Software Development Engineer (Mid to Senior Level)

Tata Consultancy Services; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) Dublin is seeking a Software Development Engineer at mid to senior level for a fixed-term 1-year assignment in a hybrid setup (3 days onsite). You will join a strategic team delivering business-critical applications, leading design discussions and mentoring engineers across full-stack and data-driven projects.

You will work on data-intensive analytics, AI-enabled products, and scalable cloud-native solutions using Java/Spring Boot, Python, PySpark, Databricks and

Qualifications

• 6+ years of software engineering experience in Agile environments.
• Experience designing distributed systems, microservices and cloud-native apps.
• Strong programming with Java/Spring Boot, TypeScript/React, SQL and related frameworks.
• Experience with Python, Databricks, Spark or PySpark for data pipelines and analytics.
• Experience building cloud-native apps on AWS and/or Azure, with CI/CD, containers, Kubernetes, observability and production support.
• Proven ability to lead design discussions, evaluate tradeoffs, and guide implementation.
• Ability to translate product and business needs into scalable, secure solutions.
• Strong collaboration and communication across cross-functional teams.
• Bachelor’s degree in CS/SE or equivalent; advanced degree a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead team-level system design, including high-level and detailed design, APIs and data flows.
• Collaborate with engineers and architects to align implementations with platform goals and standards.
• Develop and optimize data-intensive applications using Databricks, Spark and related tech.
• Develop AI-powered products and agentic workflows leveraging LLMs and tool-calling patterns.
• Mentor junior and midlevel engineers through reviews, guidance and knowledge sharing.
• Improve engineering quality via code/design reviews, testing, observability and CI/CD.
• Address performance bottlenecks across services, data processing and UX.
• Drive production readiness and durable solutions with strong ownership mindset.

Skills

Distributed systems design

Team leadership

Collaboration

Problem solving

Java

Spring Boot

TypeScript

React

Python

Databricks

Spark

CI/CD

RESTful APIs

Cloud-Native

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field

Tools

Spring Boot

React

PySpark

Databricks

Spark

Kubernetes

AWS

Azure

CI/CD tooling

Job description

Software Development Engineer (Mid to Senior Level) (14926)

Job Type: Fixed Term (1 Year)

Location: Dublin (Hybrid - 3 days onsite)

Careers at TCS: It means more

TCS is a purpose-led transformation company, built on belief. We do not just help businesses to transform through technology. We support them in making a meaningful difference to the people and communities they serve - our clients include some of the biggest brands in the UK and worldwide. For you, it means more to make an impact that matters, through challenging projects which demand ambitious innovation and thought leadership.

• Lead a team and their technical growth. ( for lead developers)
• Collaborate with customers and stakeholders.
• Grow your career, while being exposed to new technologies.
• Work with a global customer

The Role

This associate will join a strategic customer team developing business-critical applications within a high-profile programme that has executive visibility.

Your responsibilities:

Build innovative products that help businesses around the world unlock more value from their data. As a Senior Software Engineer, you will contribute to full-stack, data-intensive, analytics-driven applications that support sophisticated business experimentation and decision-making for some of the world’s largest organizations. You will:

• Lead team level system design, including high level design, detailed design, API contracts, data flows, service interactions, integration patterns, and nonfunctional requirements such as scalability, reliability, performance, security, and operability.
• Partner with lead engineers and architects to align team level implementations with broader platform architecture, modernization goals, engineering standards, and long term maintainability.
• Develop and optimize data intensive applications and analytics capabilities using Databricks, Spark, and related technologies to process and deliver data at scale.
• Develop, and deploy AI-powered products, intelligent agents, and agentic workflows utilizing Large Language Models (LLMs), retrieval systems, orchestration frameworks, tool-calling patterns, and context-aware workflows.
• Implement advanced agentic systems incorporating planning, reasoning loops, memory management, grounding, evaluation frameworks, safety mechanisms, and human-in-the-loop controls.
• Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks across services, APIs, data processing workloads, and user experiences.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions.
• Mentor junior and midlevel engineers through technical guidance, pairing, code reviews, design feedback, documentation, and knowledge sharing.
• Contribute to a collaborative engineering culture by modeling ownership, clear communication, continuous learning, pragmatic decision making, and high standards for software quality.
• Improve engineering quality through code reviews, design reviews, automated testing, secure coding practices, observability, performance tuning, CI/CD practices, and production readiness.
• Troubleshoot complex issues across application, service, API, data, and cloud layers, driving root cause analysis and implementing durable solutions that improve platform reliability and supportability.

Ideal qualifications include:

• 6+ years of software engineering experience delivering scalable, high performance, and reliable software in an agile environment.
• Strong hands on experience designing and building distributed systems, microservices, RESTful APIs, and cloud native applications.
• Strong programming experience with modern engineering stacks such as Java/Spring Boot, TypeScript/React, SQL, and related frameworks and technologies.
• Experience with Python, Databricks, Spark, or PySpark is highly desirable, particularly for working with data pipelines and analytics driven applications.
• Experience building or supporting cloud native applications on AWS and/or Azure, with familiarity in CI/CD, containerization, Kubernetes, observability, automated testing, and production support practices.
• Demonstrated ability to lead team level design discussions, evaluate technical tradeoffs, and guide implementation through technical influence.
• Ability to translate product and business needs into scalable, secure, and maintainable technical solutions.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills, with the ability to work effectively across cross-functional teams.
• Strong problem solving skills with the ability to work through ambiguity, make sound technical decisions, and drive results through hands on execution.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience; an advanced degree is a plus.

Your Profile:

• Full stack or backend software development.
• Java and Spring Boot.
• Python / PySpark.
• TypeScript and React where applicable.
• Microservices and RESTful APIs.
• Relational databases and distributed data stores.

Desirable skills/knowledge/experience:

• AWS and Azure cloud platforms.
• Automated testing, CI/CD, observability, and production readiness.
• Data intensive and analytics driven applications.
• Databricks, Spark, experience.
• Security, scalability, reliability, performance, and maintainability.

Rewards & Benefits

TCS is consistently voted a Top Employer in the UK and globally. Our competitive salary packages feature pension, health care, life assurance, laptop and access to extensive training resources and discounts within the larger Tata network.

We offer health & wellness initiatives and sports events; we are the proud sponsor of the London Marathon and partner with our local communities in Ireland.

Diversity, Inclusion and Wellbeing

Tata Consultancy Services UK&I is committed to meeting the accessibility needs of all individuals in accordance with the Ireland Employment Equality Acts 1998-2011 (as amended) and the Equal Status Acts 2000-2012 (as amended).

We welcome and embrace diversity in race, nationality, ethnicity, disability, neurodiversity, gender identity, age, physical ability, gender reassignment, sexual orientation. We are a disability inclusive employer and encourage disabled people to apply for this role.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we offer an interview to applicants with disabilities or long-term conditions who meet the minimum criteria for the role. Please email us at [e-mail] if you would like to opt in.

If you are an applicant who needs any adjustments to the application process or interview, please contact us [e-mail] with the subject line: "Adjustment Request" to request an adjustment. We welcome requests prior to you completing the application and at any stage of the recruitment process.