Senior Backend Developer – To Tech Lead
- Architect High-Performance, Scalable Trading Systems
- 97% Remote
- Shape the Future of Fintech
Drive innovation in financial technology by building ultra-scalable, low-latency backend systems that power mission-critical trading and risk platforms. Using Scala, Akka, Cassandra, SQL, Azure, and Java, developing real-time applications capable of processing massive data volumes with speed and precision.
Work in a high-calibre engineering environment that fosters technical excellence, innovation, and rapid career progression. Benefit from structured training, expert mentorship, and a clear path to leadership, gaining hands-on experience with the latest tools and architectures.
Enjoy a flexible, remote-first culture with a market-leading salary, performance bonuses, premium learning resources, and comprehensive wellness perks. A role designed for those who thrive in complex engineering challenges and want to advance their career at the forefront of fintech.
You will:
- Collaborate with Business Analysts helping to define the solution and ensuring technical requirements have been incorporated
- Work on a regulatory reporting application
- Aggregate large datasets
- Ensuring development aligns to agreed standards and is of a high quality
- Evaluating and adopting new techniques to advance the platform
- Day to day support of the platform to help diagnose and fix production issues
Skills/Experience:
- Scala (minimum 3 years)
- Software development experience (minimum 3 years)
- Experience implementing restful APIs and Microservices
- Experience working with SQL and NoSQL databases
- Experience working in Agile team (Scrum and/or Kanban)
- Experience working on large projects in a fast-paced environment
Salary / Remuneration: €85,000 – €95,000 – 10k bonus, plus generous benefits package, strong work-life balance
For more information contact Stefanie confidentially on +353 1 9609 165 or email your CV to stefanie.deasy@archer.ie. I specialise in recruiting for Software Engineers, if you wish to discuss this or other opportunities, please feel free to contact me. For more opportunities, visit: https://www.archer.ie/candidates/
About Archer – Archer Recruitment is a Specialist IT Recruitment Consultancy based in Ireland.