<div>Our mission is to break the orphan cycle through the power of community, commerce, and the love of Jesus.</div>

<div><br><strong>Organizational Profile</strong> &nbsp;<br><br></div><div>Strong Family believes that every family has the inherent potential to thrive. Rather than treating the symptoms of crisis, we address the root causes of family breakdown and the orphan cycle through scalable, community-led solutions that restore dignity, strengthen caregivers, and promote long-term stability—particularly in developing-country contexts where families face systemic economic and social pressures.&nbsp;</div><div>&nbsp;<br>Our strengths-based, technology-enabled framework equips local churches and community leaders with training, tools, and evaluation systems to support families holistically. Through digital platforms, coursework, and data-informed insights, Strong Family helps communities identify needs, mobilize local assets, and track measurable progress as families move from&nbsp; suffering to flourishing.&nbsp;</div><div>&nbsp;<br>Strong Family is currently implemented across East Africa, India, and Haiti, where hundreds of local churches have adopted the framework and demonstrated sustained family stability and child well-being. Building on this foundation, we are expanding into additional developing- country regions globally, scaling a proven model that empowers families, strengthens communities, and creates durable, locally owned change.<br><br></div><div><strong>Our Impact &nbsp;</strong></div><div>The results have been more powerful than we ever imagined. Families not only find healing within themselves but also begin to change the trajectory of their communities. By empowering families to flourish in practical, relational, and spiritual ways, Strong Family is addressing a global crisis at its roots—creating pathways for children to remain where they belong: safe, loved, and within family.&nbsp;<br><br></div><div><strong>Position Summary &nbsp;</strong></div><div>We are seeking a Senior Full Stack Engineer to help build and evolve the technology that powers Strong Family’s global expansion. This role is ideal for an experienced engineer who has depth in one area of the stack and a proven ability to learn and contribute across new layers as product and platform needs to evolve.&nbsp;</div><div>You will work on systems used in real-world environments with intermittent connectivity, shared devices, and high expectations for data integrity. Success in this role requires strong engineering judgment, curiosity, and a commitment to building reliable, maintainable software that directly supports families, caregivers, and community leaders. This is an individual contributor role with meaningful ownership and long-term impact.&nbsp;<br><br></div><div><strong>Your Responsibilities Include&nbsp;</strong></div><ul><li>Own features end-to-end, from problem definition through implementation, deployment, and ongoing support&nbsp;</li><li>Design, build, and maintain backend services, including data modeling and migrations&nbsp;</li><li>Build user-facing applications across mobile and web, with an emphasis on clarity, usability, and reliability&nbsp;</li><li>Support offline-capable workflows, including local persistence on mobile devices, synchronization, retries, and conflict handling&nbsp;</li><li>Write unit, integration, and end-to-end tests; add monitoring and guardrails to protect production systems&nbsp;</li><li>Collaborate closely with program stakeholders to translate real-world needs into scalable technical solutions&nbsp;</li><li>Improve system quality and developer experience through refactoring, documentation, and tooling&nbsp;</li><li>Learn and adopt new technologies or layers of the stack as the platform evolves&nbsp;</li><li><br></li></ul><div><strong>Current Technology Stack (Subject to Evolution)&nbsp;</strong></div><ul><li>Mobile / Frontend: Flutter, local persistence (e.g., SQLite)&nbsp;</li><li>Backend: PHP / Laravel, MySQL&nbsp;</li><li>Infrastructure: Cloud-hosted services, CI/CD pipelines, and observability tooling&nbsp;</li></ul><div>You are not expected to be an expert in every technology listed above. We value adaptability, sound engineering judgment, and a track record of learning over framework-specific mastery.