Principal Software Engineer

🔧 Principal Software Engineer – Contract Role

💶 €915/day | 12-month contract (with strong view to extend)

📍 Hybrid | Dublin, Ireland

We’re hiring a Principal Software Engineer to join a high-performing engineering team driving the development of cutting-edge payment dispute and fraud prevention solutions. This is a hands-on leadership role focused on delivering scalable architecture, clean code, and secure integrations that have real global impact.

🌟 Why This Role?

• Work on complex, domain-driven systems solving real-world problems
• Lead the design of high-level architecture from the ground up
• Join a collaborative environment using modern cloud & backend tech
• Enjoy a competitive €915/day rate, hybrid flexibility, and strong contract longevity
• Be part of an innovative, global engineering culture focused on quality and scalability

🧠 Key Responsibilities:

• Lead end-to-end software development lifecycle: design, build, test, deploy
• Define and evolve robust, high-level architectural solutions
• Design scalable systems both on-prem and in the cloud (AWS, Azure, PCF)
• Implement and maintain microservices using Java Spring Boot
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams on solution design and delivery
• Champion best practices in CI/CD, testing, security, and performance
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to continuous improvement
• Support system reliability through automation, monitoring, and incident response

🔍 Top 3 Must-Have Skills (CV Screening Focus):

1. Domain-Driven Architecture – clear experience designing systems with DDD principles
2. High-Level Architecture Design – leading technical architecture from scratch
3. Java Spring Boot (Backend + Storage) – strong hands-on backend development