:::: Schakra ::::

We believe in individual success
Change is imminent. We, as a software development company, do not limit ourselves to selective technologies. We understand that our potential lies in our employees, and we keep them on par with latest technologies. We have ambitious plans to grow, and as a part of us, you get ample opportunities to grow with us.
We are committed to developing a supportive environment where each person is encouraged to develop their unique talents, and where your contributions will be meaningfully recognized.

We promote empowerment
Leadership demands Vision, Commitment and Integrity. Leadership at all levels is one of our key values and we’ll expect you to take ownership of your development from an early stage and drive your own professional growth.

Secure your Future
We highly encourage and support your efforts to secure your future. We provide highly competitive 401K plan and other great benefits.

Technical Advancement
Key to success is to envision your goals ahead and work towards them. We try to keep our employees up to date with latest innovations by conducting training sessions, seminars, providing learning materials like books, online accounts and much more. We also provide tuition waivers for employees willing to learn from certified institutions, as part of our many benefits.

“With the continued transition from older shared-access technologies to next-generation switching, we clearly still have work ahead of us.” – Craig Benson

All potential candidates are encouraged to submit their resume to careers@schakra.com

We, at Schakra, are very proud of the benefits we offer to reward and retain our employees. We feel that our benefit package is as rewarding as much larger employers while still maintaining a small company culture. Currently Schakra is proud to offer the following benefits:

401(k)
Our current 401(k) plan is with Paradigm Financial with allows us to offer multiple families of mutual funds like Oppenheimer, American Funds, Goldman Sachs, etc. We plan on continuing to offer a dollar-for-dollar match on the first 3% of your contributions and fifty cents on the dollar for the next 2%.

Medical and Vision
Premera, the leading provider of medical insurance in Washington, will remain our medical and vision insurance provider for the benefit year. They offer us an extremely benefit rich medical plan with in-network preventive care requiring only a small co-pay, very reasonable $200 deductible and either 90% or 80% coinsurance depending on services after the deductible is satisfied.

Dental
Our strong dental plan offers a $1500 benefit per year with a $0 deductible for preventive procedures and a small $50 deductible for all other services. It pays 100% of preventive services, 80% for procedures and 50% for major procedures. Ameritas is our current provider.

Life Insurance
We offer and pay 100% of the premium for $15,000 of protection with Life Wise Assurance. We also pay for 70% of $100,000 of permanent insurance that you have the option of funding if you leave the company. You also have the option of adding additional protection.

Disability
Principal is our short-term (STD) and long-term disability (LTD) insurance carrier. Together they cover up to 60% of your wages after the 8th day of injury until age 65.

All potential candidates are encouraged to submit their resume to careers@schakra.com

We are always on the lookout for great people. Candidates would go through rigorous interview process before they are hired. Some of the profiles we look for are as follows:

C# & Web Services Developer
Candidate is expected to program using C# and should be at the level of building framework level products. Experience with Web Services, WS-* standard specs like WS-Addressing, WS-Eventing, WS-MetadataExchange, WS-Policy, WS-ReliableMessaging, WS-SecureConversation, WS-Security, WS-SecurityPolicy, WS-Trust will be an added advantage. Experience with Windows Communication Foundation as the web services stack is highly valued. Good in problem solving, high aptitude and good programming skills using C# are must. We can also consider C++ programmers, provided the other skill sets match.

C# and SQL
Candidate is expected to program using C# and should be at the level of building framework level products. Experience with Microsoft SQL Server and high knowledge of relational database concepts is a must. Experience with database schema optimization, performance considerations when building database solutions, managing large volumes of data is highly valued. Good in problem solving, high aptitude and good programming skills using C# are must.

Project Lead
We are seeking a seasoned Project Lead with focus on schedule management, quality assurance processes and project delivery. Experience with more than one complete project life cycle is a must. The candidate should be able to improve the current project management and quality assurance processes used within the organization. The candidate would have managed at least 3 projects through their complete life cycle independently. Minimum 5 years of experience as a project lead is required.