Principal FullStack Engineer / Tech Lead (Perm)
Summary
Adecco is hiring a Principal Full-Stack Engineer / Tech Lead in Galway (hybrid) for a global financial services firm's Asset Management Technology team. The role combines hands-on development of Java/Spring Boot microservices and Angular web apps with leading and mentoring an Agile squad supporting retirement and college savings platforms managing $950B+ in assets.
PRINCIPAL FULLSTACK ENGINEER/TECHNICAL LEAD
Galway, Ireland
Permanent
Work model: Hybrid
Competitive Salary + Benefits
Role Overview
Our client, a leading global financial services organisation, is seeking a Principal Software Engineer / Technical Lead to join their Asset Management Technology team in Galway.
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced software engineering leader to play a key role in designing and delivering innovative technology solutions that support retirement and college savings products managing over $950 billion in assets.
As a Technical Lead, you will combine hands-on software development with technical leadership, guiding a high-performing Agile squad responsible for building modern microservices and user-facing applications. You'll have the opportunity to influence architecture, engineering standards, and best practices while working on highly visible, business-critical platforms.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and mentor a multidisciplinary Agile development squad.
- Design, develop, and enhance scalable microservices and web applications.
- Drive technical excellence across software engineering practices, including code reviews, testing, automation, and CI/CD.
- Collaborate closely with Product Owners, Architects, Analysts, and Engineering teams to deliver business value.
- Perform root cause analysis, incident triage, and support complex problem resolution.
- Contribute to technical strategy, solution design, and architectural decision-making.
- Promote engineering best practices and establish development standards across the team.
- Support the delivery of innovative technology solutions for portfolio management, modelling, and trading capabilities.
Required Skills & Experience
Technical Expertise
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related discipline.
- Extensive experience in software design and development.
Strong hands-on experience with
- Java
- Spring Boot
- RESTful APIs
- Angular (or similar modern front-end frameworks)
Experience with
- Oracle SQL and PL/SQL
- Maven
- Jenkins
- CI/CD and DevOps practices
Nice to Have
- Exposure to AWS, Kubernetes, or cloud-native technologies.
- Experience with messaging platforms such as Kafka.
- Knowledge of testing frameworks including Karate, Playwright, Storybook, or similar.
- Previous experience within Asset Management, Investment Management, Wealth Management, or Financial Services.
Leadership & Soft Skills
- Thrives in collaborative Agile environments.
- Can effectively manage priorities across multiple workstreams.
- Demonstrates strong problem-solving and decision-making abilities.
- Champions engineering excellence and continuous improvement.
- Builds strong working relationships with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Enjoys mentoring, coaching, and developing fellow engineers.
- Is passionate about delivering high-quality, customer-focused solutions.
What's on Offer
- Opportunity to lead the development of large-scale, business-critical applications.
- Exposre to modern technologies, cloud platforms, and microservices architecture.
- Collaborative, innovative, and supportive engineering culture.
- Career progression opportunities within a global technology organisation.
- Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package.
- Galway-based role with a current hybrid working model
Adecco is an equal opportunity employer.