Principal Engineer / Technical Lead - .Net

Principal Engineer / Technical Lead - .Net

Location: Galway

Salary: €90,000-€110,000 + Full Benefits

Role Overview

An established enterprise software organization seeking a hands-on Principal Engineer / Technical Lead . You will lead the modernization of a complex platform, spending the majority of your time coding while guiding architectural improvements and mentoring the engineering team.

Core Responsibilities

• Modernization: Lead the transition of legacy systems to scalable, service-based architectures.
• Hands-on Delivery: Write high-quality code and drive best practices (testing, modular design, CI/CD).
• AI Integration: Utilize and champion modern IDE tooling—including Claude Code, Cursor, or Cline —within daily production workflows to accelerate development.
• Leadership: Mentor engineers through code reviews and pair programming; solve complex production issues.
• Strategy: Implement incremental refactoring and explore AI-assisted workflows to boost engineering productivity.

Technical Requirements

• Experience: 10+ years in commercial software engineering with a focus on modernizing production systems.
• Backend: Deep expertise in .NET Core, Distributed Systems & Microservices .
• Frontend: Exp in TypeScript / React / Angular (or similar) skills.
• Cloud/DevOps: Experience with AWS API design, and Infrastructure as Code.
• AI Tooling: Daily proficiency with AI-assisted development tools (e.g., Cursor, Cline, Claude Code).

Why Join?

• Stability: High staff retention and a collaborative, supportive leadership structure.
• Growth: Clear career progression within a modern engineering culture.
• Package: Competitive salary and benefits.