Software Engineer (Backend)

Title: Software Engineer Location: Galway, Ireland

Location: Galway, Ireland Employment: Full time

Be the one building AI-powered experiences where they matter most.

At Genesys, we help organizations create better customer experiences through AI-powered experience orchestration. Our platform connects people, systems, data and AI to help organizations deliver more personalized service, improve operational efficiency and build stronger customer relationships.

Help build, support and operate technology used by more than 8,000 organizations in over 100 countries – moving AI from possibility to production in real-world enterprise environments every day.

Job Title: Software Engineer (Backend) Department & Team: JM & EDP — Journey Data Team Location: Galway (Flexible, 2–3 office days per week)

Summary

We are looking for a talented Software Engineer to join the Journey Data team at Genesys.

You will be responsible for helping to build out the Genesys Cloud’s Event Data Platform, a key pillar for Agentic Orchestration in Genesys.

You will work closely with a team of engineers and product managers to ideate, build, operate, and scale customer-facing features across the full software development lifecycle.

You will get the opportunity to work with exciting technologies like Amazon Web Services (cloud computing), Jenkins (CI/CD), New Relic & Sumo Logic (monitoring/telemetry), and a wide array of proprietary Genesys software.

You will be part of our transition into an AI-assisted world, helping us adopt and develop new AI tooling like Skills, Agents, and MCPs to redefine the way we work, deliver software, and bring intelligence into our products.

About Our Team

Our team is key contributor to the Event Data Platform, mainly centred around Customer Journey.

Some of our key focus areas include Customer Segmentation – grouping customers by shared attributes and behaviours to provide context and enrichment for personalisation across both traditional and agentic orchestration, and Predictive Engagement – proactively engaging with web and mobile visitors to provide assistance at critical points in their customer journey.

Minimum Requirements

• 2+ years of industry experience in software engineering.
• Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Data Science, or a related discipline.
• Demonstrated proficiency with Java and Spring Boot (or other similar languages and frameworks) for backend software systems.
• Demonstrated proficiency with multi-layered testing approaches: unit, integration, and user-acceptance testing.
• Experience implementing event-driven architecture patterns and REST APIs.
• Experience integrating with Cloud-based technologies for deploying and managing software systems.
• Experience deploying and shipping code using modern CI/CD processes and technologies.
• Experience building databases and designing scalable and efficient access patterns.
• Proactive, self-driven learner with strong problem-solving and critical thinking skills, able to adopt new technologies and navigate ambiguity in an agile environment.
• Demonstrated awareness of modern AI technologies and their implications (safety, privacy, reliability), with role-appropriate skills developed through training and applied practice.
• Cross-functional collaboration skills, able to work effectively with product, design, QA, and other teams to drive shared outcomes.
• Confident communicator with the ability to present technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Independent worker who drives initiatives to completion with minimal oversight.

Desirable Skills

• Experience building agentic AI systems (Agents, Skills, MCPs integrations), using them to improve engineering workflows, and enhance user-facing product capabilities.
• Experience implementing common resiliency patterns in distributed microservice architectures: circuit breakers, bulkheads, rate limiting, and retries.
• Experience implementing NoSQL database design, access patterns, and data modelling for high-throughput, low-latency workloads.
• Experience maintaining services end-to-end, from technical design contribution through to production observability.
• Experience with performance optimisation and troubleshooting production systems at scale.
• Experience integrating Amazon Web Services (or similar): EC2, Lambda, DynamoDB, ElastiCache, SQS, SNS, EventBridge, IAM, CloudFormation into software systems.
• Experience implementing and leveraging supporting technologies (or similar): Jenkins, Terraform, New Relic, OpenTelemetry, Sumo Logic, Kafka, Avro, Resilience4j, Swagger/OpenAPI.
• Experience writing and owning infrastructure-as-code: designing modules, managing state, and handling multi-environment deployments.
• Experience writing in other programming languages used in supporting services: JavaScript/TypeScript, Python, Groovy.

Our Benefits

At Genesys, we’re committed to supporting your well-being, growth, and work–life balance. Our comprehensive benefits package includes:

• Flexible work options – Choose what works for you with hybrid schedules, work-from-home flexibility, and the option to collaborate onsite in our state-of-the-art Galway office.
• Career development & growth – Access continuous learning opportunities, mentoring, and clear paths for advancement.
• Competitive pension scheme – Invest in your future with an excellent employer-supported pension plan.
• Annual bonus program – Be rewarded for your impact and contributions.
• Comprehensive health coverage – Including private health insurance, access to company dental plan, and wellness supports.
• Financial protection – Enjoy Income Protection and Life Assurance, along with access to dedicated financial planning resources to help you make confident, informed decisions about your future.
• Family-friendly policies – Generous paid maternity and paternity.

Working at Genesys

• AI at enterprise scale – Build, support and operate AI-powered technology used by more than 8,000 organizations worldwide. 150+ new AI features were released in the last fiscal year.
• A flexible-first culture – Join a global team of nearly 7,000 employees with flexible ways of working designed to help people do their best work.
• Growth in the AI era – Build future-ready skills through mentorship, learning programs, leadership development and education support.
• Time to recharge and give back – Benefits include paid volunteer time, August Free Fridays, well-being resources and regionally tailored programs for employees and their families.
• Recognized globally – Genesys is Great Place to Work® certified in 17 countries and 94% of employees are proud to tell others they work at Genesys.

Learn more about our culture, AI innovation and sustainability commitments through our Careers site and Sustainability Report.

What Happens After You Apply

After you apply, here's what you can typically expect:

• Our Talent Acquisition team reviews your application with the hiring team.
• A Talent Acquisition Partner will review your application and, if your background is aligned, schedule a Zoom interview.
• Next, you'll meet the hiring manager and other members of the interview team.
• We aim to keep the process focused and respectful of your time, with no more than five interviews in most cases.
• After interviews are complete, our team will follow up with the final steps.
• Every application is reviewed by a person. Response times may vary by role and location, but our team will keep you informed throughout the process.

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About Genesys

Genesys® empowers more than 8,000 organizations worldwide to create the best customer and employee experiences. Genesys Cloud™ is the Agentic Orchestration Platform that securely connects people, systems, data and AI across the enterprise with built-in governance and control. As a result, organizations can drive customer loyalty, growth and retention while increasing operational efficiency and teamwork across human and AI workforces. To learn more, visit.

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