<br><br><strong>Qualifications</strong></div><div><strong>Required:</strong></div><ul><li>Experience as a senior or mid-senior software engineer with end-to-end ownership of production systems&nbsp;</li><li>Demonstrated ability to learn new technologies and contribute across different layers of the stack&nbsp;</li><li>Experience contributing to mobile applications (Flutter, React Native, or native iOS/Android)&nbsp;</li><li>Exposure and passion for backend stack and database design (e.g., PHP/Laravel, Node.js/TypeScript, Python/FastAPI, Go, Java/Spring)&nbsp;</li><li>Solid understanding of API design and relational data modeling Experience building reliable systems and preventing regressions through testing and monitoring.&nbsp;</li><li>Clear communication skills and comfort collaborating across technical and non-technical teams &nbsp;</li></ul><div><br></div><div><strong>Preferred: </strong><br>• Familiarity with offline-first or low-connectivity system design&nbsp;<br>• Experience working in developing-country contexts or mission-driven organizations&nbsp;<br><br></div><div>The above description is not intended to be comprehensive, but rather a focused list of priorities. Success provides the opportunity to not only build a career but also bring much-needed support and care to local children and families in crisis across the United States. Successful candidates, like all Strong Family employees, are expected to live and work consistently with Strong Family's vision, mission, and values.&nbsp;</div><div>Strong Family is a subsidiary of the nonprofit organization The Global Orphan Project (GO Project). Strong Family exists to break the Orphan Cycle—a recurring pattern where poverty, abuse, and lack of resources fracture families, pushing vulnerable children into orphanages, exploitative systems, and trafficking. Rather than treating the symptoms, we focus on addressing the root causes of family breakdown with scalable solutions that bring restoration to the family level.&nbsp;</div><div>Strong Family offers a competitive benefits package for full-time positions (30+ hours per week) including health, dental, vision and employer paid life insurance, retirement savings and generous PTO plan and a highly competitive, market-indexed compensation when compared to similar non-profit roles. Compensation is commensurate with relevant skills and experience. &nbsp;</div><div>The GO Project is a 501c3 nonprofit located at 3161 Wyandotte, Kansas City, MO 64111.&nbsp;</div><div>Strong Family associates are at-will employees.&nbsp;</div><div><a href="http://www.goproject.org/">www.goproject.org</a></div><div>​</div>

Senior Full Stack Engineer

<div><strong>Position Summary &nbsp;</strong></div><div>Reporting to the Chief Data and Information Officer</div><div>Location within Kansas City, MO or Remote and or Hybrid optional</div><div>Reporting to the Chief Data and Information Officer, the Director, Applied AI leads the practical application of AI and automation to improve operational effectiveness across GO Project. This role functions as an internal continuous improvement leader, working across every department to identify workflow friction, reduce manual work, and implement AI enabled solutions that expand staff capacity.&nbsp;</div><div>This role represents a strategic priority for GO Project’s next phase of operational scale, with executive leadership committed to embedding AI and automation into everyday organizational workflows. The Director begins as a hands on builder, rapidly prototyping and deploying practical automation and AI enabled workflows. Over time, the role will increasingly focus on architecture, standards, and scaling successful approaches across the organization.&nbsp;</div><div>In the first year, success will be measured by delivering practical AI enabled automations that reclaim staff time, reduce manual administrative work, and demonstrate clear operational value across multiple teams.This role owns the organization’s internal AI tooling environment, establishing standards for approved tools, managing evaluation and selection of platforms, and ensuring AI tools are secure, effective, and aligned with organizational workflows. The Director is responsible for building baseline AI literacy across GO Project, ensuring staff understand how to incorporate AI tools safely and effectively into their daily work.&nbsp;<br><br></div><div><strong>Your Responsibilities Include&nbsp;</strong></div><div><strong>Process Discovery and Workflow Improvement&nbsp;</strong></div><ul><li>Conduct systematic reviews of workflows across departments including programs, operations, marketing, finance, and people operations to identify repetitive or inefficient tasks.&nbsp;</li><li>Lead discovery sessions with department leaders and frontline staff to surface operational pain points and automation opportunities.