Staff Engineer

Solance

Founding engineer in Dublin-based tech team at Solance rethinking financial services delivery. Leading design and development of greenfield banking service built entirely in the cloud using modern technology.

Posted 7/7/2026full-timeRemote • 🇮🇪 IrelandLeadWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSCloudCyber SecurityJavaPythonReact

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Architecture design: contribute to the creation and evolution of the architecture of our tech solutions, ensuring scalability, resilience, security, and performance.
Team mentorship: Coach engineering teams, guiding best practices in software development and engineering processes.
Code Development: Engage in hands-on coding and actively contribute to the development of core features and functionality.
Collaboration across the business: Work closely with business SMEs, Product Designers and other business stakeholders to ensure alignment of technology with business objectives.
Quality Assurance: Support and contribute to a robust testing practice and ensure adherence to coding standards throughout the development lifecycle.
Technology Research: Stay ahead of the curve by researching new technologies and recommending solutions that can enhance our offerings.
Compliance and Security: Work with compliance and risk team members to implement security measures that safeguard sensitive financial data.

Requirements

What you’ll need

10+ years deep experience in agile software design, development for AWS Cloud
Ideally 5+ years’ experience in some or all of:
Banking, payments processing, KYC, AML, Customer onboarding, UX, Data analytics
Expertise in multiple programming languages and frameworks; proficiency in Python, Java and React / Native is a significant plus.
Extensive experience in deployment, release, testing, observability and alerting principles and standards.
A proven track record in prioritising automation for velocity and quality as an investment in the business.
Extensive experience in creating and improving standards and mentoring of Software engineers in design, implementation, testing, automation, code quality and cyber security.
Extensive experience in leading engineering initiatives working closely with the Business team members.
Significant experience in converting business requirements into tech requirements with close business collaboration.
Extensive experience in developing API frameworks, zero downtime release, seamless rollback, versioning & backwards compatibility.
Strong experience in assessing and implementing improved development tooling and practices.

Benefits

Comp & perks

To become part of a startup with a bold vision to redefine the financial services landscape in Europe.
A rare opportunity to make a significant impact from day one in a greenfield EMI.
To collaborate with a passionate, driven team that values innovation and customer-centricity.
To help build a culture and workplace you’re proud to call your own.

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Hard Skills & Tools

Architecture DesignCode DevelopmentQuality AssuranceAPI Framework DevelopmentAutomation PracticesTesting PrinciplesDeployment StandardsCyber SecurityData AnalyticsKYC / AML Compliance

Soft Skills

Team MentorshipCollaborationCoaching