Full Stack Engineer

RECRUITERS; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 76,000 - 101,000; Full time

Job summary

RECRUITERS is assisting a client in Dublin seeking a Senior Software Engineer (Java/React) on a 12-month daily-rate contract. You will work within a mixed tech landscape, delivering features and owning the full software lifecycle from design through deployment and production support.

You'll contribute to scalable microservices and modern frontend work, collaborating with distributed teams, ensuring security, performance and reliability across payment platforms. Dublin hybrid work model offered.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of commercial software development experience.
• Proficiency with Java and React.
• Experience with Spring Boot and SQL (Oracle/PostgreSQL).
• Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and automated testing.
• Strong problem-solving and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and maintain enterprise-grade Java applications.
• Build scalable microservices using Spring Boot.
• Develop modern frontend applications using React.
• Work across legacy monolithic systems and cloud-native architectures.
• Design and build secure, high-performance APIs and distributed systems.
• Deliver features from design through production support.
• Troubleshoot production issues and implement permanent fixes.
• Collaborate with architects, product owners and globally distributed teams.
• Drive code quality, testing, CI/CD and operational excellence.
• Mentor engineers and contribute to technical leadership.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and contribute to PoCs.

Skills

Problem-solving

Communication

Tools

Java

React

Spring Boot

SQL

Oracle/PostgreSQL

Kafka

AWS/Azure/GCP

CI/CD

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Senior Software Engineer (Java / React) | €482 per day | Dublin Hybrid | 12 Month Contract

Our client, a global leader in digital payments technology, is looking for an experienced Senior Software Engineer to join their Dublin engineering team on an initial 12-month daily rate contract with strong potential for extension.

This is an opportunity to work on large-scale, business-critical payment platforms, building resilient software used by millions of customers worldwide.

The Role

You will work across a mixed technology landscape of modern microservices and enterprise monolithic applications, delivering new features while improving platform resilience, scalability and reliability.

You'll take ownership of the full software development lifecycle, from solution design through development, testing, deployment and production support, while helping drive engineering best practices across the team.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and maintain enterprise-grade Java applications


• Build scalable microservices using Spring Boot


• Develop modern frontend applications using React


• Work across both legacy monolithic systems and cloud-native architectures


• Design and build secure, high-performance APIs and distributed systems


• Deliver features from design through production support


• Troubleshoot production issues, perform root cause analysis and implement permanent fixes


• Collaborate with architects, product owners and globally distributed engineering teams


• Drive high standards in code quality, testing, CI/CD and operational excellence


• Mentor engineers and contribute to technical leadership across the team


• Evaluate emerging technologies and contribute to proof of concepts and technical improvements


• Leverage AI-assisted development tools to improve productivity and code quality

Required Experience

• 4+ years of commercial software engineering experience


• Spring Boot


• React


• Oracle and/or PostgreSQL


• Strong SQL knowledge


• Kafka


• Cloud platform experience (AWS, Azure or GCP)


• Strong understanding of software design patterns


• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and automated testing


• Excellent problem-solving and communication skills

Nice to Have

• Experience within Financial Services or Payments


• Kubernetes and Docker


• Event-driven architectures


• Experience supporting production systems and resolving live incidents


• Experience mentoring or leading other engineers


• Initial 12-month contract


• Strong likelihood of extension


• Standard Irish business hours