation center continued to serve as a 24/7 care facility for unhoused community members of central oregon who are seeking shelter and supportive services. During this time, we provided and documented 23,782…$2.9M spent in FY2024
  • Men's long-term discipleship & habilitation program is a free, residential in-House, nine-month to two-year six-phase program. We have 25 residents in our program from the ages of 18 to 80. Life-controlling issues dealt with in the phases may include financial…$1.7M spent in FY2024
  • Abi's House, Shepherd's House ministries' women & children's long-term program, is a free residential program lasting nine months to two years and structured across six progressive phases. The home accommodates nine to ten women and their children. Throughout the program…$530K spent in FY2024

Before you apply

FY2023 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Pays its leaders
$108K
1 officer reported
Fine: from the org's Form 990.
Pt VII · Sec A
Budget
$7.7M
spent in FY2023
Fine: from the org's Form 990.
Pt I · Ln 18
Staff
140
employees
230 volunteers
Fine: from the org's Form 990.
Pt I · Ln 5–6
Spent on programs
81%
of spending
Looks good: 81% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Surplus or deficit
+4%
of revenue, FY2023
Looks good: revenue was at least expenses in the latest filing.
Pt I · Ln 19
Cash reserves
8 mo
of spending, in cash and securities
Looks good: 7.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Latest return
FY2023
latest Form 990
Fine: the latest return is for FY2023, 3 tax years back; within 3 tax years.
IRS e-file
IRS status
501(c)(3)
tax-exempt since 2014
Looks good: listed by the IRS.
IRS BMF
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About the role

The org's own posting, as written

Position Title: Software Engineer Location: Bend, Oregon - In Person Status: Full-Time At Shepherd’s House Ministries our mission is to create safe, healing environments where all individuals feel valued, respected, and empowered to pursue personal growth and stability. We strive to feed the hungry, shelter the homeless, and walk alongside those facing life-controlling challenges such as trauma, addiction, and homelessness. Through emergency shelter, case management, and supportive services, we seek not only to address immediate needs but to foster lasting, positive change.

Our vision is to help individuals break cycles of hardship and achieve meaningful transformation, ensuring that everyone in Central Oregon has the opportunity to find hope, stability, and healing. We are seeking a passionate and mission-driven Software Engineer to help expand the impact of Shepherd’s House Ministries across all sites and advance this life-changing work. The Software Engineer is accountable for building, maintaining, and improving ShelterOps to provide reliable, effective technology that supports staff in serving guests and carrying out SHM’s mission.

This role develops and delivers high-quality software, responds to operational needs, and protects the accuracy, security, and confidentiality of participant data. Strategic Work Expectations: Mission & Values: Demonstrate SHM’s mission and values through honesty, compassion, grace, community and stewardship. Growth & Accountability: Maintain a teachable spirit, receive feedback with humility, take ownership of responsibilities, and pursue opportunities to learn and grow. Collaboration & Culture: Work collaboratively across teams to strengthen SHM’s ministry, contribute to a healthy workplace culture, and proactively bring forward ideas, concerns, and opportunities for improvement.

Technical Environment: TypeScript throughout. React on the front end, Node/Express and PostgreSQL on the back end. Hosted on AWS. Automated tests and checks on every change, with continuous integration and automated deployment. AI coding tools are used daily under a human review-and-merge workflow. Essential Duties and Responsibilities: Build and maintain ShelterOps features from conversation with staff through deployment, including database changes, API handlers, user interface, and tests. Pair regularly with the Head of Technology on design, implementation, and review. Review pull requests and submit all work for review, following documented conventions and automated checks.

Use AI coding tools to accelerate work, and read, test, and correct their output before anything is merged. Spend time at shelter sites observing how staff use the software, and translate what is learned into fixes and improvements. Support data-quality and reporting work for state and federal requirements. Respond to production issues and participate in maintenance, upgrades, and documentation. Maintain accurate, confidential handling of participant data in…

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About Shepherd's House Ministries

From its Form 990

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