Senior Software Engineer

Bentley Systems; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bentley Impact Day

Recognition programs

Inclusion & wellbeing programs

Job summary

Bentley Systems in Ireland is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join the Facilities Engineering team. You will work in small, focused, empowered teams to deliver software used by engineers across Plant, Building and Structural domains.

You will own features end-to-end, research new technologies, collaborate with product managers, QA and DevOps, write clean, well-tested code, participate in code reviews, contribute to system design, and mentor junior teammates in the group.

Qualifications

• Bachelor/master’s degree in engineering with 7+ years equivalent work experience as Software Engineer.
• Strong knowledge of C/C++/C#/.NET/Python and hands-on experience with modern development tools.
• Experience with monitoring and observability tools (e.g., OpenTelemetry, Grafana).
• Familiarity with SDLC, Agile, and Scrum practices.

Responsibilities

• Plan and design software meeting quality, performance, maintainability, and testability criteria.
• Own functionality and designs, researching and evaluating new technologies.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (product, QA, DevOps) to define requirements and deliver solutions.
• Write clean, maintainable, and well-documented code; perform debugging and timely fixes.
• Participate in code reviews and contribute to system architecture discussions.
• Develop unit tests and mentor junior team members.

Skills

C++

C#

.NET

Python

AI tooling

MCP framework

Observability

OO design

Education

Engineering degree

Tools

Git

Azure DevOps

Node.js

React

Job description

Position Summary

Bentley Systems is seeking a talented and experienced Senior Software Engineer to join our Facilities Engineering team. Facilities Engineering group is responsible for advancing software and services for Plant, Building and Structural engineering domains. As a Senior Software Engineer, you will work in small, focused and empowered teams to deliver software with excellent quality that will be used and loved by our users. You will participate in transforming our industry leading products on their journey to contributing to and leveraging Desktop services and solutions.

Position Summary

Bentley Systems is seeking a talented and experienced Senior Software Engineer to join our Facilities Engineering team. Facilities Engineering group is responsible for advancing software and services for Plant, Building and Structural engineering domains. As a Senior Software Engineer, you will work in small, focused and empowered teams to deliver software with excellent quality that will be used and loved by our users. You will participate in transforming our industry leading products on their journey to contributing to and leveraging Desktop services and solutions.

Your Day-to-Day

As a Senior Software Engineer, you will plan and design software that will meet quality, performance, maintainability, testability, and other criteria set by the relevant stakeholders. You will act as a role model in technical expertise to our junior colleagues. You will work in small, empowered teams where you will participate in user problem discovery, following the empowered teams' model. Your work areas will include:

• Take ownership of the functionality you write and designs you implement.
• Research, evaluate and explore new technologies as needed.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (e.g., product managers, QA, DevOps) to define requirements and deliver solutions.
• Write clean, maintainable, and well-documented code, following best practices and coding standards.
• Debug and troubleshoot complex issues in existing codebases, providing timely fixes and improvements.
• Participate in code reviews, offering constructive feedback and ensuring adherence to quality standards.
• Contribute to system architecture discussions and help improve design patterns and software frameworks.
• Develop unit tests during the project to ensure code assets are of quality and satisfy required use cases.
• Share Knowledge with the teamand be mentor tojunior members in theteam.

Skills & Qualifications

• Bachelor/master’s degree in engineering with 7+ years equivalent work experience as Software Engineer.
• Strong knowledge C++/C#/.NET/Python.
• Hands-on experience using AI-assisted development tools (e.g. GitHub Copilot, Claude, Cursor) to accelerate development and delivery.
• Experience with MCP (Model Context Protocol) or similar frameworks for exposing services to agentic applications
• Experience with monitoring and observability tools (eg. OpenTelemetry, Grafana).
• Strong problem-solving skills.
• Able to propose a software design for a small to a complex problem withoptimal patterns and strategy.
• Should be able to link or identify other affected areas of the problem.
• Can write clear, maintainable, testable, efficient, and secure code.
• Has strong Knowledge of methodologies, design patterns including Object-Oriented Programming,SOLID, DRY principles and Unit testing frameworks.
• Knowledge of SDLC,Agile, and Scrum development practices.

Additional Preferred Qualifications

• Proficiency in Mathematics/Trigonometry (Geometry).
• A general understanding of infrastructure designs, engineering andconstruction is aplus.
• Git - DCVS
• Any work experience with TypeScript/JavaScript and web development with Node.js & React.
• Backlog Management Tools TFS/ADO/Jira.
• Exposure to Azure DevOps.
• Able to read and draw Software Design Diagrams.

This is a Hybrid role.

What We Offer

• Step into a collaborative work environment where ideas flourish, and teamwork propels us forward towards shared success.
• An attractive salary and benefits package.
• Bentley Impact Day: take a day off from work to volunteer with an organization of your choice.
• Celebrate milestone achievements and moments that matter through our colleague recognition award programs and our Bentley Achievers platform.
• A commitment to inclusion, belonging and colleague wellbeing through global initiatives and resource groups.
• Be part of a company committed to making a real difference by advancing the world’s infrastructure for better quality of life, where your contributions help build a more sustainable, connected, and resilient world. Discover our latest user success stories for an insight into our global impact.

Who We Are

Bentley Systems (Nasdaq: BSY) is the infrastructure engineering software company. We provide innovative software to advance the world’s infrastructure – sustaining both the global economy and environment. Our industry-leading software solutions are used by professionals, and organizations of every size, for the design, construction, and operations of roads and bridges, rail and transit, water and wastewater, public works and utilities, buildings and campuses, mining, and industrial facilities. Our offerings, powered by the iTwin Platform for infrastructure digital twins, include MicroStation and Bentley Open applications for modeling and simulation, Seequent’s software for geoprofessionals, and Bentley Infrastructure Cloud encompassing ProjectWise for project delivery, SYNCHRO for construction management, and AssetWise for asset operations. Bentley Systems’ 5,200 colleagues generate annual revenues of more than $1 billion in 194 countries.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Bentley is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and considers for employment all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, gender/gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, marital status, religion/belief, national origin, caste, age, or any other characteristic protected by local law or unrelated to job qualifications.