Lead Software Engineer – Remote Job in Costa Rica | $50–$60/Hour

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Lead Software Engineer – Core Platform (Costa Rica – Remote)

Build and lead reliable software platforms with this Lead Software Engineer opportunity!

A Lead Software Engineer is needed to guide technical delivery, develop backend and platform services, improve system reliability, and support engineering teams.

Job Overview

  • Position: Lead Software Engineer
  • Team: Core Platform
  • Location: Costa Rica (Remote)
  • Pay Rate: $50–$60 USD per hour
  • Work Schedule: 40 hours per week
  • Job Type: Long-term Freelance
  • Experience: 10+ years listed on the platform; role requires at least 8 years of software engineering experience
  • Category: Engineering

Top Skills Required

  • TypeScript
  • Node.js
  • PostgreSQL

Other Required Skills

  • AWS Serverless
  • Kubernetes
  • NestJS
  • REST APIs
  • Terraform
  • Distributed systems and platform engineering
  • Cloud infrastructure and CI/CD

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead technical development of Core Platform services.
  • Design and maintain secure APIs, backend services, SDKs, and integrations.
  • Develop and troubleshoot TypeScript and Node.js applications.
  • Work with PostgreSQL, AWS, Kubernetes, and Terraform.
  • Improve platform security, performance, reliability, and scalability.
  • Lead technical planning and coordinate work across engineering teams.
  • Support production incidents, monitoring, and system improvements.
  • Guide migrations and modernization of legacy services.

Required Qualifications

  • At least 8 years of software engineering experience.
  • At least 3 years of technical leadership or engineering delivery coordination.
  • Strong TypeScript, JavaScript, and Node.js experience.
  • Experience designing REST, GraphQL, or gRPC APIs.
  • Knowledge of OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, SAML, JWTs, and identity management.
  • Production experience with enterprise identity-provider integrations.
  • Experience with AWS, Kubernetes, Terraform, and CI/CD.
  • Strong PostgreSQL and distributed-systems knowledge.
  • Excellent system-design, troubleshooting, and communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Okta Identity Engine and Okta APIs
  • PingFederate and SCIM provisioning
  • Kafka and Debezium
  • Datadog monitoring and tracing
  • Fine-grained authorization and multi-tenant systems
  • React or React Native

Important Location Requirement

This opportunity is restricted to approved engagement locations in Costa Rica. Applicants must meet the location, corporate hardware, security, and working-hour requirements. The platform indicates that applicants outside the required location do not meet the location requirement.

Application Information

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