Lead Product Software Engineer

Location & Eligibility

This position offers flexible work options anywhere across Ireland, allowing you to work fully remote, in-office, or a hybrid of both depending on your preference. Please note that candidates must have a valid right to work in Ireland as no work permit sponsorship is available for this role.

About the Opportunity

Brightflag is transforming how top global companies handle legal expenditures. We are searching for a Lead Product Software Engineer who will play a pivotal role in shaping the engineering foundation of our platform. This critical leadership position combines hands-on engineering, research & development, and architectural planning to deliver scalable, production-ready systems. You will collaborate in a dynamic, innovative engineering environment alongside architects, senior developers, product managers, data scientists, and infrastructure experts.

In your leadership capacity, you will manage a cross-functional group of 4-5 engineers encompassing backend, frontend, and QA disciplines ranging from junior to senior levels. You will foster their technical growth and lead the team in meeting high standards of delivery quality and reliability. This role involves continuous coordination across various teams to align on product and technical strategies while embracing advanced techniques including performance optimization and cloud-native architectures on AWS. Your team will utilize cutting-edge technology and AI to enhance the engineering workflow.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead your team to consistently deliver high-quality features on schedule.
• Establish and guide the technical vision for your team's domain in partnership with architects, ensuring scalable architecture that supports business growth.
• Maintain high quality standards and oversee the reliability and failure rates of your team’s output.
• Manage and coach 4–5 direct reports, providing clear performance assessments and candid feedback to foster a culture of continuous improvement.
• Encourage technical curiosity and collaboration while matching projects to individual growth trajectories.
• Advocate and align team efforts with product management, data science, and wider engineering leadership.
• Balance active technical involvement with effective delegation to avoid bottlenecks.
• Integrate AI tools thoughtfully to boost team efficiency and output quality.

Required Skills and Experience

• Over 10 years of experience in software engineering with specialization in backend, frontend, or QA, coupled with the ability to provide technical guidance across all disciplines.
• Proven leadership experience as a team lead or line manager responsible for delivery, including managing challenging performance issues.
• Deep knowledge of the software development lifecycle and engineering best practices.
• Proven success in resolving complex technical challenges impacting production systems, including scalability, reliability, and performance.
• Strong understanding of software architectures, deployment strategies, and cloud environments, preferably AWS.
• Experience working with large-scale enterprise or SaaS applications, particularly those that leverage data or AI technologies.
• Demonstrated record of technical innovation through developing frameworks, tools, or methodologies that enhance system or delivery efficiency.
• Excellent communication skills, capable of leading teams and influencing technology direction beyond immediate responsibilities.
• Experience engaging with senior stakeholders to represent team efforts.
• Personal commitment to ongoing learning and exploration of emerging technologies.

Preferred Qualifications (Bonus)

• Familiarity with Java and current backend architectural patterns.
• Experience in fast-paced, high-growth company environments.
• Knowledge of Elastic Stack, AWS messaging/event services (SNS, SQS, EventBridge), and containerization with Docker.
• Exposure to AI-driven applications, machine learning, or handling large-scale data processing workflows.

Life at Brightflag

• Opportunity to significantly influence company direction and product innovation.
• Challenges that promote career growth in a rapidly expanding business.
• Trust and autonomy to tackle complex problems independently.
• An inclusive, friendly, and values-led workplace culture.
• Competitive remuneration package.
• 25 days of paid annual leave.
• Participation in employer pension plan.
• Access to Tax Saver and Cycle-to-Work schemes.
• Comprehensive health, life, and long-term illness income protection insurance.
• Flexible working arrangements balancing home and office as you prefer.
• Wellbeing initiatives including a stipend program.

Diversity and Inclusion

Brightflag values diverse perspectives and is committed to fostering an inclusive workplace that does not discriminate based on gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, religion, family status, age, disability, or race.

About Brightflag

Brightflag is an AI-enabled enterprise legal management platform helping corporate legal departments improve clarity, efficiency, and control. Our patented AI technology, developed over extensive expert collaboration, supports in-house legal teams with matter and spend management plus improved collaboration with external counsel. Brightflag forms part of Wolters Kluwer’s Legal & Regulatory division, a leading global provider of professional software and information services.

Interview Process

Candidates must participate authentically without AI assistance or external prompts during interviews, which may include onsite sessions at Wolters Kluwer offices. Use of AI-generated responses or help during interviews will result in disqualification.