Web Developer at SearchSpring in Colorado Springs, CO

About Us:

SearchSpring is an E-Commerce software company focused on developing performance-boosting SaaS solutions for online retailers. Our flagship site search solution helps merchants Unleash Findability inside their online store.

Responsibilities:

• Create. Build engaging new shopping features into E-Commerce websites for leading brands with tens of thousands of loyal Facebook fans.
• Engineer. Architect, code and deploy apps for web, mobile and Facebook using modern Web 2.0 app stacks.
• Measure. Track, measure and understand the impact of your work.
• Fix. Identify, analyze and fix usability & shopping experience breakdowns and other revenue impeding problems. Be an advocate for end users.
• Delight. Deliver elegant software solutions that enable our merchants run more profitable businesses. Delight them along the way with outstanding service.

Requirements:

• Proficient programming skill in PHP
• Strong HTML + CSS coder.
• Good JavaScript programmer.
• Most importantly, the ability to learn quickly, be effective and contribute positvely to the team.

Bonus Points:

• Degree in Computer Science & Engineering or similar technical degree.
• Experience building E-Commerce websites.
• Consulting experience.
• Familiar with Zend Framework, MySQL or Linux.
• Comfortable with Git source control
• Active in a community – community service, open source, local technology/entrepreneurship groups, etc.

Perks:

• Competitive compensation.
• A real opportunity to make a difference. You'll be part of a small, powerful team.
• The latest Apple gear.
• Meet with customers and partners at fun events/conferences,meetups,etc

Ready to apply?

Excellent! Impress us by solving the following challenge.

Write a standard Sudoku solver in your favorite language. Once you've done that, modify it to also solve a 4x4 Super Sudoku puzzle (hex instead of just 1-9).

Here's some PHP code to get you started: (You may use any language you like)

	/**
	 * Simple class representing a sudoku puzzle
	 */
	class Sudoku {

		// Array representing our puzzle
		private $puzzle = array();

		/**
		 * Parses sudoku puzzle file and builds data structure for solving.
		 * @param  string $file path to file containing sudoku puzzle
		 */
		public function __construct($file) {

		}

		/**
		 * Solves sudoku puzzle
		 */
		public function solve() {

		}

		/**
		 * You may want or need to create more methods for this class.
		 */

		/**
		 * Returns string representation of sudoku puzzle for printing
		 * @return string
		 */
		public function __toString() {
			return '';
		}

	}

	if ($argc != 2 || in_array($argv[1], array('--help', '-help', '-h', '-?'))) {
		print "Usage sudoku.php \n"; exit;
	}

	$file = $argv[1];

	$sudoku = new Sudoku($file);
	$sudoku->solve();
	print $sudoku;

Here's a sample test case:

9____3_6_
_6_____12
2_518__3_
6__5___2_
1_96_83_7
_5___2__9
_3__641_8
71_____9_
_9_2____3