Hybrid Role | 3 days per week in the office | Cork City Centre
Barden is delighted to partner with a tech company in Cork in their search for a Principal Software Engineer to join their team. This person will work closely with engineering leadership to evolve legacy systems into modern, cloud-native architectures.
Leading the technical execution of large-scale platform modernisation initiatives
Writing production code and leading complex engineering work across the team
Decomposing legacy systems and introducing modern architectural patterns
Partnering with architecture, platform and product teams to define service boundaries and integration patterns
Establishing engineering standards, testing practices and design principles across the team
Leading technical design discussions and mentoring engineers at different experience levels
Driving incremental modernisation approaches that avoid large‑scale rewrites
Identifying opportunities to leverage AI‑assisted development tools and intelligent capabilities within the platform
ABOUT YOU
Deep expertise with .NET / C# and modern engineering practices: 10+ years of hands‑on experience
Active daily user of AI development tools (Cursor, Copilot, Claude Code) - these are how you work, not tools you’ve tried once
Significant experience modernising legacy systems into modern architectures
Strong TypeScript / Angular experience, with the ability to own features end‑to‑end across the full stack
Strong experience designing and building distributed or service‑oriented systems
Experience working across the full development lifecycle including CI/CD and automated testing
Strong database and performance optimisation experience
Proven ability to mentor engineers and influence engineering standards across teams
OTHER DETAILS
Opportunity to play a key role in the modernisation of a large‑scale production platform
Work alongside senior engineering leadership and architecture teams
Modern engineering environment with strong focus on cloud and AI‑enabled development tools
Opportunity to influence engineering practices and technical direction across multiple teams
Permanent position: salary + benefits (pension, full family healthcare, etc.)
If suitable, please apply here or contact rachel.mcguckian@Barden.ie for more information.
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