TransUnion

Lead Java Engineer

TransUnion$90K — $150K *
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 6+ years of experience in Java-based enterprise application development.
  • Strong background in distributed systems and microservices architectures.
  • Proficient in building cloud-native applications, preferably on GCP.
  • Experience with mission-critical systems and complex troubleshooting.
  • Knowledge of security controls for regulated data environments.

Responsibilities

  • Design and develop large-scale Java applications for global platforms.
  • Lead architecture and implementation of cloud-native microservices solutions.
  • Build high-volume applications meeting stringent performance standards.
  • Create REST APIs and event-driven services for business operations.
  • Provide technical leadership and mentorship to engineering teams.
  • Implement CI/CD, DevSecOps, and automated testing practices.
  • Ensure reliability through monitoring, incident response, and continuous improvement.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage available from day one.
  • Company-paid life insurance and optional voluntary plan options.
  • Family-focused benefits including adoption assistance and paid parental leave.
  • 401(k) plan with employer match and Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
  • Tuition reimbursement and flexible paid time off to promote work-life balance.
Full Job Description
Team Overview
The Core Online team is responsible for building and supporting global enterprise platforms that operate across multiple countries and cloud environments. The team develops highly scalable, secure, and resilient applications that support critical business operations. The team embraces innovation, experimentation, and modern engineering practices to continuously improve products and services. This role reports to Senior Manager of Application Development.This is a hybrid position and involves regular performance of job responsibilities virtually as well as in-person at an assigned TU office location for a minimum of two days a week.

Role Overview and Core Responsibilities
  • Design, develop, and support large-scale Java-based enterprise applications and global platforms.
  • Lead the architecture and implementation of cloud-native, microservices-based solutions using modern engineering practices.
  • Build high-volume, low-latency applications capable of meeting stringent availability and performance objectives.
  • Design and develop REST APIs, event-driven services, and distributed systems that support global business operations.
  • Provide technical leadership, mentor engineers, and drive engineering best practices across the team.
  • Implement CI/CD, DevSecOps, automated testing, and software quality practices throughout the development lifecycle.
  • Ensure platform reliability through monitoring, observability, incident response, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement.
  • Apply security best practices, secure coding standards, and data protection controls for highly regulated and sensitive data environments.
  • Utilize AI-assisted development tools and integrate AI-powered capabilities where appropriate to improve engineering productivity and solutions.


Required Knowledge and Experiences
  • 6+ years of hands-on experience developing enterprise applications using Java and modern software engineering practices.
  • Strong experience designing and developing distributed systems, microservices architectures, RESTful APIs, and event-driven applications.
  • Experience building cloud-native applications and deploying solutions on cloud platforms, with GCP preferred.
  • Experience supporting mission-critical production systems, troubleshooting complex issues, and leading incident resolution efforts.
  • Experience working with highly regulated data and implementing security controls, including authentication, encryption, authorization, and OWASP best practices.


Required Technical Skills
  • Java and Spring ecosystem expertise including Spring Boot, Spring Batch, Spring Security, Spring Cloud, and Spring Data.
  • Cloud platforms and container technologies including Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Kubernetes, and containerized deployments.
  • CI/CD and development tools including Maven, Git, SonarQube, deployment automation, and testing frameworks.
  • Automated testing tools and frameworks including JUnit, TestNG, WireMock, and TestContainers.
  • Monitoring, observability, logging, tracing, alerting, and performance tuning tools used in large-scale production environments.


We're also looking for the preferred skills below. Whether you are proficient or could use some brushing up, we're happy to support your career development and growth in:
  • Experience integrating AI/LLM solutions, RAG architectures, AI agents, or AI-powered automation capabilities.
  • Experience with Google Cloud Spanner or other globally distributed databases.
  • Experience designing multi-region and multi-cloud architectures.
  • Knowledge of Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), SLOs, SLIs, error budgets, and operational readiness practices.
  • Architecture, Cloud, Kubernetes, Security, or SRE certifications.


Benefits that support every part of your life:

At TransUnion, we design benefits to help you feel well, do well, and plan well-from day one.

For Your Health: Enjoy day-one eligibility for medical, dental, and vision coverage, plus supplemental plan options. Spousal, domestic partner, and other eligible dependent coverage is available on select plans. Choose tax-advantaged HSA and FSA accounts to make everyday care more affordable.

For Your Protection: We've got your back with company-paid basic life and AD&D, optional voluntary life and AD&D for you and your family, and short- and long-term disability. You can also opt into a legal plan, pet insurance, and travel accident coverage.

For Your Family: From adoption assistance and fertility planning coverage to caregiver support, we're here for every chapter. Access Dependent Care FSA for possibility of an employer match, a complimentary Care[redacted] membership, and up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave with eligibility for a thoughtful, gradual return.

For Your Future: Build toward what's next with our 401(k) with employer match and Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP). Tap financial wellness resources, career coaching, and optional long-term care insurance to plan confidently.

For You: Grow and recharge with tuition reimbursement, flexible time off for exempt employees or paid time off for nonexempt employees, up to 12 paid holidays per year, commuter benefits, employee discounts, charitable gift matching, and paid volunteer time off, plus corporate volunteer events that make it easy to give back.

For Your Wellness: Access 24/7 support including professional therapy, coaching, and emotional well-being programs alongside guided meditation and resources that support physical, mental, social, and financial wellness.

Pay Scale Information:

The U.S. base salary range for this position is $90,000.00 - $150,000 annually. *The salary range for this position reflects a reasonable estimate of the range of compensation for this job. At TransUnion, actual compensation is based on careful consideration of additional factors such as (but not limited to) an individual's education, training, work experience, job-related skill set, location, and industry knowledge, as well as the scope and responsibilities of the position and market considerations. Regular, fulltime non-sales positions may be eligible to participate in TransUnion's annual bonus plan. Certain positions may be also eligible for long-term incentives and other payments based on applicable company guidance and plan documents.

TransUnion's Internal Job Title:
Lead Engineer, Applications Development

Company:
TransUnion LLC

About TransUnion

TransUnion is a consumer credit reporting agency. TransUnion collects and aggregates information on over one billion individual consumers in over thirty countries including "200 million files profiling nearly every credit-active consumer in the United States". Its customers include over 65,000 businesses. Based in Chicago, Illinois, TransUnion's 2014 revenue was US$1.3 billion.
Learn more about TransUnion
Size
10,200 employees
Market Cap
$10.5 billion
Industry
Net Income
$343.1 million
Founded
1968
5 Year Trend
+11.7%
Revenue
$2.7 billion
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