Business Applications Developer at Pavago in Costa Rica, Costa Rica

⚡ Business Applications Developer (Power BI, Power Automate & Microsoft 365) – Remote | EST Hours

Position Type: Full-Time, Remote Working Hours: EST-Aligned Business Hours

🚀 About the Role

At Pavago, one of our clients is hiring a Business Applications Developer to design and build scalable automation systems, dashboards, integrations, and internal business applications using the Microsoft 365 and Power Platform ecosystem.

This is a highly technical, hands-on role focused on:

• Power BI development
• Power Automate workflows
• Power Apps
• Azure integrations
• Microsoft Teams automation
• business process optimization

You’ll work closely with operational and technical stakeholders to improve efficiency, visibility, reporting, and workflow automation across the organization.

This is not a support-only role.

You’ll actively build systems that:

• eliminate manual work
• improve reporting accuracy
• automate business operations
• connect platforms and workflows
• increase operational scalability

If you enjoy automation, analytics, integrations, and systems development — this role is a strong fit.

🔥 What You’ll Own

Power BI & Business Intelligence

• Design and develop:
  • Power BI dashboards
  • operational reports
  • executive reporting systems
  • KPI tracking dashboards
• Build scalable data models using:
  • DAX
  • Power Query
  • Power BI best practices
• Create reporting systems across:
  • operations
  • finance
  • HR
  • leadership
• Optimize:
  • dashboard performance
  • refresh reliability
  • report usability
• Implement secure reporting practices including:
  • row-level security
  • governance standards

Power Automate & Workflow Automation

• Build advanced automation workflows using:
  • Power Automate
  • Microsoft 365 tools
  • custom connectors
• Develop:
  • approval workflows
  • notification systems
  • operational automations
  • process triggers
• Automate repetitive workflows to reduce manual operational work
• Improve business process speed, consistency, and accuracy

Power Apps & Internal Tools

• Develop:
  • Canvas Apps
  • Model-Driven Apps
• Build scalable internal applications for operational teams
• Implement Dataverse-based business solutions
• Improve usability, workflow efficiency, and operational visibility
• Support ongoing maintenance and optimization of applications

Azure Integrations & API Development

• Build and maintain Azure-based integrations and automations
• Develop:
  • Azure Functions
  • REST API integrations
  • webhook automations
  • cloud workflows
• Connect Microsoft systems with third-party applications
• Ensure integrations remain:
  • secure
  • scalable
  • reliable

Microsoft Teams & Collaboration Automation

• Build Microsoft Teams integrations and operational workflows
• Develop:
  • notification bots
  • adaptive cards
  • approval workflows
  • messaging automations
• Improve internal communication and operational coordination through automation

Documentation, Governance & Optimization

• Maintain documentation for:
  • workflows
  • dashboards
  • integrations
  • automation logic
  • application architecture
• Monitor system reliability and troubleshoot issues proactively
• Improve scalability, maintainability, and governance standards
• Implement best practices for long-term operational stability

📊 What Success Looks Like

• Manual operational work is significantly reduced
• Dashboards provide accurate and actionable business insights
• Automations run reliably with minimal downtime
• Internal applications improve operational efficiency
• Stakeholders actively adopt and rely on reporting systems
• Documentation and systems remain scalable and maintainable

🧠 What Makes You a Strong Fit

• Strong systems-thinking and problem-solving mindset
• Highly analytical and technically detail-oriented
• Comfortable owning automation projects end-to-end
• Able to translate business problems into technical solutions
• Strong communication and stakeholder collaboration skills
• Proactive in identifying process inefficiencies and optimization opportunities

✅ Must-Have Requirements

Experience

• 2–4 years of experience building solutions with:
  • Microsoft Power Platform
  • Microsoft 365
  • Azure services
• Proven experience building:
  • automation workflows
  • business applications
  • dashboards
  • reporting systems

Technical Skills

Power BI

• Strong experience with:
  • DAX
  • data modeling
  • dashboard development
  • reporting architecture
  • visualization best practices

Power Automate

• Advanced workflow automation experience
• Experience with:
  • custom connectors
  • approvals
  • workflow orchestration
  • operational automation

Azure & Integrations

• Hands-on experience with:
  • Azure Functions
  • cloud automation
  • REST APIs
  • webhooks
  • third-party integrations

Development Skills

• Strong JavaScript and TypeScript experience
• Understanding of:
  • API authentication
  • integration logic
  • scalable automation design

⭐ Nice to Have

• Experience with:
  • Power Apps
  • Dataverse
  • Copilot Studio
  • AI-powered automation
• Microsoft Teams app development experience
• Familiarity with:
  • Azure DevOps
  • CI/CD workflows
  • SQL
  • data warehousing concepts
• Experience implementing:
  • embedded analytics
  • incremental refresh
  • row-level security in Power BI

🛠️ Tools & Technologies

• Power BI
• Power Automate
• Power Apps
• Microsoft 365
• Azure Functions
• Dataverse
• REST APIs & Webhooks
• JavaScript / TypeScript
• Microsoft Teams
• Azure DevOps
• SQL

📅 What a Typical Day Looks Like

• Review operational requirements and prioritize development tasks
• Build or optimize Power BI dashboards
• Develop Power Automate workflows and integrations
• Troubleshoot API or automation issues
• Build internal business applications using Power Apps
• Collaborate with stakeholders to improve workflows
• Test, document, and deploy system updates
• Optimize automation performance and reliability

In short: You improve operational efficiency through scalable automation systems, business applications, analytics, and Microsoft-based integrations.

📈 Key Metrics for Success (KPIs)

• Successful automation and analytics project delivery
• Reduction in manual operational workload
• Reliability and uptime of business applications
• Dashboard adoption and stakeholder satisfaction
• Accuracy and usability of reporting systems
• Scalability and maintainability of automations

🌟 Why This Role Stands Out

• High ownership across automation and analytics initiatives
• Opportunity to work with:
  • Power Platform
  • Azure
  • AI-driven automation
  • enterprise integrations
• Direct impact on operational efficiency and decision-making
• Strong exposure to modern Microsoft technologies
• Opportunity to grow into:
  • Senior Business Applications Developer
  • Power Platform Architect
  • Solutions Engineer
  • Automation Lead
• Fully remote role with long-term growth potential

🧪 Interview Process

• Initial Phone Screen
• Technical Interview with Recruiter
• Technical Assessment / Case Discussion
• Final Interview
• Offer & Background Verification

👉 Apply Now

If you:

• enjoy building automation systems and internal tools
• love process optimization and systems thinking
• thrive in analytics, integrations, and workflow automation
• want to work with modern Microsoft technologies and AI-driven systems

this is a strong opportunity to build scalable business applications that create real operational impact.