Senior Engineer

Senior Engineer
Galway (Hybrid - 1 week/month onsite)
12-month contract
Up to €475/day

As a Senior Software Engineer, you will design, develop, and maintain scalable, secure applications and automation tooling. You will integrate security scanning, testing, and monitoring into CI/CD pipelines, enabling developers to release high-quality applications with confidence. You will work in a highly collaborative, agile environment, helping to establish best practices for secure development while contributing to the growth of a new squad.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, deploy, and maintain enterprise-grade applications and security tools.
• Build scalable applications on Kubernetes or similar platforms.
• Integrate security scanning and testing tools into developer workflows and CI/CD pipelines.
• Implement automation for testing and deployment, improving release velocity and system reliability.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to establish engineering best practices and ensure platform security.

Required Experience & Skills

• 5+ years designing and developing enterprise-standard applications using Python, Go.
• Proficiency with frameworks such as Spring, Apache Commons, Angular.
• Experience with build and pipeline tools: Maven, Git, Jenkins, AWS CFT/CDK.
• Hands-on experience with Kubernetes or similar container orchestration platforms.
• Experience in cloud environments, AWS certification preferred.
• Familiarity with application security concepts: Pen Testing, SCA, SAST, DAST, WAF is a plus.
• Strong experience with unit and functional testing tools: JUnit, PyUnit, Mockito, Cucumber, Karate, Cypress, or similar.
• Hands-on expertise in automation and CI/CD pipeline implementation.

This is a high-impact role with autonomy to influence architecture, tooling, and processes from day one. You will be part of a team that shapes the security culture for enterprise applications, directly impacting millions of users.