Senior Software Engineer - Technical Lead

CluneTech•Ireland, WV

5h•Hybrid

About The Position

We are looking for an experienced software engineer to take technical ownership of a new product within our Dividends business line. This is a greenfield build with a confirmed customer partner and significant commercial potential. The successful candidate will work alongside product, design, customers, and domain experts to understand customer requirements, define features, and lead the technical delivery of a new product from the ground up Speed to market is critical. The ideal candidate will think pragmatically about where to write custom code and where to leverage managed services and backend-as-a-service platforms to accelerate delivery.

Requirements

8+ years of professional software development experience building web applications from the ground up
Strong backend experience with .NET (C#), including API design, data modelling, and service architecture
Strong frontend experience — we use Angular but are open to modern framework choices (React, Next.js) for this project
Experience designing relational database schemas with SQL Server or PostgreSQL
Proven ability to make architectural decisions and articulate trade-offs
Awareness of modern development approaches including backend-as-a-service platforms, auto-generated APIs, and declarative security models
Active use of AI-assisted development tools (e.g. GitHub Copilot, Claude, Cursor)
Experience in agile environments with iterative delivery and close collaboration with product and design
Track record of taking a project from zero to production
Strong communication skills with non-technical stakeholders
Self-directed and comfortable with ambiguity

Nice To Haves

Experience in fintech, financial services, or tax/compliance domains
Experience with cloud infrastructure (AWS preferred) and infrastructure-as-code
Experience leading or mentoring developers
Exposure to DevOps practices, CI/CD pipeline setup, and automated testing
Experience working directly with customers during product development
Interest in applying AI capabilities into products for end-user benefit

Responsibilities

End-to-end technical design and architecture of a new web application
Technology and platform decisions for the greenfield build
Development standards, CI/CD pipelines, and engineering practices
Growing and leading a small delivery team as the product scales
Lead the technical design and build of a new web application from first principles
Define application architecture, deciding where to build custom services and where to leverage managed platforms to accelerate delivery
Work directly with a strategic customer to deliver working software in tight iterations
Collaborate with Product Manager, UX designer, and domain experts to translate business needs into technical solutions
Build toward a flexible, scalable platform that serves as the foundation for a significant new business area
Use and advocate for AI-assisted development tools to increase velocity and code quality
Establish engineering standards, development practices, and CI/CD pipelines
Mentor developers and contribute to engineering culture across the broader team

Benefits

Competitive pension
Health cover
Flexible Working Policy with a combination of remote and office working and a flexible approach to working hours
Competitive annual leave and a number of other leaves including IVF, compassion, marriage, maternity and paternity leave
Employee-led CSR Programme, CluneTech Cares, with one paid Volunteer Day per year
Death in Service Benefit
Milestone Recognition Programme
Professional & Personal Development
Rewards & Recognition
Employee Wellbeing Programme, CluneTech Life