Hi, I’m Brian Sparks, a Senior Software Engineer with a passion for building robust, innovative solutions. I specialize in Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, React, Django, FastAPI, Node, and AWS, and I enjoy turning complex problems into scalable, maintainable systems in full-stack applications. Over the years I’ve contributed to logistics and material management for a global corporation, led architecture decisions, mentored junior engineers, and driven DevOps and data engineering initiatives to improve performance and analytics freshness.

Brian Sparks

Hi, I’m Brian Sparks, a Senior Software Engineer with a passion for building robust, innovative solutions. I specialize in Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, React, Django, FastAPI, Node, and AWS, and I enjoy turning complex problems into scalable, maintainable systems in full-stack applications. Over the years I’ve contributed to logistics and material management for a global corporation, led architecture decisions, mentored junior engineers, and driven DevOps and data engineering initiatives to improve performance and analytics freshness.

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Hi, I’m Brian Sparks, a Senior Software Engineer with a passion for building robust, innovative solutions. I specialize in Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, React, Django, FastAPI, Node, and AWS, and I enjoy turning complex problems into scalable, maintainable systems in full-stack applications.

Over the years I’ve contributed to logistics and material management for a global corporation, led architecture decisions, mentored junior engineers, and driven DevOps and data engineering initiatives to improve performance and analytics freshness.

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Language

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Work Experience

Senior Software Engineer at Dropbox
June 1, 2022 - Present
Developed observability and logging solutions using New Relic for monitoring performance and analytics; integrated with Python, Django, Node.js, Nest.js, and AWS Lambda; implemented email template generation and audience segmentation within a scalable architecture. Led build and deployment pipelines for microservices and migrated legacy Python/Node versions to modern runtimes.
Senior Full Stack Engineer | Data Engineer at AhoyConnect
April 1, 2021 - June 1, 2022
Fully managed internal admin system and a community analytics app using Next.js, Django (DRF), and AWS (Lambda, S3, RDS, SQS); built a robust data model for a Power BI-based reporting dashboard; migrated CMS portals and optimized data aggregation and visualization.
Senior Full Stack Engineer at Walmart
August 1, 2019 - April 1, 2021
Developed a high-performance, automated e-commerce platform using FastAPI, Next.js, PostgreSQL, and AWS; implemented TDD with PyTest and Jest; improved front-end scalability with component-driven development and migrated legacy APIs to FastAPI for better performance.
Full Stack Engineer at Systech MSP
May 1, 2017 - July 1, 2019
Developed a warranty pricing website using Node, React, TypeORM, and SQL Server; contributed to robotic process automation tasks; implemented agile processes and automated data workflows; built a distributed file storage system with FastDFS, Nginx, Redis, and load balancing.
Software Engineer at Lineate
July 1, 2015 - May 1, 2017
Delivered full-stack solutions with Python, Django, FastAPI, React, Node, and PostgreSQL; implemented user authentication, RBAC, cart/order management, and payment integration; built an automated chatbot notification system and migrated data between SQL Server and PostgreSQL.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science at Bowling Green State University
January 11, 2030 - May 7, 2026

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Software & Internet