Senior Technical Team Lead

Gaelvert Development; Dublin; Híbrido; EUR 120.000 - 170.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Hybrid work model

25 days annual leave

Private health insurance

Wellbeing allowance

Learning & development budget

Work from anywhere (4 weeks)

Pension

Cycle to Work

Referral bonus

Income protection

Descripción de la vacante

Gaelvert Development in Dublin is seeking a Senior Technical Lead to guide a high-performing backend engineering team delivering real-time APIs powering our products and services.

This hands-on leadership role will involve designing, building and improving software while mentoring the team and aligning with architects and product managers to ensure scalable, reliable solutions.

Formación

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
• 7+ years of backend software engineering experience, including leadership roles.
• Proven experience building and operating high-throughput, low-latency distributed systems and APIs.
• Strong experience with event-driven architectures and production systems with uptime and performance requirements.
• Mentoring engineers and creating high-performing teams.
• Excellent communication across engineering and business stakeholders.
• Proactive mindset focused on continuous improvement and delivery excellence.

Responsabilidades

• Lead the technical delivery of a backend team, ensuring on-time delivery to a high standard.
• Remain hands-on in software development, architecture, coding, reviews and problem solving.
• Drive engineering excellence with best practices, automated testing and continuous improvement.
• Ensure APIs meet performance, scalability and reliability targets.
• Manage technical risks, dependencies and debt, especially around external data provider integrations.
• Collaborate with architects to align solutions with wider strategy.
• Coach and mentor engineers through knowledge sharing and feedback.
• Support recruitment, onboarding and technical assessments.
• Work with cross-functional teams to deliver resilient, customer-focused solutions.
• Participate in on-call rotations and learn from incidents.

Conocimientos

Backend Leadership

Real-time Systems

Java

Spring

Mentoring

Educación

BSc in CS/Engineering

Herramientas

Java 21

Spring

Kafka

Docker

Kubernetes

PostgreSQL

Descripción del empleo

Who we are

Welcome To Gaelvert! We are on a mission to transform product development with cutting‑edge teams capable of tackling complex challenges. As part of a young and ambitious organization, your contributions will have a direct impact on both your success and ours.

If you’re passionate about tech challenges, love working on cutting‑edge projects, and want to join a creative and enthusiastic team in our located Dublin office, we’d love to hear from you. Be part of our exciting journey!

We are committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace where everyone feels valued, respected, and empowered to contribute their unique perspectives and experiences. We welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds and are dedicated to ensuring equal opportunities throughout our recruitment process.

What you'll do

As a Senior Technical Lead, you'll lead a high-performing backend engineering team responsible for delivering the real-time APIs that power our products and services. This is a hands‑on leadership role where you'll spend the majority of your time designing, building and improving software while providing technical direction and mentoring the team.

You'll work closely with architects, product managers, project managers and engineers to ensure solutions are scalable, reliable and delivered to a high engineering standard.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Leading the technical delivery of a team of backend engineers, ensuring projects are delivered on time and to a high standard.
• Remaining hands‑on in software development, contributing to architecture implementation, coding, code reviews and technical problem solving.
• Driving engineering excellence through best practices, high-quality code, automated testing and continuous improvement.
• Ensuring our APIs meet performance, scalability and reliability expectations, including latency, accuracy and availability targets.
• Managing technical risks, dependencies and technical debt, particularly around integrations with external data providers.
• Collaborating with architects to implement technical solutions aligned with the wider engineering strategy.
• Coaching and mentoring engineers through technical guidance, knowledge sharing and regular feedback.
• Supporting recruitment, onboarding and the technical assessment of new engineers.
• Working closely with cross‑functional teams to deliver resilient, customer‑focused solutions while continuously improving our engineering practices.
• Taking part in on‑call rotations, responding to production incidents, and helping us learn and improve from every incident

What you'll bring

• We're looking for an experienced technical leader who enjoys solving complex engineering challenges while helping others grow. Experience within real‑time data platforms, sports data, feed aggregation, or other latency‑sensitive environments would be highly beneficial
• A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or a related discipline (or equivalent practical experience).
• 7+ years of backend software engineering experience, including several years in a Technical Lead, Staff Engineer or similar leadership role.
• Proven experience building and operating high‑throughput, low‑latency distributed systems and APIs.
• Strong experience working with event‑driven architectures and production systems with demanding uptime and performance requirements.
• A passion for mentoring engineers and creating high‑performing engineering teams.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to collaborate across engineering and business stakeholders.
• A proactive mindset focused on continuous improvement, engineering quality and delivery excellence.

What you will work with:

• Java 21 and Spring suite (Spring Boot, Spring security..)
• Reactive Programming (Project Reactor / Netty)
• Asynchronous APIs
• Kafka or RabbitMQ
• Docker
• Kubernetes
• Helm
• ArgoCD
• CI/CD pipelines
• PostgreSQL
• DBUnit
• TDD / BDD
• Prometheus
• Grafana
• Micrometer

What's in it for you

• Flexible hybrid working – Enjoy the best of both worlds with a hybrid model, spending 3 days a week in our vibrant Dublin office and the rest working remotely.
• Prime Dublin location – Work from our modern co‑working space in the heart of the city.
• Time off – 25 days of annual leave, plus all bank holidays.
• Private Medical Insurance – Company paid private health insurance, with discounted rates available for your dependants.
• Health & wellbeing allowance – Stay active with up to €40 per month towards gym memberships or sporting activities.
• Learning & development budget – Invest in your growth with up to €600 per year for courses, certifications, conferences, or other learning opportunities.
• Work from anywhere – Enjoy the flexibility to work from almost anywhere in the world for up to 4 weeks each year.
• Competitive pension plan – Benefit from a matched pension contribution of 7% employee / 7% employer.
• Sustainable commuting benefits – Take advantage of the Cycle to Work Scheme and TaxSaver Commuter Ticket Scheme.
• Employee referral bonus – Earn up to €3,000 for every successful candidate you refer.
• Income Protection & Life Insurance – Added peace of mind with company-sponsored financial protection.

Work Eligibility: Please note that we are unable to provide visa sponsorship, support work permit applications, or offer relocation assistance for this position. Applicants must have the legal right to work full-time in Ireland at the time of application.