Staff / Principal.
NET Developer – Fin Tech | Cork | Hybrid |6 month Contract We're partnering with a high-growth Fin Tech company in Cork that's backed by major investment and building the next generation of data-driven financial technology solutions.
They're looking to bring on two senior-level engineers (Staff / Principal) who can combine deep technical expertise with strong leadership.
If you thrive in complex environments and love solving large-scale data and architectural challenges — this is for you.
MUST-HAVE (Non-Negotiable)8+ years in software development2+ years in a Team Lead or Technical Lead role Strong hands-on experience with Azure SQL Database (stored procedures, query tuning, performance optimization)Recent.
NET development (.
NET 6/7/8 preferred,.
NET Core minimum)Experience with database-to-API migrations – moving business logic to the application layer Worked with large-scale data systems processing millions of records Leadership Experience Managed or led teams of 4+ developers Proven track record mentoring developers (specific examples or references available)Delivered results under pressure (tight deadlines, shifting priorities, tech debt)Successfully joined mid-project and taken over existing codebases or teams Soft Skills Excellent communicator – able to explain technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders Confident decision-maker even without perfect information HIGHLY DESIRABLEBackground in Financial Services / Fin Tech / Banking / Payments / Lending Prior Irish employment experience – familiar with local work culture and regulations Azure Dev Ops / CI-CD pipelines experience Strong understanding of Agile delivery (Scrum, Kanban, iterative models)Proven performance optimization across applications or databases Experience modernizing or refactoring legacy systems Exposure to regulated or compliance-heavy environments (data governance focus)NICE-TO-HAVE (Bonus Points)Azure SQL Elastic Pool experience Exposure to Pyramid Analytics or similar BI tools Experience with Identity Server / OAuth / Authentication Partitioning strategies for large tables C# and Entity Framework proficiency Financial data modeling experience If interested, please apply.