Principal, Full Stack Engineer

Job Description:

We are looking for a Principal Software Engineer/Tech Lead to join us in Dublin!

Workplace Investing (WI) helps employers lead a successful benefits program to improve their employees' overall well-being.

If you enjoy engaging with product owners and have a passion to use technology to tackle business problems, then our WI Digital Platforms team in Dublin could be your new home!

As a Tech lead, you will play a key role with Scrum teams and within Digital Platforms Technology. You will be encouraged to gain understanding of all the components of our web applications and will work with the members of the squad to deliver outstanding customer experience solutions. The ideal candidate should show ease at making personal connections and enjoy partnering across a diverse group of roles. You will work closely with the Squad Lead, Scrum Master, Developers, Quality Assurance, and Architects, across technical leadership to craft, build, test, and deliver the features that make up Fidelity's Digital experiences. You will also be expected to provide guidance and mentoring to the other Developers.

• Bachelor's or post-primary degree in a Technology-related subject area.
• 10 or more years' development experience.
• Experience in leading teams in technology and full stack solutions.
• Passion for designing and delivering the best end user journeys.
• Expertise in delivering front-end solutions and mid-tier services.
• Demonstrated experience in communicating technical needs and capabilities to non-technical team members, product owners, and partners
• Experience collaborating in a team environment to develop, deploy, and support key applications and features
• A proven understanding of the Agile software development methodology
• Extensive experience decomposing sophisticated business problems into creative, efficient, and scalable solutions

• Relevant knowledge of modern application architecture patterns and emerging technologies
• Detailed experience with modern SPA JavaScript frameworks (Angular, Vue, React JS), preference for Angular
• Extensive experience in Java / Spring boot / Spring Core / Web Services (REST) / Kubernetes orchestration / GraphQL
• General experience of Api management using Swagger and OpenAPI with knowledge in Integration Technology Java Camel
• Client-side language, library, and framework proficiency: Angular, JavaScript/TypeScript, Node, NPM, HTML, CSS/SASS, RxJS, Jasmine/Karma/Storybook/Playwright
• Appreciation for and alignment to standard methodologies regarding object-oriented design, coding standards, RESTful service consumption and integration, common design patterns, secure application development, and test coverage
• Application build, deploy using Continuous Integration/ Deployment (CI/CD) tools - Jenkins Core, Maven and maintenance of pipelines.
• Expert understanding of docker, cloud-computing / cloud services platforms. With AWS being favourable.

• Team Leadership: Ability to lead, motivate, and guide team members, including mentorship to enable other team members to meet/exceed expectations.
• Ability to convey and present complex technical concepts to non-technical audiences
• Adhering to and exceeding engineering standards and a proven record of driving efficiencies/best practices.
• Time Management: Prioritisation of tasks and work, delegation and manage time efficiently.
• Taking ownership for ensuring key tasks in the software life cycle are completed.
• Collaborating with the Product Owner to deliver quarterly business objectives as well as developing a multi-year roadmap for the platform.