Principal Engineer

About Solance :

Solance is redefining financial services for the B2B market, with a dedicated focus on family offices and corporate service providers - sectors often overlooked by traditional banks. We are currently in the process of obtaining an EMI (Electronic Money Institution) license in the UK and Ireland, with a long-term vision to evolve into a fully licensed bank. Our mission is to combine the technological advantages of a neobank with the personalized, high-touch service of a private bank - delivering exceptional personalised support, tailored to the specific needs of our clients.

About this role :

This is a career-defining opportunity to join Solance as a founding engineer in a brand-new Dublin-based tech team. You’ll report directly to the CTO and lead the design and development of a greenfield, full-suite Banking Service—built entirely in the cloud using a modern Java-based, automated tech stack.

Why this role matters :

This is more than just building software – we're rethinking how banking is delivered. You’ll play a key role in shaping a resilient, scalable, and secure platform that raises the bar for customer experience in financial services. Your work will directly with the CTO, influence the architecture, engineering culture and long-term technology vision of the company.

What’s exciting about this role :

• Greenfield + Cloud-native – zero legacy systems, full freedom to build the right architecture from scratch using AWS best practices.
• Java at the core – get deep into hands-on development with Java and modern frameworks. Build a robust SRE and automation environment to support this.
• Real ownership – influence high-impact decisions and own the results. from system design to automated infrastructure to UX to security, compliance and beyond.
• Founding team – help create a modern engineering culture grounded in business curiosity, technical excellence, mentorship and automate-first thinking.
• End-to-end scope – work across API development, zero-downtime deployments, SRE & Test automation and whatever else comes your way. You will have direct access to a growing team of onsite engineers and business leaders up to and including the CEO who is our founder and product evangelist.

We are business-curious people who love what we work at. We are committed to scalable solutions and solving tough problems. We value action over analysis and respect for people is key to our success. We are working together to build something meaningful for banking customers, from the ground up.

Requirements

Your Responsibilities :

As the Principal Engineer, your role will encompass the following :

Requirements :

Why Join Us?

Let’s build the future of banking together!