Senior Software Engineer

Poppulo; Cork; Hybrid; EUR 61,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company performance-related bonus

Medical insurance

Educational assistance

In-house soft skills training

Job summary

Poppulo in Cork, Ireland, is hiring a Senior Software Engineer to reinforce the scale and reliability of our SaaS Employee Experience platform. You will design and implement complex features, drive performance, and mentor peers in a hands-on, collaborative team.

The role emphasizes modern cloud architectures, security, observability, and shipping high-quality software in a distributed system. We offer a hybrid working model with office in Cork and flexible arrangements; preference for candidates

Qualifications

• 5–8 years of software development experience delivering production-grade applications in distributed or SaaS environments.
• Strong experience in either Node.js/TypeScript (including asynchronous programming and modular architecture) or Java (Spring Boot, concurrency, RESTful services), and familiarity with React (or similar modern front-end frameworks).
• Solid understanding of distributed systems, multi-tenancy concepts, RBAC, and SaaS security principles.
• Hands‑on experience with Microservices Architecture, Docker, Kubernetes, and AWS cloud services a plus.
• Experience implementing observability best practices (metrics, logging, tracing, alerting).
• Working knowledge of event-driven systems (Kafka, SNS/SQS, Event-Bridge, Kinesis).
• Experience contributing to CI/CD pipelines, Git workflows, and automated testing (JUnit, Jest, Playwright, etc.).
• Demonstrated ability to design for scalability, performance, and fault tolerance within a defined product domain.
• Familiarity with infrastructure as code (Terraform, CDK) is desirable.
• Strong problem‑solving skills and the ability to troubleshoot complex production issues.
• Effective communication skills with technical and cross‑functional stakeholders.
• Commitment to continuous learning and improving engineering practices.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop high-quality, scalable systems and services aligned with architectural standards and product requirements.
• Implement microservices and APIs with strong emphasis on maintainability, performance, observability, and reliability.
• Own complex features or components from design through deployment, including testing, monitoring, and operational support.
• Collaborate closely with Principal Engineers, Architects, Product Managers, and DevOps to ensure high-quality and consistent delivery.
• Build and enhance services leveraging AWS serverless, event-driven, and container-based technologies (Lambda, ECS, SNS, SQS, DynamoDB, Event-Bridge, RDS, etc.).
• Ensure solutions adhere to authentication, authorization, and security best practices (OAuth2, OIDC, RBAC, etc.).
• Participate in code reviews and uphold best practices in coding, design, testing, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Support observability initiatives by contributing to metrics, logging, tracing, and alerting improvements.
• Proactively identify and address technical debt, reliability risks, and areas for continuous improvement.
• Contribute to compliance and data protection requirements including GDPR and PII handling best practices.
• Participate actively in agile ceremonies and contribute to continuous improvement of engineering processes.
• Demonstrate alignment with company values and promote an inclusive, collaborative engineering culture.

Skills

Node.js/TypeScript

Java/Spring Boot

React

Distributed systems

CI/CD pipelines

AWS cloud

Docker

Kubernetes

Observability

Security best practices

Tools

Kafka

SNS/SQS

Event-Bridge

Kinesis

Terraform

CDK

Git

JUnit

Jest

Playwright

Job description

Are you searching for an opportunity to play a key role in driving the dramatic growth of a highly successful software company?

At Poppulo, we’re working on what’s next in communications and workplace technology. As aleader in this industry, we understand that meaningfully reaching every employee is hard. And so is managing office space in a hybrid world. And so is improving the customer and guest experience. We exist to make each of these things easier. We exist to bring harmony to our customers.

And we do that at enterprise scale. Our omnichannel employee communications, customer communications, and workplace experience platform is trusted by over 6,000 organizations today, reaching more than 35M employees and delivering content to 500,000+ digital signs.

We know there’s no such thing as a “perfect" candidate - we’re all a work in progress and are growing new skills and capabilities all the time. We encourage you to apply for a position with Poppulo even if you don’t meet 100% of the requirements. We believe in fostering an environment where there is a diversity of perspectives, in hopes that we can all thrive.

We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer to contribute to the technical excellence and scalability of our SaaS Employee Experience platform. You will serve as a senior hands‑on engineer within your team - designing and implementing complex features, improving system performance and reliability, and supporting the growth of other engineers.

This role is a key technical contributor within the engineering team. You will translate architectural guidance into robust, maintainable implementations and contribute to architectural discussions through strong technical execution and domain expertise.