&nbsp;</li><li>Map end to end workflows to identify friction points where AI and automation can create leverage.&nbsp;</li><li>Maintain and prioritize an organization wide backlog of automation opportunities.&nbsp;</li><li>Maintain a steady pipeline of automation initiatives delivering continuous improvements.&nbsp;</li></ul><div><strong>AI Enabled Workflow Automation&nbsp;</strong></div><ul><li>Design and implement AI enabled workflows that automate routine tasks and improve operational efficiency.&nbsp;</li><li>Rapidly prototype and deploy automation solutions and iterate with real users before scaling.&nbsp;</li><li>Build and maintain AI workflows using modern automation platforms and APIs (e.g., n8n, Make, Zapier, Workato, or similar tools).&nbsp;</li><li>Design purpose built AI agents connecting AI models with organizational workflows.&nbsp;</li><li>Prototype tools leveraging internal knowledge sources in collaboration with Data and Engineering teams.&nbsp;</li><li>Maintain clear documentation of key workflows and system dependencies.&nbsp;</li></ul><div><strong>System Evaluation, Selection and Implementation&nbsp;</strong></div><ul><li>Evaluate and select commercial AI tools supporting organizational workflows and productivity.&nbsp;</li><li>Lead vendor demonstrations, pilot programs, and tool evaluations.&nbsp;</li><li>Develop business cases and budget recommendations for AI investments.&nbsp;</li><li>Coordinate implementation with IT, Data, and departmental teams.&nbsp;</li><li>Ensure integration with systems like Office 365, Salesforce, Slack, and Asana.&nbsp;</li></ul><div><strong>AI Tooling Governance and Ownership&nbsp;</strong></div><ul><li>Own the organization’s AI tool inventory and approval process working with CDIO.&nbsp;</li><li>Establish standards for approved AI tools used across the organization.&nbsp;</li><li>Manage lifecycle of AI tools including evaluation, approval, renewal, and retirement.&nbsp;</li><li>Identify and rationalize duplicative or unofficial AI tools.&nbsp;</li><li>Apply governance and architecture standards.&nbsp;</li><li>Serve as the operational lead for implementing AI governance decisions.&nbsp;</li><li>Serve as an intake point for requests to introduce new AI tools and prepare recommendations for governance review.&nbsp;</li><li>Prepare tool reviews, vendor assessments, and risk analyses for governance approval.&nbsp;</li><li>Translate governance principles and policies into practical operational guidance for staff.&nbsp;</li></ul><div><strong>Organizational Adoption and AI Literacy&nbsp;</strong></div><ul><li>Lead organizational change efforts for AI initiatives.&nbsp;</li><li>Design and lead an organization wide AI enablement program including workshops and playbooks.&nbsp;</li><li>Build and support an internal AI Champions network.&nbsp;</li><li>Develop practical guidance and examples showing staff how AI can improve everyday work.&nbsp;</li><li>Develop approved tool lists and guidance helping staff comply with the organization’s AI acceptable use policy.&nbsp;</li><li>Proactively intervene when adoption lags expectations.&nbsp;</li></ul><div><strong>AI Strategy Execution&nbsp;</strong></div><ul><li>Translate organizational AI strategy into a pipeline of workflow improvements.&nbsp;</li><li>Identify opportunities where AI can reduce manual work and expand staff capacity.&nbsp;</li><li>Run controlled pilots and recommend scaling or discontinuing initiatives.&nbsp;</li><li>Track KPIs such as time saved and operational efficiency gains.&nbsp;</li><li>Product and Engineering Collaboration&nbsp;</li><li>Provide guidance to engineering teams exploring AI capabilities within CarePortal, Strong Family, and GOEX.&nbsp;</li><li>Share patterns and lessons learned from operational AI implementations.&nbsp;</li></ul><div><strong>What Success Looks Like in the First Year&nbsp;</strong></div><ul><li>Several practical AI automations are live across multiple departments.&nbsp;</li><li>Staff reclaim meaningful time previously spent on administrative tasks.&nbsp;</li><li>Staff understand when and how to use AI tools effectively.&nbsp;</li><li>A clear set of approved AI tools and governance practices is established.&nbsp;</li><li>Department leaders view AI as a practical solution to operational challenges</li></ul><div><br></div><div><strong>Qualifications</strong></div><div><strong>Knowledge and Skills, You Bring to the Organization&nbsp;</strong></div><div><strong>Required&nbsp;</strong></div><ul><li>Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Systems, Data Science, Engineering, Business Analytics, or related fields required.