Senior Backend Engineer – AI-Driven Production Systems

Stelfox IT Recruitment; Cork; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Stelfox IT Recruitment partners with a fast-growing software company in Cork to hire a Senior Backend / Senior Software engineer for data and backend services. You will work on core production systems, helping to scale and deliver reliable APIs.

The role emphasizes AI-enabled development, ownership from build to production, and a collaborative team culture. The hybrid setup requires three days in Cork, offering an exciting stage as the business expands.

Qualifications

• 7-10+ years of experience in software engineering.
• Strong background in backend services and production systems.
• Environment is mainly Python and C#/ .NET, but flexible on programming background for strong backend engineers.

Responsibilities

• Build and scale production grade backend services.
• Design reliable, well-structured APIs and integrations.
• Help embed AI capabilities across the product suite.
• Own what you ship, from build through to production.
• Join a collaborative engineering team that is still growing.

Skills

Backend development

API design

Production systems

AI integration

Team collaboration

Tools

Python

C#

.NET

Claude Code

Cursor

Notion

Job description

Stelfox IT Recruitment partners with a fast-growing software company in Cork to hire a Senior Backend / Senior Software engineer for data and backend services. You will work on core production systems, helping to scale and deliver reliable APIs.

The role emphasizes AI-enabled development, ownership from build to production, and a collaborative team culture. The hybrid setup requires three days in Cork, offering an exciting stage as the business expands.