We are looking for a talented and versatile Senior Software Developer with strong experience in Python and React. You'll play a key role in building and maintaining scalable web applications using modern technologies while working closely with a team of product managers, software engineers, QA, and other stakeholders to develop new features and produce client deliverables. If you’re passionate about clean code, robust backend systems, and sleek user interfaces, we’d love to hear from you!
This position is a full-time role. We are 100% remote but candidates must reside and be authorized to work in Costa Rica.
Responsibilities
- Design, build, and maintain web applications across the stack—from backend APIs to frontend UI.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams including product, design, and DevOps to ship high-quality software.
- Develop RESTful APIs using Python and FastAPI, and implement robust data models with SQLAlchemy.
- Work with MySQL databases and optimize queries and schema design.
- Build responsive, dynamic UIs primarily using React.
- Contribute to our Next.js applications and help shape frontend architecture.
- Write infrastructure as code using Terraform and deploy to AWS.
- Use GitLab for CI/CD, code reviews, and team collaboration.
- Champion best practices in engineering, testing, and DevOps workflows.
Required Skills
- 5+ years of professional experience with Python, including building scalable APIs using frameworks like FastAPI.
- Experience with SQLAlchemy and working with relational databases such as MySQL.
- 3+ years of hands-on experience with React and TypeScript, building responsive, modern frontends.
- Familiarity with Next.js and concepts like server-side rendering and static site generation.
- Experience working with AWS services and deploying infrastructure using Terraform.
- Proficiency with GitLab for version control, CI/CD pipelines, and team workflows.
- Solid understanding of RESTful API design and best practices.
- Comfortable with modern DevOps practices (CI/CD, Docker, GitLab workflows).
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.
- Excellent communication skills and a pragmatic approach to problem-solving.
Benefits
This is a full-time position with the following benefits:
- Competitive base salary
- Paid overtime
- Generous PTO policy, company holidays
- Fully remote work (always will be)
Top Skills
What We Do
We make complex, simple.
For more than two decades, JBS Dev has been a trusted technology partner for high-growth startups to multi-billion-dollar enterprises across a variety of industries. From modernizing existing systems, building new enterprise applications, digitalizing processes, and developing innovative mobile applications, we can support existing in-house teams or be the entire team to take a vision to reality. Our experience and expertise span the entire product lifecycle from ideation and conception to strategy, implementation, and delivery.
Core Technical & Functional Strengths:
•Enterprise Technology & Performance
•Data & Business Intelligence
•Generative AI & Machine Learning
•Mobile
•Cloud
•Custom Development & Applications
What Sets Us Apart
Our success is closely tied to our unique approach. We recruit only the most talented industry-leading software engineers, architects, developers, and project managers skilled working in a U.S.-based remote environment who have mastered architecting elegant solutions to the most complex challenges. We first get to know your business, deeply understand what drives your business success, and deliver to that. This caliber of technical talent and business acumen allows us to produce better solutions at faster delivery rates for a faster return on your investment.
Unique Remote Work Environment
All of our employees have worked remotely since 1999
