Software Developer

TransUnion; Alderley Edge; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A major credit reference agency in Alderley Edge is seeking a Software Developer to enhance their Integrations and Decisioning team. Responsibilities include designing backend systems, writing maintainable code, and collaborating with clients. The ideal candidate will have expertise in Node.js and a strong understanding of test-driven development. This role offers a competitive salary and diverse benefits.

Benefits

26 days’ annual leave + bank holidays

Global paid wellness days

Private health care

Qualifications

• Experience owning backend systems in production environments.
• Comfort working directly with clients.
• Desire to understand the root cause of complex issues.

Responsibilities

• Design and build reliable backend systems.
• Use TDD to write high-quality code.
• Collaborate with clients to understand requirements.

Skills

Strong programming skills in Node.js

Understanding of TDD

Problem-solving skills

Clear communicator

Tools

AWS or GCP

Infrastructure-as-code tools

Job description

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What We'll Bring

We Are TransUnion: TransUnion is a major credit reference agency, and we offer specialist services in fraud, identity and risk management, automated decisioning and demographics. We support organisations across a variety of sectors including finance, retail, telecommunications, utilities, gaming, government and insurance.

What You'll Bring

We’re looking for a Software Developer to join our growing Integrations and Decisioning team.

Day to Day You’ll Be

• Design and build reliable backend systems and infrastructure tooling
• Use TDD to write high-quality, maintainable code and build out automated test suites
• Own reliability, observability, and performance of key services
• Collaborate with clients to understand requirements, debug issues, and propose solutions
• Drive improvements to system architecture, automation, and deployment processes
• Mentor junior developers and contribute to a strong engineering culture
• Take ownership of problems—investigate, iterate, and fix

Essential Skills & Experience

• Strong programming skills in Node.js or similar backend language
• Understanding of TDD and a focus on automated testing
• Comfort working directly with clients to gather requirements and debug issues
• Strong problem-solving skills and a desire to understand the root cause of complex issues
• Clear communicator—both in writing and on calls

Desirable Skills & Experience

• Experience owning backend systems in production environments
• Experience with Cloud Platforms AWS or GCP
• Infrastructure-as-code, CI/CD, and observability tooling
• Experience scaling systems under sustained load
• Contributions to internal tooling or open source
• Experience with large datasets and machine learning models

What’s In It For You

At TransUnion you will be joining a friendly, forward thinking global business. As well as an excellent salary and bonus scheme or commission scheme (if joining our sales teams) our benefits package comes with:

• 26 days’ annual leave + bank holidays (increasing with service)
• Global paid wellness days off + a bonus day off to celebrate your birthday
• A generous contributory pension scheme + access to the TransUnion Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Private health care + a variety of physical, mental and financial fitness wellbeing programmes such as access to mindfulness tools
• Access to our diversity forums and communities so you can get involved in causes close to your heart

TransUnion – a place to grow

If there’s something on the list of essential / desirable skills that you can’t quite tick off, don’t let that put you off applying. We are open to exploring training and development opportunities for the right candidate to ensure you are successful. We know imposter syndrome is real, lets confront it so we can continue to grow and thrive together.

Flexibility at TU

We recognise that our people need the freedom to balance their day‑to‑day lives with their work. This is why we’ve set out to create inclusive and flexible policies and practices for you to accommodate all your responsibilities and needs: children, family and beyond. If the role is advertised as full time, don’t let this stop you from applying. Let us know if you’re looking for a part time or flexible working arrangement and we can discuss this with you.

Additional support

At TransUnion, we’re committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace where all individual’s talents and perspectives are valued. When you apply for a position with us, you’re not just joining a team, you’re becoming part of a community that celebrates differences and embraces equality. We understand that everyone has different needs, which is why we offer a range of reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process. Please let us know if you require any reasonable adjustments to help you through the application process or to attend an interview with us by contacting [e-mail]

Interview & Hiring Process

Most of our recruitment processes are virtual, so you’ll get to know our hiring managers and teams over the phone and through video. If we need you to attend a physical in person interview your recruiter will inform you of this.

Notice

We do not accept any unsolicited CV’s from recruitment agencies. If you are a recruitment agency on our PSL our talent team will contact you directly should we require any assistance.

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TransUnion Job Title: Sr Engineer, Software Development