Principal Software Engineer at laserfiche – Ireland | Jobyssey

Laserfiche is looking for a Principal Software Engineer to drive the modernization of legacy Microsoft-based systems while architecting and operating scalable, resilient AWS-native cloud infrastructure. This role leads the design and implementation of next-generation platforms, leveraging deep expertise in cloud engineering, distributed systems, and modern software development practices.

As a key innovator within the engineering organization, the Principal Software Engineer embeds artificial intelligence—particularly large language models (LLMs)—into both development workflows and product capabilities, accelerating delivery, enhancing developer productivity, and enabling intelligent, data-driven features.

This position requires a hands-on leader who has successfully migrated complex systems to the cloud, possesses strong expertise in AWS services and architecture, and actively applies AI/ML technologies to solve real-world engineering challenges. The ideal candidate thrives in forward-leaning environments, shaping technical strategy while mentoring teams and setting engineering excellence standards across the organization.

About the Role - Key Responsibilities:

Platform Modernization

Lead migration of .NET / Windows-based systems to Linux and AWS
Re-architect legacy applications into cloud-native services
Move from tightly coupled systems to modular, scalable architecture

AWS-Based System Design and Delivery

Design and operate production systems using: EKS / Lambda, API Gateway, S3, RDS/Aurora
Build infrastructure using: Terraform or CloudFormation
Own CI/CD pipelines and deployment strategies using: TFS and AzureDevOps

AI-Driven Development

Use AI to write, design, and accelerate software development
Using LLMs (OpenAI, Copilot, Anthropic, etc.) for:
- Code generation and refactoring
- Test generation
- API design and documentation
- Building internal tooling that uses AI to improve developer velocity
- Leveraging AI to speed up debugging, migrations, and system design

AI-Powered Product Features

Build and integrate AI-driven capabilities into the product, such as:
- Document ingestion and semantic search (RAG)
- Workflow automation powered by LLMs
- Agentic systems that take actions across services
Design systems that combine:
- Structured data, unstructured content, AI reasoning, deterministic workflows

Content & Workflow Systems

Work with document/content management systems
Build workflow-driven pipelines (approval, routing, automation)
Enhance workflows using:
- AI classification
- Summarization
- Decision support

About You - Essential Qualifications:

Bachelor’s Degree
10+ years’ experience in software engineering
Experience migrating from Windows to Linux Environments
Experience decomposing monolithic applications into cloud architecture
Strong background in:
- C# / .NET (including modernization to .NET Core/.NET 6+)
- Backend systems and API design
Deep experience with AWS services (not just exposure)
Experience building and running production systems
Strong understanding of observability, scaling, resilience
Actively use AI tools in your development workflow
Have built at least one real AI-powered feature or system
Understand concepts like:
- RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation)
- Embeddings and vector search
- Prompt design and system orchestration
Have experimented with or built:
- Agentic workflows or multi-step AI pipelines
Able to make pragmatic tradeoffs in:
- Migration strategies
- Build vs buy decisions
Comfortable working across:
- Legacy systems
- Modern cloud platforms
- Emerging AI tooling

About Us

Laserfiche is a global leader in intelligent document management and business process automation, dedicated to helping organizations drive digital transformation. Headquartered in Long Beach, California, Laserfiche empowers businesses of all sizes—from dynamic startups to Fortune 500 enterprises—to accelerate productivity, improve collaboration, and deliver exceptional customer experiences.

Through scalable workflows, customizable digital forms, and AI-powered automation, the Laserfiche platform enables teams to simplify complex processes and operate with greater efficiency. Our no-code solutions empower employees to innovate, adapt quickly, and make data-driven decisions that move their organizations forward.

With a strong global presence and offices across North America, Europe, and Asia, Laserfiche is recognized for its commitment to innovation, quality, and customer success. Our people-first culture fosters professional growth, continuous learning, and collaboration—making Laserfiche a place where talented individuals can shape the future of digital enterprise technology.

Learn more about our team here.

Laserfiche complies with all Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action regulations. Laserfiche makes all employment decisions – such as recruiting, hiring, training, promotion, compensation, professional development practices, discipline and termination – without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, sex, pregnancy, age, creed, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic characteristic, marital status, veteran status, gender identity/expression, sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected by law, except as may be permitted by law.

Laserfiche provides reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities upon request. For more information, please contact Talent Acquisition at or 562-988-1688.

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