Senior Frontend Developer

ID-Pal; Ireland; Hybrid; EUR 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

ID-Pal in Ireland is seeking a frontend-focused engineer who can own features from initial requirements to delivery, while collaborating with Product and the Engineering team to modernise apps.

You will work with APIs, integrate frontend with backend services, and occasionally touch the stack. You’ll apply secure development practices and contribute ideas to technical solutions. Experience in startup or scale-up environments and a portfolio are welcome.

Qualifications

• Experience owning and delivering features rather than simply completing tickets.
• Good understanding of APIs and how frontend and backend systems interact.
• Some backend exposure or a willingness to work outside the frontend when required.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work independently.
• An understanding of secure development practices.
• Someone comfortable working within a smaller, collaborative engineering team.
• Experience working within a Start-up or scale-up environment.

Responsibilities

• Building and developing modern web applications.
• Taking ownership of frontend features from initial requirements through to delivery.
• Building new functionality while helping modernise existing applications.
• Working closely with Product and the wider Engineering team.
• Integrating frontend applications with backend APIs and services.
• Occasionally working across the stack when required.
• Considering security and potential vulnerabilities when building new functionality.
• Contributing ideas and helping shape technical solutions.
• Using modern AI development tools to improve development workflow.

Skills

Frontend feature ownership

API understanding

Independent work

Secure development practices

Team collaboration

Start-up/scale-up experience

Job description

While frontend will be your specialism, this isn’t an environment where engineers are heavily siloed.

You won’t need to be a backend expert, but you should be comfortable understanding how the wider application works, interacting with APIs, and occasionally making smaller backend changes when needed.

Core responsibilities

• Building and developing modern web applications
• Taking ownership of frontend features frominitialrequirements through to delivery
• Building new functionality while helpingmoderniseexisting applications
• Working closely with Product and the wider Engineering team
• Integrating frontend applications with backend APIs and services
• Occasionally working across the stack whenrequired
• Considering security and potential vulnerabilities when building new functionality
• Contributing ideas and helping shape technical solutions
• Using modern AI development tools to improve your development workflow

Key requirements

• Experience owning and delivering features rather than simply completing tickets
• Good understanding of APIs and how frontend and backend systems interact
• Some backend exposure or a willingness to work outside the frontend whenrequired
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work independently
• An understanding of secure development practices
• Someone comfortable working within a smaller, collaborative engineering team
• Experience working within a Start-up or scale-up environment

Nice to haves

• SaaS or B2B product experience
• Experience working within a regulated or security-conscious environment
• Portfolio, GitHub or examples of products you’ve helped build