Senior Software Engineer (Backend)

Methodius Ltd; Dublin; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual Bonus Scheme

Contributory Pension

Private Medical Insurance

Life Assurance & Long-Term Disability

Employee Assistance Programme

22 days annual leave + 10 public holidays

Continuous Learning & Development

Company Discounts

On-site Parking

Bike-to-work Scheme

Job summary

A tech company in Dublin seeks an experienced Backend Engineer to design and build server-side systems. The ideal candidate has 5+ years of software engineering experience, strong proficiency in programming, and expertise in cloud platforms. Responsibilities include building resilient systems, collaborating with teams, ensuring code quality, and mentoring junior engineers. Benefits include a hybrid work model, annual bonus, private medical insurance, and continuous learning opportunities.

Qualifications

• 5+ years’ experience in software engineering.
• Strong proficiency in at least one programming language.
• Experience designing and operating distributed systems in the cloud.
• Deep understanding of APIs, scalability, and system performance.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain scalable, resilient backend systems.
• Collaborate with engineers, product managers, and designers.
• Contribute to system design and architectural direction.
• Ensure quality through code reviews, testing, and CI/CD practices.

Skills

Backend Engineering

Technical Leadership

APIs

Collaboration

Cloud Platforms

Tools

AWS

Scala

Job description

Key Focus

• Backend Engineering: Design and build server-side systems, APIs, and data services with a focus on performance, scalability, and reliability.
• Technical Leadership: Contribute to architecture decisions and drive best practices across languages like Scala/Java and cloud platforms such as AWS.

What You’ll Do

• Build and maintain scalable, resilient backend systems
• Collaborate with engineers, product managers, and designers
• Contribute to system design and architectural direction
• Ensure quality through code reviews, testing, and CI/CD practices
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex production issues
• Write and review technical documentation (design docs, RFCs, RCAs)
• Mentor engineers and support a strong, inclusive team culture
• Participate in on-call rotation for production systems

What You’ll Need

• 5+ years’ experience in software engineering
• Strong proficiency in at least one programming language
• Experience designing and operating distributed systems in the cloud
• Deep understanding of APIs, scalability, and system performance
• Proven ability to lead projects and mentor others
• Experience with production systems, observability, and incident response
• Strong communication and collaboration skills

Nice to Have

• Experience with AWS (compute, storage, serverless)
• Scala and/or functional programming expertise
• Experience shaping engineering standards and best practices

Salary dependent on candidate experience. Benefits: Annual Bonus Scheme. Contributory Pension. Private Medical Insurance. Life Assurance & Long-Term Disability. Employee Assistance Programme. 22 days annual leave + 10 public holidays. Continuous Learning & Development. Access to extensive training & certification resources. Lunch & Learn sessions. Additional perks including company discounts, on-site parking, and bike-to-work scheme

Based in Dublin, Ireland. Hybrid (2 days a week on site). Candidates must be eligible to work in Ireland/EU.