Full-time
Employee Status: Regular
Role Type: Hybrid
Department: Product Development
Schedule: Full Time
**Company Description**:
**About us, but we'll be brief**
Experian is the world's leading global information services company, unlocking the power of data to create more opportunities for consumers, businesses, and society. We are thrilled to share that **FORTUNE has named Experian one of the 100 Best Companies to work for**. In addition, for the last five years we've been named in the **100 "World's Most Innovative Companies" by Forbes Magazine**. Experian prioritizes our culture and look to bring people to the team who are passionate about their jobs, who are easy to work with, and who continue to value team over self.
We have 23,000 people operating across 44 countries and every day we're investing in new technologies, talented people, and innovation to help all our clients maximize every opportunity.
- Lead development team to ensure on-time delivery of high-quality products to our clients
- Work with developers to ensure they have what they need to complete the job and help remove any roadblocks
- Work with the QA team, when needed (in conjunction with the developers), to help with any questions or concerns
- Work with Project Managers to plan out future jobs for the team and ensure job requirements fit with what the team can do
- Gather and interpret specs from Client or Salesperson and architect custom solutions that solve clients' problems in a compliant manner
- Anticipate change management requirements and ensure appropriate knowledge transfer, training and deployment readiness
- Communicate and explain technical/architectural decisions from other teams within Auto business unit to the developers
- Drive continual improvement in quality and efficiency, as well as suggest and adopt improvements to technology and efficiency
- Lead and mentor junior members on the team
- This is a permanent home-based role in Costa Rica. No relocation available._
**Qualifications**:
- University degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or related field
- 8+ years of working experience in software development environment
- 5+ years in a team leader or a manager position
- Experience working with big data, as well as regulated data
- Extensive knowledge of SQL
- Experience working in a Unix/Linux environment
- Knowledge of Amazon Web Services (AWS)
- Ability to comprehend and implement detailed project specifications as well as the ability to adapt to various technologies and simultaneously work on multiple projects
- Strong problem-solving skills of different complexities required
- Excellent proactive communications and planning skills
- Proven successful technical leadership of development projects
- Strong people management and interpersonal skills
- Excellent coaching and mentoring skills
- Ability to prioritize and manage own time, as well as the team's time
**Additional Information**:
**Culture at Experian**
**Our uniqueness is that we truly value yours.**
Experian's culture, people, and environments are key differentiators. We take our people's agenda very seriously. We focus on what truly matters; diversity and inclusion, work/life balance, flexible work, development, engagement, collaboration, wellness, rewards & recognitions, volunteering... the list goes on!
Our benefits include: Medical, life and dental insurance, Asociacion Solidarista, International Share Save Plan, Flex Work/Work from home, Paid time off, Annual Performance Bonus, Education Reimbursement, Family Bonding, Bereavement Leave, Referral Program, and more.
Experian Careers - Creating a better tomorrow together
- Experian is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. Our goal is to create a thriving, inclusive and diverse team where people love their work and love working together. We believe that diversity, equity and inclusion is essential to our purpose of creating a better tomorrow. We value the uniqueness of every individual and want you to bring your whole, authentic self to work. For us, this is _**_The Power of YOU_**_ and it ensures that we live what we believe._