&nbsp;</li><li>5 to 7 plus years of professional experience in operations, systems implementation, digital transformation, data systems, or technical product development.&nbsp;</li><li>2 to 4 plus years of hands on experience designing and implementing workflow automation, AI enabled systems, or advanced productivity tools within an organizational environment.&nbsp;</li><li>Hands on experience implementing AI enabled workflows or productivity tools.&nbsp;</li><li>Strong working knowledge of current AI technologies and enterprise applications.&nbsp;</li><li>Experience with automation platforms and APIs (e.g., n8n, Make, Zapier, Workato, or similar tools).&nbsp;</li><li>Comfort working with APIs, JSON, and light scripting (e.g., Python).&nbsp;</li><li>Proven ability to analyze workflows and redesign processes.&nbsp;</li><li>Experience leading cross functional initiatives.&nbsp;</li><li>Effective communication skills with technical and non technical stakeholders.&nbsp;</li></ul><div><br></div><div><strong>Preferred&nbsp;</strong></div><ul><li>Experience designing AI workflows integrating LLMs with business processes.&nbsp;</li><li>Familiarity with prompt engineering, agent workflows, or retrieval systems.&nbsp;</li><li>Experience implementing knowledge management or enterprise search platforms.&nbsp;</li><li>Training or certification in change management methodologies.&nbsp;</li></ul><div><br></div><div><strong>Key Traits for Success&nbsp;</strong></div><ul><li>Curious and Diagnostic enjoys understanding how work gets done.&nbsp;</li><li>Pragmatic: focused on solving operational problems.&nbsp;</li><li>Builder: comfortable getting hands on with automation platforms and APIs.&nbsp;</li><li>Change Leader: skilled at helping teams adopt new tools.&nbsp;</li><li>Translator: explains AI capabilities clearly to technical and non technical audiences.&nbsp;</li><li>Organized: maintains understandable workflows and documentation.&nbsp;</li><li>Operational: thinks in terms of capacity and measurable improvements.&nbsp;</li></ul><div>&nbsp;</div><div>The above description is not intended to be comprehensive, but rather a focused list of priorities. Success provides the opportunity to not only build a career but also bring much needed support and care to local children and families in crisis across the United States. Successful candidates, like all GO Project LLC employees, are expected to live and work consistent with GO’s vision, mission, and values.&nbsp;</div><div>&nbsp; &nbsp;</div><div>GO Project offers a competitive benefits package for full time positions (30 plus hours per week) including health, dental, vision and employer paid life insurance, retirement savings and generous PTO plan and a highly competitive, market indexed compensation when compared to similar non profit roles. Compensation is commensurate with relevant skills and experience. &nbsp;</div><div>The Global Orphan Project is a 501c3 nonprofit located at 3161 Wyandotte, Kansas City, MO 64111.&nbsp;</div><div>GO Project associates are at will employees.&nbsp;</div><div><a href="http://www.goproject.org/">www.goproject.org</a> &nbsp;</div>

Director of Applied AI

<div><strong>Our Ideal Candidate</strong><br>We’re looking for a Senior Flutter engineer who can take features from idea to deployment, ensuring a reliable experience on iOS and Android. You’re expert in Flutter who has designed offline-first sync between cloud and local data. You have experience shipping complex cross-platform apps and setting patterns for others to follow. You care about quality: you write tests, add monitoring, and fix issues before users notice. You’re entrepreneurial, thrive in ambiguity, and communicate clearly with Design and QA to make smart trade-offs and ship quickly. You’re curious, continuously learning, and motivated to tackle new challenges even if that means growing your skillset beyond what you currently have.<br> <br><strong>Your Responsibilities Include</strong><br>· Develop user-facing experiences on cross-platform iOS/Android apps<br>· Lead Flutter architecture and delivery; set patterns for state management, navigation, testing, and modularization<br>· Design and operate offline-first sync between cloud and local databases; conflict detection/resolution, idempotent APIs, retries/queues<br>· Design, build, and operate backend services and APIs that are reliable, observable, and secure (e.g., REST/JSON; data modeling; migrations; performance tuning).