Software Engineer

equifax; Ireland; On-site; EUR 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

contributory pension

life cover

income protection

healthcare

enhanced maternity and sick pay

26 days holiday

birthday day off

discounts and lifestyle benefits

gym membership

dining and leisure discounts

financial & savings plans

mobile discounts

Job summary

Equifax is seeking a capable software engineer in Dublin to develop and operate high-scale applications across backend and UI layers. You will participate in agile ceremonies, write clean code, and apply modern practices including serverless, microservices, CI/CD, and infrastructure-as-code.

You should have 3+ years in Java, Python and JavaScript, with experience in RESTful APIs, cloud platforms, and modern frontend frameworks like Angular or React.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• 3+ years experience with Java, Python and Javascript.
• Experience with AI tooling such as CoPilot, Gemini, Claude, MCP, SpecKit.
• 3+ years experience with Maven or Gradle.
• 3+ years experience designing and consuming HTTP/RESTful APIs.
• 3+ years experience with Angular, React or similar frameworks.
• 3+ years experience with Cloud technology: GCP, AWS, or Azure.
• 3+ years experience with testing, performance and quality assurance.
• Solid understanding of engineering principles and clean code.

Responsibilities

• Perform general application development activities including unit testing and documentation.
• Diagnose and resolve performance issues.
• Participate in estimation, requirements reviews, and project planning.
• Document code and processes for easy handover.
• Develop and operate high scale applications from backend to UI.
• Apply serverless, microservices, CI/CD and IaC practices.
• Collaborate across teams to integrate systems.
• Contribute to technology roadmap and architecture discussions.
• Participate in agile ceremonies and sprint planning.
• Triage issues and drive resolution with a focus on service quality.

Skills

Java

Python

JavaScript

AI tooling

RESTful APIs

CI/CD

Angular/React

Cloud (GCP/AWS/Azure)

JUnit/Selenium/Playwright

Agile/Scrum

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Maven

Gradle

HTTP tooling

CI/CD pipelines

Job description

Equifax is where you can power your possible. If you want to achieve your true potential, chart new paths, develop new skills, collaborate with bright minds, and make a meaningful impact, we want to hear from you.

What you'll do

• Perform general application development activities, including unit testing, code deployment to development environment and technical documentation.
• Diagnose and resolve performance issues.
• Participate in the estimation process, use case specifications, reviews of test plans and test cases, requirements, and project planning.
• Document code/processes so that any other developer is able to dive in with minimal effort.
• Develop, and operate high scale applications from the backend to UI layer, focusing on operational excellence, security and scalability.
• Apply modern software development practices (serverless computing, microservices architecture, CI/CD, infrastructure-as-code, etc.)
• Work across teams to integrate our systems with existing internal systems.
• Participate in technology roadmap and architecture discussions to turn business requirements and vision into reality.
• Participate in a tight-knit engineering team employing agile software development practices.
• Triage product or system issues and debug/track/resolve by analyzing the sources of issues and the impact on network, or service operations and quality.
• Manage sole project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables.
• Research, create, and develop software applications to extend and improve on Equifax Solutions.
• Actively participate in Sprint planning, Sprint Retrospectives, and other team activity.

What experience you need

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
• 3+ years experience working with software design and Java, Python and Javascript programming languages
• Experience with AI tooling such as CoPilot, Gemini, Claude, MCP, SpecKit etc.
• 3+ years experience with software build management tools like Maven or Gradle
• 3 + years experience designing and consuming HTTP and RESTful APIs
• 3+ years experience deploying and releasing software using CI/CD pipelines3+ years experience with Angular, React or similar modern frameworks
• 3+ years experience with Cloud technology: GCP, AWS, or Azure
• 3+ years experience with software testing, performance, and quality engineering techniques and strategies
• Solid understanding of engineering principles and clean code

What could set you apart

• AI Tooling & Automation: Direct exposure to AI-assisted coding tools (e.g., Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Gemini etc.) and an understanding of agentic architectures, tool-calling, and automated test guardrails.
• Self-starter that identifies/responds to priority shifts with minimal supervision
• Familiarity with OWASP top 10 and automated security scanning in the SDLC
• Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines (e.g. Jenkins, GitHub Actions)
• UI development (e.g. HTML, JavaScript, Angular/React and Bootstrap)
• Experience with backend technologies such as JAVA/J2EE, SpringBoot, SOA and Microservices
• Deep understanding of automated testing: e.g. JUnit, Selenium, Playwright, REST Assured, LambdaTest
• Agile environments (e.g. Scrum, XP)
• Atlassian tooling (e.g. JIRA, Confluence, and Github)
• Experience with relational databases (e.g. PostgreSQL, MS SQL Server) or NoSQL databases (e.g. Mongo, Firestore)
• Cloud certification (e.g. AWS, GCP)

The Perks of being a Equifax Employee?

• contributory pension
• life cover
• income protection
• healthcare
• enhanced maternity and sick pay
• 26 days holiday
• a day off for your birthday
• ability to buy and sell and free credit checks
• cycle to work
• discounted travel options
• gym membership
• dining and leisure discounts
• financial & savings plans
• mobile discounts plus much more!

Additional employee support

We also support personal development and have a range of learning options including our global online learning platform and allow you to bring your whole self to work supported by our Inclusion and Diversity, Wellbeing and Employee Engagement forums.

Primary Location

IRL-Dublin

Function

Function - Tech Dev and Client Services

Schedule

Full time