Senior Software Engineer

Overview

A tight product team is looking for a hands-on Senior Full Stack Engineer to work on high-traffic web applications and the services behind them. The environment is mainly Node.js with some Python, and the role is focused on building, shipping, and improving products without people management responsibility.

The Gig

• Contract: 6 months
• Strong chance of extension
• Hybrid working: 1 day onsite in Dublin City Centre
• Rate: €500–€700/day

What You'll Be Doing

• Build modern, user-facing features and the APIs behind them
• Own work end-to-end from design to build, ship, and iteration
• Write clean, testable code and keep standards high
• Improve performance, reliability, and developer experience
• Work closely with product and design to deliver real outcomes
• Code every day and help shape technical decisions

Tech You'll Likely Touch

• Backend: Node.js, NestJS, plus some Python
• Frontend: React, Next.js, Tailwind
• Cloud: AWS, Azure, or GCP
• API management: Apigee is nice to have

What You'll Need to Succeed

• Solid full stack experience shipping production systems, with a backend lean
• Strong React and modern JavaScript or TypeScript experience
• Backend experience with Node.js, with NestJS as a plus
• Comfort working in cloud environments
• A pragmatic mindset with the ability to move fast without breaking things

Nice Extras

• Experience on platform rebuilds or modernisation projects
• Interest in architecture and improving engineering practices

What's In It for You

• Daily hands-on engineering in a product-focused team
• Opportunity to influence technical decisions
• Contract role with strong extension potential
• Hybrid setup with limited onsite requirement