Senior Software Architect & Engineering Lead
Cubbie | Ireland / Hybrid / Remote Flexibility
Cubbie is building technology that is changing how schools and organisations support neurodiverse individuals. Our platform is already deployed across schools, healthcare environments, workspaces, and community settings throughout Ireland and the UK.
We are now entering the next stage of scale.
To help drive this forward, we are looking for an exceptional Senior Software Architect & Engineering Lead who wants to build, move fast, solve hard problems, and play a major role in shaping the future of the platform.
This is not a maintenance role.
This is not a heavily layered corporate engineering environment.
And this is not a role for someone who needs constant direction.
We are looking for a high‑agency builder.
Someone who:
takes ownership naturally
moves quickly
solves problems independently
improves systems without being asked
leverages AI tools aggressively
wants to help build something meaningful and ambitious
You’ll work directly with the CEO and leadership team across architecture, infrastructure, deployment systems, platform scalability, AI‑assisted workflows, and product evolution.
You will have significant influence over technical direction, engineering standards, tooling, infrastructure, and execution.
This role is ideal for someone who feels capable of more than their current environment allows — someone who wants real responsibility, real autonomy, and the opportunity to grow into a major technical leadership role as the company scales.
We care far more about intelligence, ownership, execution speed, and problem‑solving ability than perfectly matching every technology listed below.
What You’ll Do
Design, build, and maintain scalable frontend and backend systems powering the Cubbie platform
Lead architecture decisions across applications, APIs, infrastructure, databases, and deployment pipelines
Develop and release new features quickly in response to operational and customer needs
Improve platform reliability, monitoring, scalability, and performance
Use modern AI‑assisted development workflows to increase engineering speed and quality
Collaborate with product, operations, and leadership teams to deliver impactful solutions
Troubleshoot and resolve production issues across the full stack
Mentor junior developers and help establish strong engineering standards and practices
Drive improvements in CI/CD, testing, deployment automation, and development workflows
Contribute to the long‑term technical roadmap of the company
What We’re Looking For
Core Experience
Strong experience building modern web applications using React, React Native, JavaScript, and TypeScript
Strong backend development experience with Node.js and API development
Experience designing and maintaining scalable software architectures
Strong understanding of databases, data modelling, system integrations, and cloud infrastructure
Experience deploying and maintaining production‑grade applications
Ability to troubleshoot issues quickly across frontend, backend, infrastructure, and deployments
Strong communication and leadership skills
Comfortable working in a fast‑paced environment with evolving priorities
Ideal Candidate Traits
High ownership mentality
Pragmatic problem solver
Delivery focused
Fast learner
Strong attention to detail
Comfortable making decisions and taking initiative
Interested in helping build technical culture and engineering processes
Uses AI tools to improve development effectiveness and velocity
Bonus Experience
AWS / Azure / Cloud Infrastructure
Docker / Kubernetes
CI/CD pipeline design
Automated testing frameworks
WebSockets / real‑time communications
Mobile app development (iOS / Android / Kotlin)
Linux Development/Scripting (Bash, Python, C++)
AI/ML – Strong Knowledge/Experience developing and implementing custom models/approaches
Experience leading development teams
Experience working within high‑growth startups or scale‑ups
Why Join Cubbie?
Work on technology with meaningful real‑world impact
Join a company entering an exciting growth phase
Direct influence on product and technical direction
Opportunity to grow into a senior technical leadership role
High autonomy and ownership
Fast‑moving environment where great ideas get implemented quickly
Competitive salary and opportunities for professional growth
We care more about problem‑solving ability, ownership mindset, and execution than ticking every technology box.
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