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Homeoffice Senior Software Engineer - Daft.ie

Distilled · Ireland · Remote

About the job

What’s the Opportunity

Daft.ie is Ireland’s largest property portal, with a mission to make buying and selling property simple for everyone across the country. With over 3 million users visiting our website and apps every month, we’re driven by the opportunity to enhance the home buying and selling experience. If you’re excited to do impactful work that reaches hundreds of thousands of people daily, this could be the perfect role for you.


We are seeking to recruit a Backend focused Senior Software Engineer to join one of our Daft.ie development teams. The successful candidate must have a passion for building phenomenal software and will thrive in a fun, fast paced and challenging environment.


You’ll be part of one of our multi-functional delivery teams and work closely with product owners, quality engineers and like minded software engineers. We encourage everyone for their input and rely on people’s experience to further improve our process and products.


You will be able to work with the latest technologies and help build some of the most well-known and visited websites in the country. You’ll get to use your experience to develop our engineering process, influence decisions when building new features and ensure the scalability and availability of the platforms.


What will I be doing

Software Engineers at Distilled build the core services to support our different products, websites and apps. We strive to use the best technologies for a job and are continuously upgrading our technology stack.


Here’s just some of the things you’ll work on:

  • Build and maintain features and products across our platforms.
  • Ensure the codebase is clean, scalable and secure.
  • Work with other like minded developers as part of an Agile team.
  • Work with our product, quality and site reliability teams.


What skills and experience do I need

  • At least 5 years proven ability in a similar role.
  • Excellent knowledge of Java and Object Oriented design principles.
  • Experience and understanding of MVC, IoC and ORM frameworks.
  • Solid understanding of databases such as PostgreSQL or MongoDB.
  • Experience building RESTful APIs.
  • A self-starter with an analytical approach who is comfortable working on their own initiative and handling their time effectively.
  • Excellent interpersonal, teamwork and collaboration skills.
  • A degree or masters in Computer Science/Engineering or a related field.
  • A passion for technology and a hunger to adopt new industry trends.

Advantage if you have:

  • Experience using Spring, ElasticSearch, AWS, Docker and container orchestration systems such as Kubernetes or OpenShift.
  • Experience using Jenkins or GitHub Actions for CI/CD.
  • Experience building microservices and working with messaging queues.
  • Experience of Prometheus / Grafana for monitoring/alarming of services.
  • A degree or Masters in Computer Science/Engineering or a related field.


What’s it like to work here

You will have the opportunity to work with one of Ireland's fastest growing Internet companies. You will get the chance to create a significant contribution to our strategic direction. Projects are exciting and employees are given wide scope for creativity and innovation


Benefits - what you can expect

  • Our goal is to maintain a culture where people look forward to work – whether in our centrally located office in Dublin or working remotely, which is optional for all employees.
  • We do that by making Distilled a place you'll be listened to and trusted to do your job. Where you can have fun, learn and feel appreciated. And where you get focused career development, growth and progression opportunities.
  • We understand that the tools you have to do your job can make a difference too. So while MacBooks are our standard, we’re happy to get you the equipment you need to do your job.
  • We want you to feel confident that this is the right place for you, your career, your wellbeing and your future.
  • Above all, your health and wellbeing are at the forefront of how we build the business. That means looking after you while you're here and later in life. So you'll receive life insurance, fully-paid healthcare and a 5% contribution towards your pension.


More about Distilled

We exist to make buying and selling in Ireland simple.


We put our people first, creating an inclusive environment where we can develop products that put our users first. We value people’s work and time, creating a community where they have an opportunity to make an impact and grow.


Our challenge is to enhance our market-leading products using insights and empathy to present our users with the perfect match.What we build is technology, but what we do is create connections for life’s most meaningful moments. We are Distilled and we bring people together.


Our Values

We have five core values: We have a growth mindset. We like to simplify things and make things happen. We collaborate across teams, business units and brands. We're passionate about what we do.


These values give us a framework for leadership and daily decision making. They embody how we behave and present ourselves — as individuals and as a business — both internally and externally for our colleagues, our users and our customers.



We are a diverse bunch of people here in Distilled, and we want to continue to attract and retain a diverse range of people into our Company. We do not discriminate based on gender, marital status, family status, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability, race and membership of the Traveller community.