The position is based in our development center in Dublin and may require some international travel to other CITCO locations.
About You
You are an experienced software engineering leader who combines hands-on technical expertise with strong technical and people leadership and sound judgement to lead the delivery of complex solutions.
Required Skills
Proven experience as a senior technical leader
Remains hands-on across architecture, design, development, code review, troubleshooting and production support, leading by example through direct participation in delivery.
Mentors and coaches developers through active collaboration and technical leadership.
Drives engineering excellence through modern development practices, automated testing, CI/CD and continuous improvement.
Partners with business stakeholders to translate complex business requirements into robust technical solutions.
Demonstrable experience effectively utilizing AI-assisted development tools to improve developer productivity, code quality, testing and documentation.
Experience integrating LLM and agentic AI capabilities into proof-of-concept, MVP or production solutions where they provide measurable business value.
Ability to apply sound engineering judgement when reviewing, validating and deploying AI-generated outputs.
Appreciation of the security, privacy, governance and compliance considerations associated with enterprise AI adoption.
Demonstrable experience of the following
Accurately estimating size/complexity of software development projects
Delivering complex software projects on time, within budget and agreed scope with low production defect rates.
Strong technical understanding of the following
Event-driven architecture and asynchronous integration patterns
Web services, REST/GraphQL, with either .NET or Python
React-based Front End development
Serverless architecture, preferably on AWS
Data security and privacy best practices, data governance and compliance requirements
Outstanding troubleshooting skills and adaptability and willingness to learn new technologies
Excellent communication skills with the ability to interact effectively throughout the organization at all levels.
Must be able to handle multiple assignments simultaneously, have strong organizational skills and effective delegation of tasks to team members
Demonstrates competence in key areas of management and leadership expertise including: relationship and conflict management, communication, quality management, risk management, and the achievement of targets
Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or equivalent
The following skills are a plus
Working knowledge of accounting and reporting principles in the Private Equity area
Working knowledge of performance fee, management fee, carry and equivalent calculations
Ability to effectively convey information of a highly technical nature to non-technical audiences
What Success Looks Like
Within your first 12 months you will
Deliver strategic software solutions on a regular release cycle with high quality and low production defect rates.
Prove ability to grasp complex business requirements and turn them into functional and secure solutions through appropriate application of AI-assisted development tools.
Contribute directly to the design and implementation of cloud-native solutions.
Help establish engineering practices that improve both delivery speed and software quality.
Mentor engineers through active technical collaboration and example.
The successful candidate will be collaborative, self-motivated and comfortable working in a fast-paced global environment. They will enjoy solving complex problems, building strong relationships across teams and helping others succeed. They will combine initiative, sound judgement and a strong sense of ownership with a commitment to engineering excellence.
