Principal Software Engineer
| Job Title: | Principal Software Engineer |
| Job ID: | 59237421 |
| Job published: | Thursday February 19, 2026 |
| Job Type: | Permanent |
| Employment type: | Full-time |
| Industry: | IT |
| Expertise: | Software Development |
| Salary Type: | annual |
| Location: | Ireland |
Job Description
GemPool is a specialist IT recruitment agency. Our client is a globally recognised media intelligence organisation and a subsidiary of a major international media group. They operate at the intersection of journalism, technology, and data, and are now building an AI-first Insights Platform to power the future of reputational intelligence, video verification, and data-driven reporting.
They are hiring a Principal Full Stack Engineer to act as the technical spearhead of this transformation. They are looking for a hands-on technical leader who thrives in ambiguity, builds high-impact systems, and mentors teams while shaping long-term strategy.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Contributing high-value production code (60–70% hands-on)
- Architecting and governing foundational systems across the organisation
- Leading AI/ML integration strategy and intelligent automation initiatives
- Setting technical standards and influencing roadmap decisions
- Mentoring engineers and fostering a culture of high performance
- Partnering with security and product to ensure scalable, secure, future-ready systems
You’ll play a central role in building products focused on:
- Reputational risk and narrative intelligence
- Video verification and authenticity at scale
- AI-powered tools for journalists and analysts
Requirements
- 10+ years of engineering experience with organisation-wide system design impact
- Strong full-stack expertise (React, TypeScript, Python and/or Ruby preferred)
- Deep experience with PostgreSQL, OpenSearch, Docker, Kubernetes, AWS
- Experience building experimental prototypes and scaling them into production SaaS products
- Proven ability to influence technical roadmaps and lead incident response
- A strong communicator who can align engineering with business strategy
If you’re excited about AI-driven product innovation, enjoy leading from the front, and want to shape the next generation of intelligent media technology, this is a rare opportunity to do so at scale.
Reach out directly to cathal.mcaliskey@gempool.ie or apply to learn more.
