Principal Software Engineer — Lead Architecture & Growth

Archer Recruitment; Dublin; On-site; EUR 150,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Archer Recruitment is seeking a Principal Software Engineer in Ireland to own the technical direction of a mission-critical investment platform. The role blends hands-on coding with architectural leadership, shaping scalable systems and engineering standards for the next growth phase.

You will lead one of the first engineering teams in Ireland, mentoring engineers and influencing the platform's evolution as the business scales, with close collaboration to product and business stakeholders.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of Software Engineering experience.
• Experience leading and developing teams of Software Engineers.
• Strong hands-on background in C# / .NET.
• Proven experience designing and scaling complex software platforms.
• Exposure to financial services, investment platforms or other complex financial technology environments.

Responsibilities

• Own technical direction of a complex financial platform.
• Lead and mentor a team of engineers in Ireland.
• Collaborate with senior stakeholders on architecture and platform strategy.

Skills

10+ years Software Engineering

Team leadership

C# / .NET

Designing scalable platforms

Financial services exposure

Job description

Archer Recruitment is seeking a Principal Software Engineer in Ireland to own the technical direction of a mission-critical investment platform. The role blends hands-on coding with architectural leadership, shaping scalable systems and engineering standards for the next growth phase.

You will lead one of the first engineering teams in Ireland, mentoring engineers and influencing the platform's evolution as the business scales, with close collaboration to product and business stakeholders.