COMPANY OVERVIEW
KKR is a leading global investment firm that offers alternative asset management as well as capital markets and insurance solutions. KKR aims to generate attractive investment returns by following a patient and disciplined investment approach, employing world-class people, and supporting growth in its portfolio companies and communities. KKR sponsors investment funds that invest in private equity, credit and real assets and has strategic partners that manage hedge funds. KKR’s insurance subsidiaries offer retirement, life and reinsurance products under the management of Global Atlantic Financial Group. References to KKR’s investments may include the activities of its sponsored funds and insurance subsidiaries.
The Client Systems team serves as the technology backbone that powers KKR’s end-to-end client lifecycle — from initial prospecting through onboarding, reporting, servicing, and offboarding. We design and deliver integrated solutions that enable firm growth, operational efficiency, and seamless client experiences. As part of KKR’s continued innovation in investment operations, the team is embarking on a strategic initiative to design and build a next-generation Business Process Management (BPM) platform. This new system will streamline and orchestrate core operational processes—both human and system-centric—across our global investment ecosystem.
POSITION OVERVIEWWe are seeking a Principal Software Engineer to lead the architecture, design, and build-out of KKR’s new BPM platform. This role requires a leader with a proven record of designing and building systems or major features from scratch, as well as deep expertise in workflow automation, orchestration, and integration across complex enterprise environments.
The ideal candidate combines hands-on technical excellence with strong architectural vision, capable of scaling platforms that drive automation and connectivity across KKR’s client onboarding, fund operations, and investment workflows.
You will work closely with global engineering teams, product managers, and business stakeholders to deliver a resilient, scalable platform that enhances efficiency, compliance, and client experience.
RESPONSIBILITIES- Technical Excellence: Solve complex business problems with elegant and intuitive technical solutions. Continuously refine the implementation to align with business needs.
- Engineering Leadership: Oversee a team of product focused software engineers responsible for the client onboarding experience. Ensure the team’s accountability for the full software development lifecycle of their products—including design, development, test, support, and iterative improvements—while maintaining a consistent user experience and connectivity with other applications in the ecosystem and client lifecycle.
- Continuous Improvement: Share your passion for staying on top of tech trends, experimenting with and learning new technologies, participating in internal & external technology communities, mentoring other members of the engineering community
- Vendor and Partner Integrations: Help lead buy vs. build assessments, select the right partners, and manage ongoing vendor relationships to ensure high-quality resilient integrations that minimize time to value
- Platform-Mindset: Ensure technical decisions are in line with the broader Client Lifecycle Product and Technology vision, focusing on interoperability and scalability across teams and tools.
- Technology and Company-Wide Contribution: Actively contribute to Technology and company-wide priorities, offering input beyond the immediate engineering role to support broader company objectives and initiatives.
- Experience: 10+ years of building enterprise-grade software solutions with a strong focus on architecture, design, and development.
- Database Expertise: Data modelling and migrations in Relational (SQL) and non-Relational (NoSQL) paradigms
- Hands-On Technical Skills: Demonstrated ability to actively contribute to codebases, solving complex technical challenges with innovative solutions.
- Programming Languages: Expertise in modern backend languages such as NodeJS, Python, or similar.
- Cloud-Native Development: Proven experience building applications on public cloud platforms, with a preference for AWS.
- Product-Centric Design: Ability to drive client-focused product design in an agile environment.
- Mentorship & Leadership: Skilled in mentoring engineers on secure, reliable, and scalable software development practices.
- Innovation & Creativity: Promotes the adoption of cutting-edge technologies and encourages innovative problem-solving.
- Effective Communication: Ability to convey complex technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- BPM Expertise: Experience with Appian or similar BPM platforms.
- Strong Communication Skills: Exceptional verbal and written communication abilities.
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KKR Dublin, Dublin, IRL Office
19/20 Earlsfort Terrace, Saint Kevin's, Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
