*Sponsorship and/or relocation is not on offer for this role*
About the Role
We are looking for a Staff Software Engineer to join a rapidly scaling SaaS FinTech organisation expanding its engineering presence in Cork. This is a hands‑on technical leadership role where you will play a key part in shaping architecture, ensuring platform reliability, and influencing engineering standards across multiple teams.
You will act as a senior technical authority in the region, with clear ownership of system integrity, production behaviour, and operational excellence, while remaining close to the code and technical decision‑making.
This is an ideal opportunity for someone who enjoys solving complex distributed systems challenges while mentoring engineers and driving technical direction in a high‑growth environment.
Key Responsibilities
Provide hands‑on technical leadership across multiple engineering teams
Own the stability, scalability, and production health of regional systems
Design and evolve distributed system architecture supporting a growing SaaS platform
Act as a technical escalation point for complex production and performance issues
Drive engineering best practices around observability, resilience, and reliability
Mentor senior and mid‑level engineers and help grow technical capability locally
Partner with Product, SRE, and Architecture teams to deliver scalable solutions
Lead technical initiatives such as platform modernisation, performance optimisation, and cloud adoption
Contribute to critical code paths and architectural components where needed
Technology Environment
You will work within a modern distributed SaaS environment including:
Operational Practices: CI/CD, monitoring, observability, incident management
Required Experience
Extensive experience in software engineering with strong C#/.NET expertise
Experience designing and operating high‑scale distributed systems
Proven technical leadership experience (Staff Engineer / Principal Engineer / Tech Lead level)
Strong experience with cloud platforms (Azure preferred)
Experience with NoSQL databases such as MongoDB
Experience working with event‑driven or actor‑based systems (Akka.NET a strong advantage)
Deep understanding of production operations, reliability engineering, and system performance
Experience influencing technical direction across multiple teams
Strong debugging and problem‑solving skills in complex production environments
Nice to Have
Experience in FinTech or regulated environments
Experience scaling SaaS platforms
Experience with Elasticsearch or similar search platforms
Experience with resilience patterns and fault‑tolerant design
Background in SRE or platform engineering practices
Personal Attributes
Strong technical judgement and pragmatic decision‑making ability
Comfortable balancing hands‑on engineering with strategic influence
Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence senior stakeholders
Passion for engineering quality and operational excellence
Growth mindset with an interest in mentoring and developing engineers
What’s on Offer
Opportunity to shape the technical direction of a scaling FinTech platform
High‑impact role with strong technical autonomy
Collaborative engineering culture focused on quality and innovation
Competitive salary and benefits package
Flexible and hybrid working environment in Cork
Clear progression opportunities at senior technical levels
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