Principal Software Engineer/Tech Lead

Galway
Permanent
Full-time

24 days ago

We’re currently hiring a Principal Software Engineer / Technical Lead for a fast-paced, forward-thinking digital platform team within a global financial technology environment. This individual will play a leading role in the design, development, and delivery of enhanced digital experiences that serve a large enterprise customer base.You’ll take ownership of key application components and guide an agile development team while fostering a collaborative and knowledge-sharing culture. The role offers the opportunity to directly impact how customers interact with core digital solutions and to help scale delivery of modern technology capabilities across enterprise platforms.Key Responsibilities:

Provide technical leadership within an agile squad, guiding development efforts and ensuring best engineering practices.
Deliver scalable and maintainable full-stack solutions with a strong focus on user experience and application performance.
Collaborate with product owners, architects, developers, and QA to deliver impactful business outcomes.
Lead the development and maintenance of microservices, APIs, and modern frontend applications using cutting-edge tech.
Manage risk and ensure compliance with secure development and design control standards.
Mentor junior engineers and contribute to a healthy, collaborative engineering culture.

Technical Skill Requirements:

8+ years’ experience in hands-on software development.
Deep expertise in full-stack technologies:

Frontend: Angular (preferred), JavaScript/TypeScript, RxJS, HTML, CSS/SASS, Playwright/Jasmine/Karma
Backend: Java, Spring Boot, RESTful APIs, Kubernetes, GraphQL
DevOps/Cloud: AWS (preferred), Docker, Jenkins, Maven, CI/CD tools
API Management: Swagger/OpenAPI, Integration with Java Camel
Strong background in modern application architecture and best practices in software design, coding, testing, and deployment.
Experience building cloud-native applications and microservices.

Leadership & Soft Skills:

Proven experience leading agile development teams and delivering enterprise-scale projects.
Strong communicator with the ability to simplify complex technical ideas for stakeholders and non-technical audiences.
Effective time manager and team motivator with a hands-on, delivery-focused approach.
Dedicated to engineering excellence and continuous improvement.
Comfortable working across departments and contributing to cross-functional strategy.

Desirable Experience:

Prior experience in a regulated or financial services environment.
Exposure to large-scale web platforms and high-traffic applications.
Familiarity with Harmony Enterprise Platforms or similar modular architecture solutions (a plus).

Why Apply:

Join a high-performing team in a well-established, innovation-driven environment.
Work on mission-critical systems used by global clients.
Opportunity to lead key initiatives and influence enterprise technology direction.
Flexible, collaborative culture that values professional development and ownership.

If you're a tech leader who’s passionate about delivering clean, efficient code and enjoys mentoring others while solving complex challenges — we’d love to hear from you.

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