Principal Software Engineer (Full Stack)

Cpl Group; Galway; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Cpl Group is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to lead a team within our client's Asset Management Technology group. You will be a hands-on developer contributing to building a suite of Micro-Services and UIs for retirement and college savings solutions.

You will drive design, implementation and quality, working in an Agile environment with cross-functional stakeholders. Extensive Java/SpringBoot experience and cloud exposure are essential.

Qualifications

• A degree in Computer Science, Engineering, IT or equivalent.
• A minimum of 10 years of design & development experience.
• Experience in Java, SpringBoot, RESTful services and Angular.
• DevOps enablers such as Maven and Jenkins.
• Karate, Playwright, Storybook or similar testing frameworks is a plus.
• Experience in Oracle SQL & PL/SQL.
• Exposure to AWS or Kubernetes would be advantageous.
• Kafka or similar messaging frameworks would be beneficial.
• Investment Management/domain insight is a plus but not required.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team within the Asset Management Technology group.
• Hands-on development contributing to a suite of Micro-Services and UIs.
• Design and implement technical solutions for Asset Management Solutions.
• Promote best practices across CI/CD, testing, and code reviews.
• Collaborate with stakeholders in an Agile environment to deliver value.

Skills

Java

SpringBoot

RESTful services

Angular

DevOps (Maven Jenkins)

AWS

Kubernetes

Oracle SQL/PLSQL

Agile

Testing (Karate/Playwright/Storybook)

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent

Tools

Maven

Jenkins

Kafka

Job description

We are looking for a Principal Software Engineer to lead a team within our client's Asset Management Technology group. You will be a hands‑on developer contributing to building a suite of Micro-Services and UIs. The team is responsible for designing & implementing technical solutions for the Asset Management Solutions division which provides retirement and college saving solutions.

The Expertise and Skills You Bring

You have a degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology or equivalent and you want to learn more.

A minimum of 10 years of design & development experience.

Experience in Java, SpringBoot, RESTful services and Angular or similar

DevOps enablers such as Maven and Jenkins

Karate, Playwright, Storybook or similar testing frameworks is a plus

As well as experience in Oracle SQL & PLSQL

Exposure to Amazon Web Services (AWS) or Kubernetes would be an advantage

Messaging frameworks such as Kafka would be good but not necessary

Investment Management/Business Domain business insight would be advantage, but it is not required.

Business Acumen

You enjoy working in Agile Teams, focused on delivering incremental business value. You thrive in a team environment, collaborating openly and actively contributing to how work gets completed. You have skills such as:

Ability to manage priorities effectively across multiple workstreams

Ability to triage, complete root cause analysis, and ability to make sound decisions in complex or time-sensitive situations

Ability to promote and set standards in applying practices across the team in areas such as Unit testing, Automation, DevOps, CI/CD, design, and code reviews

Ability to work with a variety of individuals and groups, both in person and virtually, in a constructive and collaborative manner and build and maintain effective relationships

The Team

In this role, you will be contributing to the development of quality software components that are used by Portfolio Analysts and Managers in managing over $950 Billion assets under management held in Retirement & College Savings solutions. You will have chance to engage, shape and contribute to our suite of Micro-Services and UIs that provides building, modeling and trading capabilities for these solutions.

We are looking for product‑aware engineers who are passionate, inquisitive, and responsible individuals to help deliver best‑in‑class solutions for customers. Your ideas will improve solutions as well as develop your skills. We're looking for highly motivated individuals who work well in a collaborative, iterative, and fast‑paced environment.