Lead Developer – Financial Services | Dublin
Permanent | Competitive Salary + Bonus + Car Allowance + Benefits + Very good Hybrid options
- We are seeking a highly skilled Lead Developer to join a dynamic team within a global financial services organisation. This is a hands-on leadership role where you’ll design, develop, and maintain application development frameworks to integrate both vendor and proprietary solutions.
- Your work will support scalable, secure, and reusable solutions across Compliance, Surveillance, and Supervision functions.
- If you thrive on building robust frameworks, leading technical initiatives, and solving complex integration challenges, this is your opportunity to make a significant impact.
What You’ll Do
- Lead the design and enhancement of core development frameworks, utilities, and reusable components.
- Build and maintain critical services supporting deployments across multiple delivery workstreams.
- Define and implement coding standards, policies, and best practices for development teams.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver foundational capabilities in line with business needs.
- Review solution designs to ensure alignment with architectural and security standards.
- Champion CI/CD best practices and modern release pipelines.
- Act as a technical SME, guiding projects of high complexity and risk.
- Drive consensus and collaboration between technical and functional stakeholders.
What We’re Looking For
- Proven track record in Java-based microservices (Spring Boot) and back-end development.
- Expertise with SQL/NoSQL databases, MQ/Kafka, and event-driven architectures.
- Strong experience in data modelling, batch/streaming architectures, and system integration.
- Financial services background, ideally in trade surveillance or global markets (asset classes, products, and trade lifecycle).
- Strong leadership skills with the ability to motivate and inspire teams.
- Excellent problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
- Familiarity with agile methodologies and cloud technologies.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field.
- 7+ years’ experience in software development and architecture.
- In-depth knowledge of trade lifecycle, order flow, and market structures.
- If you’re a technical leader with hands-on expertise and a passion for building scalable, future-proof solutions in the financial domain, we’d love to hear from you.
Eligibility: Must hold a minimum Stamp 4 visa and be based within a commutable distance to Dublin.
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