<br>· Write unit/integration/contract tests and prevent regressions with guardrails and telemetry.<br>· Proactively introduce tools/patterns/technologies that improve delivery speed and maintainability.<br>· Stack: Frontend - Flutter, SQLite. Backend - Laravel, MySQL<br>· Focus expectation: You’ll spend a meaningful share of your time leading Flutter work in the first 3–6 months, while also contributing across services/web as priorities require.</div><div>Qualifications</div><div><br><strong>Knowledge and Skills, You Bring to the Organization</strong><br>· Expert in Flutter with shipped, complex apps; deep grasp of state management (e.g., Riverpod/Bloc), navigation, testing, performance, accessibility.<br>· Mobile fundamentals (iOS/Android packaging, store workflows, automated deployment).<br>· Proficiency in one modern server-side stack (e.g., PHP/Laravel, Node.js/TypeScript, Python/FastAPI, Go, Java/Spring)<br>· Proven delivery: end-to-end ownership across various domains (mobile frontend, backend API, etc.)<br>· Data modeling, API design, SQL performance (e.g., MySQL: indexes, query tuning)<br>· Experience with experimentation/feature flags, product analytics (e.g., Amplitude, Firebase)<br>&nbsp;<br>This role will serve both multiple divisions including Strong Family and CarePortal applications. This role will report to the Senior Director of Engineering. CarePortal and Strong Family are subsidiaries of the parent nonprofit organization The Global Orphan Project (GO Project). CarePortal is Care-Sharing technology that drives action for local kids and families in crisis. In a time when parents are experiencing overwhelming stress that threatens to break their family apart, CarePortal utilizes innovative technology to connect people who can help with people who need help. Right now, in real-time.<br>&nbsp;<br>The Global Orphan Project, Inc. is a Christian non-profit ministry with a mission to break the orphan cycle through the power of community, commerce, and the love of Jesus Christ. We carry out our mission by equipping and empowering local churches to care for children and families in crisis. We seek candidates who understand and are enthusiastic about advancing our organizational mission.</div>

Senior Flutter Engineer

<div>This role is based out of our Kansas City, Missouri office location to work primarily on site 4 days per week. We are also open to a remote hire based within the U.S. <br><br>You can also apply to our <a href="https://www.paycomonline.net/v4/ats/web.php/jobs/ViewJobDetails?job=87285&amp;clientkey=92484D04B4BA2DDA7D390926D0E49CF2">GO Posting!</a><br><br></div><div><strong>Organizational Profile: &nbsp;</strong></div><div>Are you a technically gifted Data Engineer who wants to use your technical expertise to help transform the lives of children and families? The Global Orphan Project (GO Project) is looking for an experienced and mission-aligned Data Engineer to join our team in Kansas City, MO. We’re a Christian nonprofit ministry dedicated to breaking the orphan cycle through community, commerce, and the love of Jesus Christ. In this pivotal role, you will be the architect behind the systems that power our data strategy—building the pipelines, infrastructure, and governance needed to drive responsible innovation and real-time decision-making in support of children and families in crisis.&nbsp;</div><div>&nbsp;&nbsp;</div><div><strong>Candidate Profile / How Colleagues Describe You: &nbsp;</strong></div><ul><li>Technically Proficient &amp; Detail-Oriented: You thrive on solving complex data challenges and building reliable infrastructure that supports organizational growth.&nbsp;</li><li>Mission-Driven: You’re motivated both by technical excellence and purpose, believing in using data to serve a higher calling.&nbsp;</li><li>Collaborative &amp; Curious: You work well with others, thrive in cross-functional teams, and are always eager to learn from all corners of the organization.&nbsp;</li><li>Governance-Minded: You bring a strong ethical approach to data use, prioritizing security, compliance, and long-term sustainability.&nbsp;</li><li>Adaptable &amp; Inquisitive: You’re quick to learn new technologies and eager to explore innovative tools such as GenAI, LLMs, and data orchestration platforms. &nbsp;</li></ul><div><br></div><div><strong>What You’ll Do: &nbsp;</strong></div><div>As GO Project’s Data Engineer, you’ll be the architect and maintainer of the systems that power our analytics, AI tools, and impact dashboards. Your work will enable better decision-making, faster innovation, and deeper insights across the organization.