Senior Backend Engineer: Microservices & Platform Architect

Soch Tech; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Soch Tech Limited in Dublin, Ireland seeks a Senior Backend Engineer to architect and implement enterprise-grade platforms and business-critical applications. You will collaborate with architects, DevOps, and stakeholders to deliver secure, high-performing software with measurable business value.

The role emphasizes leadership, technical excellence, and mentoring junior engineers while driving secure and scalable backend solutions.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Expertise in C# and .NET Core/.NET technologies.
• Experience designing RESTful APIs and distributed systems.
• Hands-on with microservices and event-driven architectures.
• Experience with cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, or GCP).
• Experience with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Strong OOP, design principles, and patterns.
• Experience with SQL and NoSQL databases.
• Preferred: AKS/EKS, Kafka, RabbitMQ, Azure Service Bus, Terraform/Bicep, monitoring tools, Azure certifications.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend services and APIs.
• Architect and implement microservices-based and event-driven solutions.
• Build reusable platform components and shared services.
• Collaborate with architects to define technical standards and best practices.
• Develop secure, reliable, and high-performance applications.
• Participate in system design, architecture reviews, and technical decisions.
• Optimize application performance, scalability, and reliability.
• Support CI/CD pipelines, automation, and DevOps best practices.
• Mentor junior engineers through code reviews and knowledge sharing.
• Troubleshoot complex issues and drive continuous improvement.

Skills

C# / .NET

RESTful APIs

Distributed systems

Microservices

Event-driven architecture

Cloud platforms

Docker

Kubernetes

SQL

NoSQL

OO design principles

Tools

AKS / EKS

Kafka

RabbitMQ

Azure Service Bus

Terraform / Bicep

Job description

Soch Tech Limited in Dublin, Ireland seeks a Senior Backend Engineer to architect and implement enterprise-grade platforms and business-critical applications. You will collaborate with architects, DevOps, and stakeholders to deliver secure, high-performing software with measurable business value.

The role emphasizes leadership, technical excellence, and mentoring junior engineers while driving secure and scalable backend solutions.