Lewis Sparlin
Senior Software Consultant at Test Double
Missouri, United States
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Top SchoolLewis Sparlin is a Senior Software Consultant with 11+ years of experience building scalable web products, big data analytics, and corporate HR tools from Missouri. He thrives in collaborative teams and focuses on continuous learning, bringing practical expertise across Java, Scala, Groovy, TypeScript, and backend systems. Lewis has shipped high-concurrency customer-facing systems at SparkPost and contributed to community platforms like Forem and the Virtual Coffee site, including TypeScript migrations and i18n and notification fixes. He blends front-end polish with backend reliability, frequently tackling tricky bugs and refactors that improve long-term maintainability. Known for translating ambiguous requirements into robust implementations, he pairs a pragmatic engineer’s mindset with attention to developer experience.
11 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
Associate of Applied Science (AAS), Computer Information Systems, Associate of Applied Science (AAS), Computer Information Systems at Ozarks Technical Community College
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Github Skills (17)
ruby-rails10
javascript10
back-end-development10
rspec10
typescript10
internationalization10
rails10
ruby10
localization10
typescript-types10
typescripts10
ruby-on-rails10
fest9
open-source9
react9
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
Virtual-Coffee/virtualcoffee.io
Oct 2021 - Oct 2022
Public site for Virtual Coffee
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:6 commits, 6 PRs, 3 comments in 1 year
Contributions summary:Lewis primarily contributed to the front-end of the project, including the TypeScript conversion of components, and modifications to layout elements. They added a Hacktoberfest badge and profile flare to a user's member profile. They also updated the member profile with new links. Moreover, the user was involved in TypeScript conversion for utility functions and components.
junior-developerscoffeeremix
forem/forem
Oct 2021 - Nov 2021
For empowering community 🌱
Role in this project:Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:3 reviews, 5 commits, 5 PRs in 1 month
Contributions summary:Lewis primarily contributed to the back-end functionality of the Forem platform by modifying and improving existing features, with a focus on internationalization (I18n) of the tags index page and related features. They fixed a bug concerning notification deletion, enhancing the reliability of the notification system and refactored code. Additionally, the user added functionality around updating notification subscriptions when the user ID of an article changed. They worked on fixing mentions bugs and added specs.
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