Senior Full Stack Engineer

Solance; Dublin; On-site; EUR 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services company is seeking a Senior Full Stack Engineer to join their new tech team in Dublin. This role involves designing and building a cloud-based banking service from the ground up using a modern tech stack. You will have significant ownership and influence over the architecture, while collaborating closely with executive leadership and peers.

Benefits

Freedom and responsibility from day one

Collaborative and innovative work culture

Qualifications

• 5+ years experience in agile software design and cloud development.
• Significant experience in Java, React, and AWS.
• Proven track record in leading engineering initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate on architecture with CTO and Principal Engineer.
• Mentor team members on best practices in software development.
• Develop core features and ensure quality throughout the development lifecycle.

Skills

Agile software design

Cloud development

Automation

Mentorship

Collaboration

Tools

AWS

Java

React

Python

Job description

Solance is redefining financial services for the B2B market, with a dedicated focus on family offices and corporate service providers - sectors often overlooked by traditional banks.

We are currently in the process of obtaining an EMI (Electronic Money Institution) licence in the UK and Ireland, with a long-term vision to evolve into a fully licensed bank.

Our Mission is to combine the technological advantages of a neobank with the personalized, high-touch service of a private bank - delivering exceptional personalised support, tailored to the specific needs of our clients.

About this role
This is an exciting opportunity to join Solance as an early-stage engineer in a brand-new Dublin-based tech team. You’ll report directly to the CTO and collaborate in the design and development of a greenfield, full-suite Banking Service—built entirely in the cloud using a modern Java-based, automated tech stack.

Why this role matters
This is more than just building software – we're rethinking how banking is delivered. You’ll play a key role in building a resilient, scalable, and secure platform that raises the bar for customer experience in financial services. Your work will directly with our CTO, Principal Engineer and Senior UI Engineer to influence the architecture, engineering culture and long-term technology vision of the company.

What’s exciting about this role

• Greenfield + Cloud-native – zero legacy systems, opportunity to contribute to building out a modern cloud based architecture from scratch using AWS best practices
• Java at the core – get deep into hands-on development with Java and React using modern and proven frameworks. Build a robust SRE and automation environment to support this
• Real ownership – influence high-impact decisions and own the results. from system design to automated infrastructure to UX to security, compliance and beyond.
• Founding team – contribute at an early stage to creating a modern engineering culture grounded in business curiosity, technical excellence, mentorship and automate-first thinking
• End-to-end scope – work across API development, zero-downtime deployments, SRE & Test automation and whatever else comes your way. You will have direct access to a growing team of onsite engineers and business leaders up to and including the CEO who is our founder and product evangelist

We are business-curious people who love what we work at. We are committed to scalable solutions and solving tough problems. We value action over analysis and respect for people is key to our success. We are working together to build something meaningful for corporate banking customers, from the ground up.

Your Responsibilities

As a Senior Full Stack Engineer, your role will encompass the following:

• Architecture collaboration: Working with CTO, Principal Engineer and Senior UI Engineer you’ll be turning the designs and high-level frameworks into performant, secure and resilient services
• Team member mentoring: Coaching other engineering team members, learning together, providing guidance on best practices in software development and engineering processes
• Code Development: This is an individual contributor role so coding and actively contributing to the development of core features and functionality will be the main part of the role
• Collaboration across the business: Work closely with business SMEs, Product Designers and other stakeholders to ensure alignment of the implementations with the business objectives
• Quality Assurance: Collaborate on building and evolving a robust testing practice and ensure adherence to coding standards throughout the development lifecycle
• Technology Research: Stay ahead of the curve by researching new technologies and recommending solutions that can enhance our offerings
• Compliance and Security: Work with compliance and risk team members to implement security measures that safeguard sensitive financial data

Requirements

• 5+ years deep experience in agile software design, development for AWS Cloud
• Ideally 5+ years’ experience in some or all:
• Banking, payments processing, KYC, AML, Customer onboarding, UX, Data analytics
• Significant experience in multiple programming languages and frameworks; proficiency in Python, Java and React Native is a significant plus
• Significant experience in deployment, release, testing, observability and alerting principles and standards
• A proven track record in prioritising automation for velocity and quality as an investment in the business
• Significant experience in creating standards and mentoring of other engineers in design, implementation, testing, automation, code quality and cyber security
• Extensive experience in leading engineering initiatives working closely across engineers and ideally business team members also
• Significant experience in converting business requirements into tech requirements with close business collaboration
• Significant experience in developing API frameworks, zero downtime release, seamless rollback, versioning & backwards compatibility
• Strong experience in assessing and implementing improved development tooling and practices

Why Join Us?

• To become part of a startup with a bold vision to redefine the global financial services landscape
• To enjoy the freedom and responsibility to make a significant impact from day one
• To collaborate with a passionate, driven team that values innovation and customer-centricity
• To help build a culture and workplace you’re proud to call your own

Let’s build the future of banking together!

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