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Lead Principal EngineerWe've just had a really exciting new role go live with one of our long term clients in the Insurance space. They're starting a new build out of their Dublin team and looking for a highly experience principal engineer/architect to lead and mentor the team. If you're someone who is at a very senior engineering level and keen to step up and have the ambition to be a future CTO, this would be a perfect fit. The role will still be hands-on but will involve a lot of mentoring and guiding the engineers on the team. You won't be performing 1v1s/performance reviews but you'll be the most senior engineer in the Dublin team and will be responsible for technical decisions and guidance. Tech Requirements: Strong hands-on development experience in C /C# and ReactPython experience would be helpful tooHands-on work with Docker/KubernetesPublic cloud experience would be a plusPrevious leadership/mentoring experienceThe role will have excellent work from home flexibility and clear progression opportunities within the business. If you think this could be the right next step in your career, drop your CV across or contact Adam Whitehurst at Trust in Soda for more info.

Senior Software Engineer in Test Duration: Initial 12 MonthsLocation: Galway, Hybrid, 1 week p/m onsiteRate: Up to €390/dayAre you passionate about building high-quality, automated testing solutions that drive world-class digital experiences? Join a leading financial services organisation in Galway and help shape the future of their Institutional and Retirement platforms — where innovation, collaboration, and technical excellence meet. As a Senior Software Engineer in Test, you’ll work at the intersection of backend, cloud, and front-end systems, helping teams deliver faster, safer, and smarter. You’ll be hands-on with modern testing frameworks like Cypress and Playwright (TypeScript) and Karate and Selenium (Java). While the organisation is migrating toward a full TypeScript stack, both skill sets are valuable — but if you’re stronger in TypeScript, even better!What You’ll DoLead QA automation efforts across multiple systems and services.Design, build, and execute functional and regression test suites that keep quality at the forefront.Collaborate with engineers, product owners, and analysts to define acceptance criteria and improve release readiness.Contribute to development of minor features in UI or Mid-Tier components.Champion Agile, CI/CD, and automation-first delivery practices.What You Bring5 years in software quality engineering or test automation.Experience with frameworks like Cypress, Playwright, Karate, Selenium, Cucumber, RestAssured, or TestNG.Proficiency in TypeScript or Java (TypeScript preferred).Solid understanding of RESTful APIs, Jenkins, AWS, and modern delivery pipelines.A collaborative mindset, attention to detail, and passion for clean, efficient automation.

API Security Analyst/EngineerLocation: Galway - hybrid 1 week onsite p/mDuration: Initial 12 month contractRate: up to €375 per day (Where code meets coffee, and APIs meet their match!) Are you the kind of engineer who sees an API vulnerability and thinks: “Not on my watch”? Do you secretly enjoy reading the OWASP Top 10 like it’s bedtime stories? If so, we’ve got the role for you. We’re on the hunt for an API Security Engineer who’s passionate about protecting APIs, building secure solutions, and outsmarting threats before they even show up to the party.What you’ll be doing (aka your superhero missions)Leading the end-to-end deployment of API Security Solutions that keep our infrastructure ironclad.Teaming up with developers, operations, and security pros to integrate smoothly into applications.Staying one step ahead of threats, from runtime nasties to traffic monitoring mayhem.Building, scripting, automating, and documenting like the engineering legend you are.Helping us bake security straight into CI/CD pipelines.Sharing your wisdom, mentoring teammates, and spreading your passion for secure coding practices.What you bring (besides snacks for the stand-up)5 years of software engineering experience (bonus points if focused on Application or API Security).Mastery of API protocols & frameworks (REST, SOAP, GraphQL, gRPC – you know them all).Jedi-level understanding of OAuth2/OIDC/JWT and OWASP API Security Top 10.Familiarity with API vulnerabilities, runtime security, and cool tech like eBPF.Experience with API testing tools (DAST, AST, Runtime Protection) – extra kudos if you’ve dabbled in pen testing, SCA, SAST, or WAFs.Strong analytical mind, collaboration chops, and the ability to make smart calls in tricky situations.A genuine passion for learning, teaching, and making security fun.What’s in it for you?The chance to shape the future of API Security in a fast-moving environment.A team that values curiosity, creativity, and coffee.The satisfaction of knowing your work keeps systems (and people) safe every single day.

