Backend Software Engineer – Integration Specialist

About the role

We are seeking a Backend Software Engineer to join an Irish technology company’s engineering team. The role focuses on designing, building, deploying and supporting complex system integrations end‑to‑end.

Key responsibilities

• Design and architect integration solutions between internal services and external partners.
• Develop, test and deploy backend code using Go, Python or Node.js.
• Implement and maintain event‑driven workflows on AWS (Lambda, SQS/SNS, S3, EventBridge, Step Functions).
• Create, consume and document REST APIs and other data exchange formats (SOAP, SFTP, JSON, XML, CSV).
• Monitor production systems, troubleshoot issues, and ensure reliability through logging, retries, idempotency and alerting.

Required profile

• 3–6 years of professional experience in backend or integration engineering.
• Hands‑on experience delivering full‑cycle integrations from design to production support.
• Strong knowledge of AWS services, especially serverless components.
• Proficiency in at least one of Go, Python or Node.js.
• Experience with event‑driven architecture, queues and asynchronous messaging.

Required skills

• Go, Python, Node.js
• AWS Lambda, SQS, SNS, S3, EventBridge, Step Functions, API Gateway
• REST API design and consumption
• SOAP, SFTP, XML/XSD, JSON, CSV handling
• Distributed systems, queues, retries, idempotency
• Structured logging and monitoring tools
• AI‑assisted development tools (optional)

What we offer

• Competitive salary €80 000–€90 000 per year plus bonus.
• Hybrid work model with one day onsite per week.
• Opportunity to work on high‑impact integration projects in a fast‑growing tech environment.