JOB DESCRIPTION

Deliver high quality software and technical solutions to meet product/platform needs. Works across the full stack and possesses a flexible mindset and passion for programming.

Responsibilities:

• Produce high quality code to meet product/platform requirements

• Adheres to architecture standards and development best practices like Test-Driven development, code reviews, static code analysis and secure coding

• Writes technical user stories and ensures that non-functional requirements are met to ensure performance, scaling, resilience and maintainability of software/solutions

• Actively resolves defects and manages technical debt

• Develops unit tests to ensure good coverage and regression testing ability

• Assists in the development of automated tests and environment management scripts

• Practices DevOps methods like CI/CD, SDLC automation and proactive monitoring/telemetry

• Participates in sprint planning, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews and retrospectives to enable progress, and surface and resolve impediments

• Performs spikes and investigations to evaluate new tools/technologies

• Collaborates with the team to support end-to-end including design, development, QA, deployment and production support

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, Information Technology or related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience.

• Excellent communication skills in English (B2+ or higher) and ability to collaborate across functions and geographies.

• 3-8 years of experience in coding, testing and application development in an agile environment, depending on education

• Practical experience using relevant modern programming languages and platforms (Java, JavaScript, Python, JSP, SQL)

• Additional Positive Considerations

• Experience in any variant of BASIC or Business BASIC

• Experience developing REST API

• Cloud Experience

• Linux Experience

• RDBMS Experience

• Apache Tomcat Experience

Competency

• Understands and implements code quality best practices

• Develops and automates unit tests. Understands the objectives, activities, and results of integration, end-to-end, and unit testing for services and components

• Able to create and manage code branches and versioned components using version control systems (Git or similar)

• Proficient with DevOps tools and concepts, including continuous integration, continuous deployment / delivery, configuration and containerization, infrastructure as code, and monitoring

• Possesses skills, experience, and proficiency with Agile practices (e.g. Lean, XP, Scrum, Kanban) and can apply these in one or more domains

• Experience building and deploying applications on a cloud platform such as AWS

• Research questions independently, improves specific day-to-day work skills, and identifies key growth areas and topics of interest for self and others. Supports continuous learning efforts by engaging in feedback, research, and implementation efforts that directly support team strategies and processes

• Works and collaborates effectively with others, in multiple contexts

• Identifies business and technical problems; identifies and implements working solutions

• Communicates effectively and professionally; listens and speaks constructively in multiple contexts.

Benefits:

• Hybrid position: according to the telework agreement, employees are required to work 3 days on-site, with additional in-person presence as needed based on business requirements (Site: Ultra Park II, Lagunilla, Heredia).

• Private Medical Insurance

• Asociacion Solidarista

• Life Insurance

• Personal Day Off

Note: Only candidates with Costa Rican nationality or valid immigration status will be considered; applicants residing outside Costa Rica will not be considered, and relocation is not available