Head of Product (B2B SaaS)We've partnered with a really exciting business who are working to make a big difference in everyone's online experience. They're looking for a highly experienced Head of Product with an extensive background in the B2B SaaS space. Someone who can clearly articulate a strategic vision of a product and hone in on a clients pain points. This person will lead the product side and a team of software engineers while working closely with the CTO. They will benefit from a lot of ownership and a highly agile environment. Requirements: Experienced Head of Product from B2B SaaS companiesPrevious experience in a start-up environmentGood understanding of AI/ML Technologies and intelligent systemsEarlier career background in software engineering before moving into ProductExperience/knowledge of the Trust & Safety sector would be a big plusThis is a unique opportunity to lead a product in a small but very stable start-up. It's not your everyday company you see too often, here you'll get a chance to make a meaningful impact in helping people and improving their online experiences. It's a fully remote role as long as you are based in Ireland. If you think this role could be a good fit, drop your CV across or contact Adam Whitehurst at Trust in Soda for more info.

Agile Coach/Scrum Master – HIRING ASAP Start date: ASAP Duration: 11 Months Location: 1 week in Galway office, 3 weeks working from homeRate: €550 - €590 per day ResponsibilitiesAs a Scrum Master/Delivery Lead you will need to blend deep scrum expertise with a passion for constant improvement and Delivery Excellence.In partnership with the Squad Leader and Chapter Leaders you will maintain a backlog, help to remove impediments, and lead agile events with a view to leading the team to quality deliverables.You will have responsibility for release management coordination and participate in scaling ceremonies and activities as you manage inter-dependencies across squads and product areas.You will examine and drive team performance through metrics and find opportunities for the squad to realise their full potential.This role often requires coordinating the efforts of multiple systems teams to deliver a seamlessly integrated solution to our customers.Working collaboratively with Workplace Investing product partners and chapter leaders to enable delivery of the squad's mission through well-executed sprints.Key SkillsPrevious dedicated Scrum Master experience on Software development teams is essential.Accelerating overall squad performance, efficiency, and delivery by engaging within and across squads to find opportunities to improve maturity and metrics.Maintaining and updating squad performance metrics (e.g., burn-down charts) and artifacts to ensure accurate and clear feedback to the squad members and transparency to other partners.Manage and remediate team blockers, dependencies, and risks.Manage release plans of deliverables against milestones, capacity and delivering Business value, managing expectations with proper escalation, informing key stakeholders using appropriate reporting.Managing, coordinating logistics for, and participating in agile events (e.g., backlog prioritisation, sprint planning, daily meetings, retrospectives and as appropriate, scrum of scrums)Supporting adoption, and consistent use of enabling tools (e.g., Jira, Jira Align, Confluence, MS Teams, Miro)Organising and presenting ideas and information logically and concisely to a variety of audiences, including both technical and non-technical individualsWorking closely with the squad leader and development chapter leader to plan and execute on the highest priority work as per the product roadmap.Handling multiple, competing priorities simultaneouslyCoaching and mentoring complex squads, regardless of size.Participating in a community of practice and providing scrum knowledge to members of your product area and identifying opportunities for continuous improvement within the product area.Experience working with or in agile teams with good understanding of agile practices which lead to timely delivery of quality products,Experience working with software development teams,Experience of managing project deliverables, managing delivery dates and progressAdvanced Jira experience and knowledge of agile practicesBachelor’s degree/undergraduate degree/equivalent required,Certified Scrum Master (CSM) required,You possess excellent communication and people-interaction skills, can rapidly build trust, and positively influence others at all levels of the organisation,You demonstrate a continuous improvement approach,You are an effective facilitator and can brainstorm with the team to generate solutions that address challenges and roadblocks to accelerating value delivery.You are intellectually curious and passionate about learning new skills, and model a culture of continuous learning, mentoring, and coaching.

