PGIM

Lead Software Engineer | PGIM Ireland

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Letterkenny, IrelandStaff+

Responsibilities

  • Design, develop, test, maintain, and continuously improve scalable and resilient full-stack applications, services, and batch processes.
  • Build and support .NET, SQL, and web application functionality using multi-tier architectures, modern design patterns, and secure coding practices.
  • Design, build, and maintain Microsoft Fabric data pipelines and lakehouse solutions using Data Factory, Dataflows Gen2, Spark notebooks, Lakehouse, Warehouse, and OneLake.
  • Implement medallion data architectures with data quality checks, lineage, governance, ETL/ELT, data modeling, and analytics-ready outputs for Power BI.
  • Collaborate with Product Owners to refine backlog items, acceptance criteria, delivery scope, and technical solutions.
  • Contribute to DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, operational excellence, deployment reliability, and full software lifecycle management.
  • Provide technical leadership, mentorship, architectural guidance, and technical blocker removal for engineering teams.
  • Apply test automation, code reviews, quality methodologies, risk mitigation, and secure coding standards.
  • Provide third-level production support, troubleshoot production issues, and drive process and platform improvements.
  • Partner with senior management and cross-functional stakeholders to align technology solutions with business plans and organizational goals.

Requirements

  • 7+ years of .NET development experience in financial services.
  • Experience with .NET Framework 4.6.1 or later, C#, ASP.NET MVC 5, AJAX, Windows Communication Foundation, Visual Studio 2022, JavaScript, JSON, HTML, CSS, and jQuery.
  • Experience with Python, SQL, Oracle, SQL Server, MongoDB, object-oriented programming, RESTful and event-based APIs, and service-oriented or microservices architectures.
  • Hands-on Microsoft Fabric experience covering Lakehouse, Warehouse, OneLake, Data Factory pipelines, Dataflows Gen2, PySpark, Spark SQL, and notebook-based data engineering.
  • Experience with data modeling, ETL/ELT, medallion architecture, Power BI semantic models, and DAX.
  • Knowledge of Azure cloud computing, DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, source control, and collaboration tools such as Bitbucket and GitHub.
  • Experience with Agile planning and tracking tools including Jira and MS DevOps, plus full SDLC ownership through production support.
  • Understanding of automated testing strategies, test and quality engineering methodologies, secure coding standards, and architectural principles.
  • Strong analytical, problem-solving, organization, communication, leadership, mentoring, and partnering skills.
  • Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a similar discipline.
  • Preferred experience includes advanced Microsoft Fabric capabilities such as Real-Time Intelligence, Eventstreams, KQL databases, Fabric Data Science, Microsoft Purview, Fabric Git integration, and deployment pipelines.
  • Microsoft Certified: Fabric Data Engineer Associate certification is a plus.
  • Preferred experience includes Docker, Kubernetes, Azure Kubernetes Service, Azure Container Apps, FastAPI, Django, Flask, React, GitHub Copilot, and Claude Code.

Benefits

  • Hybrid work arrangement with two days in the Letterkenny office.
  • Health insurance schemes through Laya and BUPA covering eligible day-to-day medical and hospital expenses.
  • 23 days of annual leave at full pay.
  • Pension scheme with employee contributions and employer matching up to 8% of salary, plus voluntary contribution options.
  • Annual bonus programme and Shop LK Vouchers or CleverCards, subject to eligibility.
  • Employer-paid life assurance from the start date, with beneficiary coverage of four times an employee’s salary.
  • Education Assistance Programme reimbursing eligible further education.
  • Employment offers are contingent on satisfactory references, and background checks are conducted for candidates receiving offers.

Tech Stack

AzureC#CSSDjangoDockerFastAPIFlaskHTMLJavaScriptjQueryKubernetesMicrosoft SQL ServerMongoDB.NETPythonReact

Categories

Data EngineeringFull Stack
PGIM

About PGIM

5,001-10,000 employees

PGIM builds and sells investment management products and services to institutional and individual investors worldwide. It is the global asset management business of Prudential Financial (NYSE: PRU), headquartered in Newark, NJ, with roughly $1.4 trillion in assets under management. Its multi-affiliate platform spans fixed income, equities, real estate, private credit, and alternatives delivered via separate accounts, mutual funds, ETFs, and private funds.

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