Senior Software Engineer - Java & React (Hybrid Galway)

The Recruitment Company; Galway; Hybrid; EUR 70,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

The Recruitment Company is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join its Galway Platform Engineering team on a hybrid basis. You will design, build and maintain full-stack applications using Java, Spring Boot and React, delivering REST APIs within a strategic enterprise programme with significant business impact.

You will engage with product owners, architects and senior engineers, contribute to architectural decisions, uphold engineering best practices, and mentor peers while ensuring scalable

Qualifications

• Strong commercial experience in full-stack software development.
• Excellent knowledge of Java and Spring Boot for backend development.
• Experience building modern front-end applications using React.
• Experience designing and developing REST APIs and working with distributed systems.
• A solid understanding of software engineering fundamentals, including design patterns, automated testing and CI/CD.
• Experience with relational or NoSQL databases.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate across technical teams.
• Experience with Kafka, cloud platforms, event-driven architecture or test automation frameworks would be an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Designing, developing and maintaining full-stack applications using Java, Spring Boot and React.
• Building REST APIs and contributing to distributed systems and event-driven architectures.
• Participating in technical design discussions and helping shape architectural decisions.
• Collaborating across engineering and product teams to deliver high-quality software.
• Contributing to code reviews, automated testing and engineering best practices.
• Supporting and mentoring other developers while taking ownership of the quality and reliability of your solutions.
• Leveraging AI-assisted development tools as part of modern software engineering workflows.

Skills

Full-stack development

Java

Spring Boot

React

REST APIs

CI/CD

Distributed systems

Cloud platforms

Kafka

Design patterns

Tools

Kafka

CI/CD tooling

Cloud platforms

Job description

The Recruitment Company is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join its Galway Platform Engineering team on a hybrid basis. You will design, build and maintain full-stack applications using Java, Spring Boot and React, delivering REST APIs within a strategic enterprise programme with significant business impact.

You will engage with product owners, architects and senior engineers, contribute to architectural decisions, uphold engineering best practices, and mentor peers while ensuring scalable