Senior Systems EngineerWe've just had a really interesting role go live with one of our long-term clients in the financial services space.They're looking for a new systems engineer to join their Digital assets team. You'll get the chance to work closely with the engineering teams to deploy applications in production, but also coordinate with business teams to hands incident response. You'll be supporting on-prem infrastructure and production applications in the cloud. Desired Skills/Experience: Degree in computer science or other relevant discipline5 years experience in systems engineeringStrong experience deploying applications in production environmentsExperience coordinating upgrades and patches for on-prem infrastructureStrong experience with both Windows and Linux environmentsStrong scripting in Python/Groovy/ShellExperience with trading order management and FIX protocol would be a big plusThe role is Dublin based and would be a hybrid set-up. If this sounds like an interesting role for you, drop me across your CV or contact Adam Whitehurst at Trust in Soda for more info.

Senior Java Full-Stack Developer – HIRING ASAPStart date: ASAP Duration: 11-month contract Location: 1 week in Galway office, 3 weeks working from homeRate: €400 - €490 per day Summary In this role, you will be responsible for the development of quality software components that are used by Portfolio Managers, and Analysts in managing of over $100 Billion in High Yield, Credit Alternatives, and Systematic Investment Research Funds. You will have chance to engage, shape and contribute to Alphabet, our flagship portfolio construction platform. In addition to building software, you will have an opportunity to help define and implement development practices, standards, and strategies across multiple teams. ResponsibilitiesDeliver high quality, timely, cost effective and maintainable software solutions in an agile environment to meet functional and non-functional business requirements.Actively contribute to test automation code and practices.Actively contribute to engineering practices such as code and design reviews and the definition of source control strategy, environment strategy, and build and deployment pipeline.Work with product owner, technical lead and architect as required to influence technical improvements to the platform.Develop a keen understanding of the business domain you are working on and actively participate in technology discussions with business partners and other external parties.Investigate creative practices and share them with your team-mates.Key SkillsMinimum 10 years of design & development experienceYou are proficient in Java 17 and RESTful services.Expertise with Test Automation Tools and Frameworks e.g. Cypress, Playwright, MockitoExposure to messaging technology such as Kafka would be nice.Kubernetes/EKS/AWS deployment and operations management exposure a plusFinancial domain knowledge an advantage with exposure to Equities, Fixed Income or Alternative Asset classesExperience in Angular 12 and above is a plus.

Java Full-Stack Developer – HIRING ASAPStart date: ASAP Duration: 11-month contract Location: 1 week in Galway office, 3 weeks working from homeRate: €300 - €390 per day SummaryActively contribute to the code base while actively collaborating with multi-faceted team members and customers. Using your critical thinking skills to translate storyboards and use cases into applications that give Fidelity a strategic edge. ResponsibilitiesYou will lead design and implementation of software solutions that meet functional and non-functional requirements and that are aligned to the program’s strategic direction.Be responsible for application design efforts, participate in design reviews and code reviews.Fully engaging in product quality plan efforts, including test case development, design, and regression testing.Contribute to enhancing engineering practice in the areas of ATDD and CI/CD.Engaging in working with global team of developers in leading best practices for software engineering.Key SkillsMinimum 6 years’ experienceHabitually writing clean, testable, readable, and easily maintainable codeExperience with middleware Java stack, messaging technologies and web containers such as Spring Boot and Kafka.Experience with client-side tech stack: HTML, CSS/SCSS, JavaScript, Angular and NGRX and advantage.Experience working in an Agile software delivery environment, with exposure to continuous integration and continuous delivery tools such as Jenkins.Understanding of fundamental design principles for building a scalable applicationPassionate about engineering excellence with a strong understanding of object-orientated programming.