Senior Backend Software Engineer ??Location: Dublin, Ireland ?? Hybrid Working (3 days office / 2 days remote) We're hiring experienced SeniorBackend Software Engineersfor a global client in thedigital audio and entertainment space. The teams are building large-scale systems that support millions of users, focusing on high-throughput services, distributed systems, and robust backend infrastructure. What You'll Be Doing: Develop scalable and resilient backend systems that support business-critical functions Collaborate with cross-functional teams (Product, Design, Engineering) Drive backend architecture and system design discussions Write clean, well-tested, and maintainable code Contribute to code reviews, documentation, and on-call rotations Investigate and resolve complex technical issues in production What Youll Need: 5+ years of professional backend engineering experience Strong experience withJava and at least one other language Proven experience designing and implementingRESTful APIs Solid understanding ofCI/CD, source control, and testing best practices Hands-on experience withdistributed systems in production Strong sense of ownership and accountability Nice to Have: Experience withScala andfunctional programming Familiarity withasynchronous programming models AWS experience (compute, storage, containers, serverless, etc.) Exposure toinfrastructure-as-code tools like Terraform or CDK Worked withhigh-throughput distributed systems Benefits include: Fully paidhealthcare (for you & eligible family members) Life cover (4x base salary) Pension contributions up to 8% Disability cover (short & long-term) 25 days annual leave + First Friday of every month off ?? 10 days paid sick leave Maternity, paternity & adoption leave Bike2Work & TaxSaver commuter schemes Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) ?? If you're passionate about backend systems, love solving real-world scale challenges, and want to be part of an inclusive engineering culture, this could be a great fit. Skills: Java scala kafka