Back End Developer - Python/C#

Barden is delighted to partner with a fast-growing software company in Cork as they look to hire a Senior Software Engineer.

They have a strong engineering team in Cork and are continuing to build it out as the business scales. AI capabilities are being embedded across their products, so this is a very exciting stage to join.

“What we build over the next couple of years becomes the foundation for every product we have. We want an engineer who has run services in production and fixes problems at the source rather than working around them.” – Director of Software Engineering

ABOUT THE ROLE

• Build and scale the backend services that products run on.
• Design reliable, well-structured APIs and integrations.
• Help embed AI capabilities across the product suite.
• Own what you ship, from build through to production.
• Join a collaborative engineering team that is still growing.

ABOUT THE PERSON

• 7-10+ years of experience in software engineering.
• Strong background in backend services and production systems.
• Their environment is mainly Python and C#/.NET, but they are flexible on programming background for strong backend engineers.
• Actively using AI in your day-to-day engineering work, with tools like Claude Code, Cursor, and Notion, and able to speak comfortably about your experience.

OTHER DETAILS

• Hybrid working: 3 days per week in the Cork office.
• AI-first engineering culture, with the latest tools part of the daily toolkit.

Interested? Please apply through the link or contact rachel.mcguckian@Barden.ie for a confidential conversation.