&nbsp;</div><div>Data pipeline ownership:&nbsp; &nbsp;</div><ul><li>Development, maintenance, testing and optimization of data pipelines across a variety of organizational data-sources (e.g. CRM, product, marketing, donors, etc).&nbsp;</li><li>Coordination with data owners across organization to understand, clean, validate and transform data ready for use in production BI/ML/GenAI applications&nbsp;</li><li>Ensure data pipeline test automation in place catching issues before production&nbsp;</li><li>Partner closely with BI dashboard developers and Data Scientists to ensure clear understanding of data needs&nbsp;</li></ul><div>Data Governance &amp; Quality&nbsp;</div><ul><li>Implement and enforce data governance policies to maintain data quality, consistency, and compliance with applicable regulations.&nbsp;</li><li>Establish and monitor data standards, processes, and best practices to support data quality needs.&nbsp;</li><li>Partner with data owners to continuously improve data quality&nbsp;</li><li>Manage data role-based access systems&nbsp;</li><li>Ensure clear data lineage, data catalogs, data definitions and minimize data duplication across applications&nbsp;</li></ul><div>Data Intelligence Platform, Cloud &amp; LLM Mesh Administration&nbsp;</div><ul><li>Own the architecture and configuration of data intelligence platforms (e.g. Dataiku, DataBricks, etc)&nbsp;</li><li>Establish proper best practices and naming conventions&nbsp;</li><li>Manage data-related cloud technology configurations&nbsp;</li><li>Administer LLM model provider access, APIKeys and licensing&nbsp;</li></ul><div>ML/GenAI Application Deployment &amp; Monitoring&nbsp;</div><ul><li>Understand and utilize MLOps and other monitoring tools to ensure performance standards are met, model drift minimized, etc&nbsp;</li><li>Manage production deployment of ML models, LLMs, and other AI tooling&nbsp;</li></ul><div><strong>Qualifications:<br>&nbsp;</strong>Required Knowledge, Skills &amp; Abilities You Bring to the Organization: &nbsp;<br><br>Education Required: &nbsp;</div><ul><li>Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, or a related field.&nbsp;</li></ul><div>Experience:&nbsp;</div><ul><li>3+ years of experience as a Data Engineer or in a comparable technical role.&nbsp;</li><li>Proficient in SQL, Python, and other data programming approaches.&nbsp;</li><li>Fluent with various types of databases (e.g. mySQL, Dynamo, etc), warehouses (e.g. BigQuery, DeltaLake, etc), and analytical systems (e.g. Dataiku, DataBricks, etc).&nbsp;</li><li>Hands-on experience with APIs, ETL/ELT processes, and data integration from diverse systems.&nbsp;</li></ul><div><strong>Preferred:&nbsp;</strong></div><ul><li>Familiarity with data orchestration platforms (e.g., Airflow, dbt, spark, or similar).&nbsp;</li><li>Exposure to GenAI infrastructure (e.g., RAG, vector databases, LLM model types) and production level AI applications&nbsp;</li><li>Cross organization collaboration and “data culture” building&nbsp;</li><li>Close partnerships with data owners and strong business intuition&nbsp;</li></ul><div>Physical Requirements: &nbsp;<br><br>This role is primarily sedentary, with occasional requirements to lift materials up to 15 pounds, such as tech equipment or supplies. &nbsp;<br><br>Why Join Us?&nbsp;<br>At The Global Orphan Project, your expertise will fuel a global mission. You’ll work alongside passionate teammates who care deeply about vulnerable children and families. You’ll help build systems that inform strategy, automate processes, and expand our capacity to serve, while growing personally and professionally.&nbsp;<br><br>We offer a competitive benefits package for full-time roles (30+ hours/week), including health, dental, vision, employer-paid life insurance, 401(k), and generous PTO. You’ll work alongside a talented, value-driven team committed to excellence, innovation, and faith.&nbsp;<br><br>Ready to Build Something that Matters? &nbsp;<br>If you’re excited about using your engineering skills to power a mission-driven organization, we invite you to apply. Submit your resume and a cover letter sharing why you’re a fit for this role and how your faith and expertise align with the GO Project mission. Let’s build a data-driven future that honors families, uplifts communities, and reflects the heart of Christ.&nbsp;</div>

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