Full Stack Lead Engineer- Client Systems

Full Stack Lead Engineer - Client Systems

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As part of our continued investment in Ireland, KKR is launching a Technology & Engineering Centre of Excellence in Dublin. This new hub will play a central role in building the world's first technology platform engineered to manage over one trillion dollars in alternative AUM. Areas of focus include investment technology, portfolio construction and management, liquidity solutions, risk analytics, and advanced data platforms.

This is an exceptional opportunity to join a growing team within one of the world's leading investment firms. You will contribute to high-visibility, strategic initiatives that are critical to the success of KKR's business, working alongside a talented group of professionals.

We're committed to attracting and developing top-tier technology talent in Ireland. We're looking for exceptional engineers who are passionate about innovation, thrive in collaborative environments, and want to work on some of the most interesting challenges in financial technology. Over the coming weeks, we will be meeting with outstanding engineers across the region to introduce KKR's technology vision and identify candidates whose interests and skills align with our teams. Our goal is to ensure you are matched with a role and team where your contributions will have the greatest impact — and where you will be supported to grow and succeed. We look forward to welcoming our global technology leadership team to Dublin in early August to meet with selected candidates in person.

KKR's Technology organization is a group of technologists and product managers unified by a shared mission to deliver exceptional products and solutions that drive value for our stakeholders, clients, and investors. Our culture emphasizes collaboration, continuous learning, and delivering high-quality, impactful solutions. Our global footprint fosters diverse ideas and viewpoints in product and solution delivery.

As a member of this global team, you will contribute to a collaborative, innovation-driven environment with intellectual curiosity, open communication, and a focus on delivering with impact. You will uphold high standards of excellence while learning from others.

KKR is looking to add a talented Full Stack Lead Engineer to our Client Portal team. Our global agile team builds and supports web applications for internal and external clients. You'll work on a cloud-native tech stack of micro front-ends and services leveraging AWS Lambda and modern CI/CD approaches. We use a JavaScript stack, with React on the front end and Node on the back end. As a Lead Engineer, you will help set the standard for engineering excellence across the organization, collaborating with product managers and other stakeholders to scale our platform and deliver impactful features.

• Write and review code, and deploy systems that facilitate the business
• Participate in application design and architecture reviews
• Engage in an agile, iterative software development process
• Inspire excellence through leadership and coaching/mentorship
• Collaborate with business, product, and engineering stakeholders
• Break down complex problems into simple, creative, and effective solutions
• Build solutions for high availability, observability, and maintainability
• Provide support for all aspects of the part of the platform you own

• 7+ years of software engineering experience
• 5+ years working with modern front-end technologies
• At least 2 years of experience with cloud-based service-oriented architecture
• Bachelor's degree or higher in a technical field (Engineering/Mathematics/Computer Science)
• Strong background in databases and data pipelines
• Experience in designing, delivering, and securing data-rich web applications
• Interest in finance, hardworking and eager to learn in a fast-paced, innovative commercial environment
• Strong communication skills for interacting with business stakeholders
• Ability to think strategically and act tactically with exceptional attention to detail
• Demonstrated curiosity, analytical skills, and resourcefulness with a proven record of ownership and the ability to deliver results in a fast-paced and dynamic business environment

KKR is an equal opportunity employer. Individuals seeking employment are considered without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, or any other category protected by applicable law.

• Mid-Senior level

• Full-time

• Engineering and Information Technology

Location: Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland