Sr Developer, Software Development

Posted:
3/26/2026, 11:46:02 PM

Location(s):
Barreal, Heredia Province, Costa Rica ⋅ Heredia Province, Costa Rica

Experience Level(s):
Senior

Field(s):
DevOps & Infrastructure ⋅ Software Engineering

Workplace Type:
Hybrid

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What We'll Bring:

What We'll Bring:

Deep expertise in workflow orchestration and cloud-native design, enabling optimization of performance, reliability, and cost at scale

Strong focus on security, observability, and operational excellence, embedding best practices into platform design and delivery.

What You'll Bring:

What You'll Bring: 

  • Expert proficiency in Python or Java, with the ability to design clean, modular, and maintainable codebases for large-scale systems  

  • Proven experience designing and implementing secure, scalable, and high-performance applications, including backend services and data-intensive workflows  

  • Strong debugging skill 

  • Experience with Apache Airflow (Cloud Composer strongly preferred), including DAG architecture, dependency management, backfills, and performance optimization is preferred 

  • Experience in File Transfer Service is an advantage 

  • Expertise in Terraform for provisioning, versioning, and managing complex cloud infrastructure on GCP, following infrastructure-as-code best practices  

  • Understanding of scheduling and orchestration concepts, including cron patterns, retries, SLAs, idempotency, concurrency limits, and failure recovery strategies  

  • Strong expertise in database management, including schema design, query optimization, indexing strategies, and performance tuning across large datasets  

  • In-depth knowledge of GCP services, including GCS, IAM, BigQuery, Pub/Sub, and experience designing cloud-native, fault-tolerant architectures  

  • Solid understanding of application and cloud security best practices, including:  

  • Authentication and authorization (IAM, service accounts, role-based access control) 

  • Data encryption at rest and in transit 

  • Secure secrets management 

  • Compliance and security standards relevant to enterprise environments 

  • A good team player, high level of personal commitment & 'can do' attitude. 

Impact You'll Make:

Impact You'll Make:  

  • Drive large-scale workflow orchestration strategy, optimizing DAG design, execution efficiency, and cost across thousands of concurrent workflows  

  • Lead adoption and best practices for managed Airflow and cloudnative architectures, influencing platform standards and long-term technical direction  

  • Architect and optimize cloud-native solutions on GCP, leveraging services such as BigQuery, Pub/Sub, GCS, and IAM to deliver reliable, secure, and cost-efficient systems  

  • Improve system reliability, performance, and observability, defining SLAs, monitoring strategies, alerting, and capacity planning  

  • Embed security and compliance into platform design, ensuring secure access controls, encryption, and adherence to enterprise and regulatory standards 

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This is a remote position which may require occasional in-person attendance at work-related events at the discretion of management.

TransUnion Job Title

Sr Developer, Software Development