The ideal candidate brings solid SaaS experience, hands‑on exposure to AWS managed & serverless technologies, and a strong understanding of distributed systems and modern software engineering best practices.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and develop high-quality, scalable systems and services aligned with architectural standards and product requirements.
• Implement microservices and APIs with strong emphasis on maintainability, performance, observability, and reliability.
• Own complex features or components from design through deployment, including testing, monitoring, and operational support.
• Collaborate closely with Principal Engineers, Architects, Product Managers, and DevOps to ensure high-quality and consistent delivery.
• Build and enhance services leveraging AWS serverless, event-driven, and container-based technologies (Lambda, ECS, SNS, SQS, DynamoDB, Event-Bridge, RDS, etc.).
• Ensure solutions adhere to authentication, authorization, and security best practices (OAuth2, OIDC, RBAC, etc.).
• Participate in code reviews and uphold best practices in coding, design, testing, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Support observability initiatives by contributing to metrics, logging, tracing, and alerting improvements.
• Proactively identify and address technical debt, reliability risks, and areas for continuous improvement.
• Contribute to compliance and data protection requirements including GDPR and PII handling best practices.
• Participate actively in agile ceremonies and contribute to continuous improvement of engineering processes.
• Demonstrate alignment with company values and promote an inclusive, collaborative engineering culture.

Education & Experience

• 5–8 years of software development experience delivering production-grade applications in distributed or SaaS environments.
• Strong experience in either Node.js / TypeScript (including asynchronous programming and modular architecture) or Java (Spring Boot, concurrency, RESTful services), and familiarity with React (or similar modern front-end frameworks).
• Solid understanding of distributed systems, multi-tenancy concepts, RBAC, and SaaS security principles.
• Hands‑on experience with Microservices Architecture, Docker, Kubernetes, and AWS cloud services a plus.
• Experience implementing observability best practices (metrics, logging, tracing, alerting).
• Working knowledge of event-driven systems (Kafka, SNS/SQS, Event-Bridge, Kinesis).
• Experience contributing to CI/CD pipelines, Git workflows, and automated testing (JUnit, Jest, Playwright, etc.).
• Demonstrated ability to design for scalability, performance, and fault tolerance within a defined product domain.
• Familiarity with infrastructure as code (Terraform, CDK) is desirable.
• Strong problem‑solving skills and the ability to troubleshoot complex production issues.
• Effective communication skills with technical and cross‑functional stakeholders.
• Commitment to continuous learning and improving engineering practices.

Compensation

Annual base salary gross: 61,000 - 75,000 plus variable EUR Annual. The base salary range represents the low and high end of the Company's contemplated salary range for this position. Actual salaries will vary and will be based on various factors, such as the candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies, and geographic location. The salary is one component of Company's total compensation package for employees. Other rewards and benefits include variable compensation, short-term incentives, health insurance, accident and life insurance, access to the best in class learning and development platforms, flexible work arrangement, to name just a few!

Hybrid Working

This role follows a flexible hybrid working model. While our office is based in Cork, we welcome applications from candidates across Ireland. Office attendance can be planned flexibly, with expectations agreed directly with your reporting manager based on team and business needs.

We welcome applications from candidates with the right to work in Ireland. For this hiring process, preference will be given to candidates currently based in Ireland.

Why Us?

• Company performance-related bonus
• Medical insurance
• Educational assistance
• In-house soft skills training

Who We Are

We are a values-driven organization that encourages our employees to bring their authentic selves to work every day and empowers everyone to make a tangible impact on our products, clients, and culture. We offer a dynamic environment with driven, fun, and flexible individuals who thrive on challenge and responsibility. This is an opportunity to contribute to our culture and join a company that’s on the move.

We live the Poppulo values each day, as they are key to everything we do.

• Bring Your Best Self

We show up authentically, are self-aware and always strive to be better.

• See it. Own it. Solve it.

We proactively innovate and solve for our customers and each other. We set an example with high standards for our work. We foster a culture of learning, acknowledging our successes and our failures.

• Together We’re Better

We value and celebrate our diversity. We learn from others, respecting their expertise, and focus on building trust. That's what makes us a team.

Named a Great Place to Work in 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021, we are a fast-growing global technology company, with offices in Ireland, the US, and the UK.

Poppulo is an equal opportunity employer.

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