Principal Software Engineer – Remote First, Scalable AI Platforms

Permanent ¦¦ Remote First ¦¦ Ireland

€100,000 – €110,000 DOE

TechHeads is partnering with an innovative product company to hire a Principal Software Engineer who will play a central role in shaping the technical direction of a rapidly scaling AI-powered SaaS platform. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced engineer who enjoys combining deep technical expertise with strategic influence across a growing engineering organisation.

This role offers a blend of hands-on engineering and technical leadership. You’ll help define platform architecture, guide engineering standards, and drive technical decision-making while continuing to build systems using Node.js, AWS and microservices in a modern cloud environment. Allowing you to hold a position of significant influence and ownership while remaining close to the code.

This is a remote-first role for engineers based in Ireland, offering high ownership, technical influence, and the opportunity to help scale an innovative AI platform within a collaborative and ambitious engineering team.

Requirements:

• 8+ years’ experience in software engineering, with deep expertise in Node.js
• Proven experience architecting and scaling distributed, cloud-native systems (AWS preferred)
• Strong background designing microservices architectures
• Familiarity with DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and secure coding principles
• Based in Ireland with an EU Passport or Stamp 4 Visa

Compensation and Benefits:

Salary: €100,000 – €110,000 DOE

Benefits: Bonus, Equity Scheme, Pension and more

If you would like to be considered for this position, please share a copy of your updated CV to thomas@techheads.ie