Full Stack Software Developer - India

ABOUT US

SPARK Business Works is a great team, with thriving clients, which results in proud moments. We are a fun, collaborative team that provides custom software development, web development, and digital marketing services for organizations across the country. You’ll find SPARK Ignitors hard at work, full of energy and ready to solve the toughest challenges for our clients. We celebrate creative problem solving and encourage you to invest in yourself and your talents.

Our team was recently named to the “Best and Brightest Companies to Work For” and “Inc 5000 Fastest-Growing Private Companies” for our ability to help clients digitize and grow with innovative and practical digital solutions.

SPARK is headquartered in Michigan (Kalamazoo & Grand Rapids) with additional offices in Houston, Texas, Bloomington, Illinois, and India. SPARK’s team has served over 400 clients across many industries, including construction, manufacturing, healthcare, and agriculture, to name a few.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

As a Senior Full Stack Software Developer, you’ll create, maintain, and support the entire functions of projects for our amazing clients.

In this role, you’ll be working with a variety of languages, frameworks, and databases, primarily Advanced Javascript, Typescript, PHP, MySQL, HTML/CSS,.NET, and REST APIs technologies. On any given day you might be architecting new features for our clients, refactoring existing code to be more scalable, and seeing changes through to completion in a live environment.

You will work in a collaborative team environment with product managers, other developers, systems analysts, and designers throughout the entire project lifecycle to execute and launch applications for clients. You will be a valued contributor on the software development team.

Some travel may occasionally be required to meet with clients and project teams.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Embrace and deliver our BOLT Core Values to each other and our clients
• • Be empathetic and inclusive
  • Overdeliver
  • Love what you do
  • Take ownership and follow through
• Participate in the entire application lifecycle, focusing on architecting the solution, implementation, documentation, delivery, and support.
• Write clean, maintainable, and testable code to develop functional web applications.
• Write unit and integration tests.
• Troubleshoot and debug applications.
• Ensure optimal application performance & scaling.
• Leverage cutting-edge technologies to improve legacy applications.
• Gather and address technical and design requirements, translating them into clear specifications and tasks for yourself and others.
• Provide training and support to internal teams.
• Build reusable code and libraries for future use.
• Act as a technical resource and guide for cross-functional teams, including developers, designers, and product managers, to identify and define new features.
• Implementation of DevSecOps environment and initiatives.
• Provide feedback around the DevSecOps environment and initiatives.
• Provide technical direction based on emerging technology exploration.
• Guide less experienced developers, fostering their technical growth and confidence, by occasionally onboarding, mentoring, training, and pair-programming.
• Occasionally, research and evaluate new integrations, tools, and libraries to enhance the project or development environment.
• Conduct critical code reviews and provide feedback that encourages best practices and improved implementation strategies.
• Contribute to documentation eff orts for use by the team and/or clients to promote a shared understanding of the codebase, development processes, and application workfl ow.

WHAT YOU NEED

• 8+ years of relevant experience (preferably a combination of education and professional).
• Confidence and experience using high-level or object-oriented programming languages and technologies like PHP, Advanced JavaScript, TypeScript, Node.js, HTML5, and CSS3.
• Familiarity with DevSecOps or Cloud Platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Strong work ethic and willingness to “go above and beyond”, bringing a passionate and positive approach to delivering results and encouraging teamwork.
• Ability to write and detail implementation specs or user stories that support eff ective development and execution.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, able to convey complex technical information clearly.
• Experience in business strategy and solutions.
• Knowledge of software, web development, databases (relational and experience), mobile development, and technology solutions.
• Ability to communicate with web developers and designers.
• Large capacity for attention to detail.
• Ability to meet tight deadlines.
• Capable of prioritizing multiple projects in order to meet goals without management oversight.
• Comfortable with Git version control.
• Ability to optimize database queries.
• Ability to refactor and optimize existing code.
• Comfortable using the Linux terminal.
• Familiar with Docker in a local development environment.
• Understanding of accessibility and server security standards and compliance.
• Exceptional debugging skills.
• Unafraid to take on difficult challenges and dive into the unknown.

NICE TO HAVE

• A solid understanding of or strong desire to learn the following and other programming languages: Python, .NET, C#, Java, etc.
• Comfortable with writing automated unit and integration tests.
• Familiar with building and compiling public assets like CSS and JS with tools like SASS and Webpack or Rollup.
• Previous experience working with multiple platforms (Desktop, Mobile, Tablet, etc.)
• Experience managing multiple tasks/projects in an agency environment.
• Ability to lead inside sales with the best interest of the client.
• Ability to work with leadership to align on sales and marketing strategies and solutions.

BENEFITS

• Unlimited PTO (Paid Time Off)
• Annual Learning & Development Fund
• Strong Emphasis on Work-Life Balance
• Flexible Work Arrangements

SALARY RANGE

₹12,80,000 - ₹20,40,000 annually

SPARK Business Works is an equal opportunity employer and celebrates diversity, equity, and inclusion.

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