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Principal Software Engineers

Employer
Sparks Group
Location
McLean, VA
Closing date
Aug 30, 2020

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Industry
Engineering
Function
IT
Hours
Full Time

Job Details

Job Summary/Company:

Sparks Group has partnered with a fast growing, successful tech startup that is looking for a Principal Software Engineer. This candidate will have extensive web development experience with a solid command of Ruby on Rails and related technology. This is a Direct Hire position with a company that boasts a unique and revered culture, room for professional growth and other considerable benefits/perks. If you are interested in learning more about Sparks Group and the opportunity, please submit your resume today.

Responsibilities:

  • Build/maintain web applications, services and APIs with Ruby on Rails
  • Debug/optimize new and existing code as well as write high quality unit test
  • Work independently and collaboratively with other software engineers on multiple tasks and projects
  • Lead/contribute to peer code reviews
  • Mentor junior developers

Qualifications/Background Profile:
  • Bachelor's Degree
  • 5+ years developing web applications using Ruby on Rails or similar stack
  • Solid understanding of web technologies and object-oriented design
  • Experience with relational databases: PostgreSQL, MySQL or MSSQL Server or similar databases
  • Experience with HTML5, CSS3, HAML, SCSS, JavaScript, jQuery
  • Experience with REST and SOAP bases APIs
  • Experience with source control using Git and GitHub

Qualified candidates should send their resume AND call Sparks Group for additional details. Please note, resume must include a valid email address in order to be considered. We look forward to discussing your background, your current job search, and your potential career path with Sparks Group!

Sparks Group is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, pregnancy, citizenship, family status, genetic information, disability, or protect veteran status.

Company

Bringing the Best People and the Best Companies Together Since 1970.

Sparks Group (formerly SPARKS, Sparks IT Solutions, and Sparks Personnel) is the Washington DC Area's leading temporary staffing and full-time recruiting services provider. Whether you are seeking your next opportunity or looking to add talent, Sparks Group is the ideal partner for you! Each of our four divisions (Sparks Office, Sparks Accounting & Finance, Sparks IT, and Sparks Creative) specializes in placing professionals in temporary/contract, temporary-to-full-time, and full-time roles across a diverse array of staffing categories, positions and levels including: office/administrative, customer service, human resources and talent acquisition, legal support, government and cleared personnel, mortgage/banking, accounting and finance, contracts and procurement, information technology and creative/marketing.

Sparks Group brings over four decades of experience placing professionals in challenging and rewarding positions at many of the area’s most prestigious organizations. Our primary focus is presenting opportunities that match each candidate’s skill-sets, experience levels, career objectives, and growth needs. Sparks Group has regularly ranked as one of the top US staffing and recruiting firms having been named to Inavero’s Best of Staffing Lists® for Client and Employee Satisfaction (2012-2017). Additionally, Sparks Group is proud to have been recently selected for other awards Staffing Industry Analysts’ 2017 Best Staffing Firms to Work For, Washington Business Journal Best Places to Work (2017), the Washington Post’s Top Workplaces® List (2017, 2014), Forbes® Best Professional Recruiting Firms (2017), and the National Capital Business Ethics Award.

Company info
Website
Telephone
3012792300
Location
700 King Farm Blvd.
Suite 100
Rockville
MD
20850-5736
US

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