Software Engineer I
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We’re Spark, a mission-driven company helping independent Medicare brokers build the insurance business of their dreams. The vast majority of beneficiaries select benefits with the help of an independent broker, but technology and support for brokers is woefully antiquated. We provide workflows and services to help brokers achieve transformative growth.
Job Description
Summary
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In this role, you'll have the opportunity to directly impact the industry's evolution, working on the core of our platform: the agent's operating system. This system is not just a tool, but the foundation of our brokers’ daily work.
As a vital member of our engineering team, your day-to-day responsibilities will be diverse and impactful. You'll engage in both backend and frontend development, collaborate with product and design teams to innovate new functionalities, and work with other engineers to scale our solutions for a rapidly growing customer base. Embracing a data-driven approach, you will play a crucial role in developing technology that not only meets current needs but also anticipates future challenges, ensuring Spark continues to deliver exceptional value and performance to our top brokers.
Key Responsibilities
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- Work across Spark’s full stack in JavaScript and Python to build and maintain Spark’s agent and member-facing products
- Collaborate regularly with senior members of the Engineering team on ongoing projects
- Meet regularly with product and design to provide constructive feedback on design mockups and product scope
- Work closely with product to deeply understand the relationship between agents and Medicare beneficiaries, focusing on developing features that ultimately improve retiree outcomes
- Actively contribute to the tech team’s development standards, promoting best practices and continual improvement
Skills Knowledge and Expertise
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- Experience using web development frameworks such as Vue or React for frontend or Django or Rails for backend
- Familiarity with ES6+ JavaScript, HTML5, and CSS3
- Experience building API-driven products
- Strong sense of web design and the fundamentals of user experience
- Product intuition and a keen interest in how tech investments drive intended business outcomes
- Comfort with ambiguity and the ability to thrive in fast-paced environments
- Strong communication and project management skills
- A collaborative nature and comfort working with team members across the company
- A commitment to continuous learning and growth
- Experience receiving and implementing constructive feedback
- (nice to have) Background with development tools like Docker, Git and Webpack
- (nice to have) Experience working with component-based CSS frameworks like Tailwind CSS
Compensation
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Summary
In this role, you'll have the opportunity to directly impact the industry's evolution, working on the core of our platform: the agent's operating system. This system is not just a tool, but the foundation of our brokers’ daily work.
As a vital member of our engineering team, your day-to-day responsibilities will be diverse and impactful. You'll engage in both backend and frontend development, collaborate with product and design teams to innovate new functionalities, and work with other engineers to scale our solutions for a rapidly growing customer base. Embracing a data-driven approach, you will play a crucial role in developing technology that not only meets current needs but also anticipates future challenges, ensuring Spark continues to deliver exceptional value and performance to our top brokers.
Key Responsibilities
- Work across Spark’s full stack in JavaScript and Python to build and maintain Spark’s agent and member-facing products
- Collaborate regularly with senior members of the Engineering team on ongoing projects
- Meet regularly with product and design to provide constructive feedback on design mockups and product scope
- Work closely with product to deeply understand the relationship between agents and Medicare beneficiaries, focusing on developing features that ultimately improve retiree outcomes
- Actively contribute to the tech team’s development standards, promoting best practices and continual improvement
Skills Knowledge and Expertise
- Experience using web development frameworks such as Vue or React for frontend or Django or Rails for backend
- Familiarity with ES6+ JavaScript, HTML5, and CSS3
- Experience building API-driven products
- Strong sense of web design and the fundamentals of user experience
- Product intuition and a keen interest in how tech investments drive intended business outcomes
- Comfort with ambiguity and the ability to thrive in fast-paced environments
- Strong communication and project management skills
- A collaborative nature and comfort working with team members across the company
- A commitment to continuous learning and growth
- Experience receiving and implementing constructive feedback
- (nice to have) Background with development tools like Docker, Git and Webpack
- (nice to have) Experience working with component-based CSS frameworks like Tailwind CSS
