Senior Java Backend Architect - Distributed Systems

Solas IT Recruitment; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 56,000 - 76,000; Part time

Job summary

Solas IT Recruitment is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for a Dublin-based hybrid contract. The role emphasizes Java, backend development and distributed systems, with focus on architecture and system design rather than purely hands-on coding.

You will design microservices, APIs and event-driven workflows, guide technical decisions across distributed environments, and work with Product, Architecture and Platform teams to deliver scalable, observable, and resilient solutions.

Qualifications

• Must have strong Java and Spring Boot backend experience.
• Deep understanding of software architecture and system design.
• Experience designing microservices and distributed systems.

Responsibilities

• Design scalable, secure, highly available backend platforms.
• Translate complex business requirements into technical solutions.
• Design microservices, APIs, workflows and event-driven systems.
• Make architectural decisions across distributed environments.
• Collaborate with Product, Architecture and Platform teams on solutions.
• Ensure applications are scalable, maintainable, observable and resilient.
• Review solutions and maintain engineering standards.
• Troubleshoot production issues and perform root-cause analysis.
• Leverage AI-assisted development tools to accelerate delivery while maintaining quality.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

Distributed systems

Microservices

Event-driven

DDD

SOLID principles

CQRS

Event Sourcing

Relational DBs

NoSQL

CI/CD

DevOps

AI tools (Copilot/Claude)

Kafka

Observability

Job description

Solas IT Recruitment is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for a Dublin-based hybrid contract. The role emphasizes Java, backend development and distributed systems, with focus on architecture and system design rather than purely hands-on coding.

You will design microservices, APIs and event-driven workflows, guide technical decisions across distributed environments, and work with Product, Architecture and Platform teams to deliver scalable, observable, and resilient solutions.