Staff Engineer

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 (assets under management). 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 and are 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.

KKR's Dublin office provides best-in-class services and solutions to internal stakeholders and clients, drives organization-wide process efficiency and transformation, and reflects KKR's global culture and values of teamwork and innovation.

KKR is looking to add a talented Full Stack Staff Engineer to its Technology team. Our agile team is responsible for delivering solutions to enable investment strategy, portfolio management and operations, providing differentiated outcomes to internal and external clients. You'll work on a cloud-native tech stack of microservices leveraging Kubernetes and modern CI/CD. We primarily use React on the frontend and Python on the backend. As a Staff Engineer, you will help further the standard for engineering excellence across the organization.

• Write and review code, and deploy systems that facilitate our business
• Participate in application design and architecture reviews
• Engage in an agile, iterative software development process
• Inspire excellence through strong leadership and coaching/mentorship
• Collaborate closely 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
• 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)
• Advanced knowledge of an object-oriented programming language (such as Python) with a proven track record of delivering high-quality data applications
• Strong background in databases and data pipelines
• Exposure to web programming and related frameworks (e.g. HTML, JS, React); full-stack experience a strong plus
• Experience in designing, delivering, and securing data-rich web applications
• Interest in finance, hard-working and eager to learn in a fast-paced environment
• Strong communication skills for interacting with business stakeholders
• Ability to think strategically and act tactically with 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 environment

• Mid-Senior level

• Full-time

• Engineering and Information Technology

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.