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The International team is seeking a talented and driven Principal Software Development Engineer to join new Dublin office and lead exciting product initiatives for our Canadian and UK markets and play a key role in establishing the office’s culture.\nIn this role, you’ll be responsible for leading the full software development lifecycle -across both the frontend and backend -\ncollaborating with Engineering and Product peers to design innovative solutions and tackle complex challenges for our dealer-facing products.\nWe are looking for candidates who are able to learn and adapt quickly, and collaborate with other engineers to deliver solutions. Some examples of potential project opportunities:\nBuilding new, full-stack features for dealer products from the ground up Integrating with existing services and expanding functionality using React, TypeScript, and Java Designing and implementing integrations with third-party APIs and partners, building applications with Remix. \nModernizing and rearchitecting current systems to leverage cloud technologies like AWS As a principal engineer on this team, you will own projects from conception to completion, working closely with other engineers and product partners, in Dublin and in the US, to deliver impactful solutions for the international business. \nSuccess in this role requires a balance of deep technical expertise and strong business judgement to guide teams in making strategic technology decisions that align with both immediate and future product needs. \nYou must quickly learn and adapt to new challenges, working closely with engineers and stakeholders to translate requirements into scalable solutions. \nCar expertise is welcome but isn't required; what matters most is your passion for technology, your commitment to engineering excellence, and your drive to have a real impact. \nWhat you'll do\nWork closely with engineers, product managers, and stakeholders across the company to refine new product requirements and transform them into effective technical solutions. \nOwn the full development lifecycle from refining initial concepts and architecting advanced features as robust microservices and modern web applications (Java/React/TypeScript), to implementing and delivering practical, high-quality systems. \nContribute to high standards of quality by ensuring code is reliable, performant, and well-tested, with automated tests across the testing pyramid that ensure strong production health of our systems.\nPromote a culture of observability and operation excellence by helping teams leverage metrics to diagnose, mitigate, and resolve challenging production issues across multiple services and boost operational excellence. \nUse AI technologies, optimizing the software development process and driving greater efficiency across teams. \nMentor engineers by offering guidance, actionable feedback, and insightful recommendations to support sound technical decision-making in the new Dublin hub. \nWhat you'll bring:\n 8+ years of experience as a professional Software Engineer, including 3+ years serving as a technical lead or principal engineer. \nDeep full-stack expertise working with Java and TypeScript (or similar languages) and frameworks such as Spring Boot, Hibernate, and React. \n5+ years of experience designing, building, deploying, scaling, testing, and evolving distributed systems using service-oriented architecture in 24/7 production environments. \n2+ years of experience using cloud infrastructure technologies such as AWS, Terraform or similar cloud services. 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