Software Jobs in Ireland: Who's Hiring Right Now (Oct 2026)

You want to know which Irish employers are actually hiring for software roles this month, not last year, so here is a dated snapshot from the JobRise live jobs feed taken on 14 October 2026, and these are counts of open listings, not a market survey. Treat them as a map of one feed.

The slice for Software jobs in Ireland shows 122 open listings. Of those, 84 were posted in the last 30 days and 40 in the last 7 days alone. Roughly a third of the current stock is fresh. Older roles can still be live, but newer listings get faster replies.

Who has the most open roles#

A few names dominate the feed. Some are recruiters or staffing firms rather than the end employer, so read the listing carefully before you assume who you would work for.

• Mongodb has 25 open listings, including "Technical Services Engineer", "Senior Software Engineer, Atlas API Experience - Integrations", and "Associate Technical Services Engineer II (Cloud)".
• Elastic has 21, among them "Senior Full Stack Software Developer - Observability".
• Stripe has 19, including "Staff Software Engineer - Stripe Tax" and two graduate roles: "Security Engineer, New Grad" and "Software Engineer, New Grad".
• Intercom has 9 and Klaviyo has 7.
• AMAX has 5, which reads like a staffing presence rather than a single product team.
• Anthropic has 4, split across "Staff Software Engineer, Inference" and "Senior Software Engineer, Inference".
• Asana has 4, Okta has 4, and Winthrop Technologies has 3, including "Mechanical Commissioning Engineer".

That last one deserves a pause. Not every listing under a software filter is a coding job. Data centre construction has pulled engineering roles into the same feeds because the work sits near the same tooling, so check the job description, not just the category. Read before you apply.

Where the jobs are#

Dublin holds 79 of the 122 listings. Cork has 8, North County Dublin has 2, and Listowel and Charleville have 1 each. Outside Dublin the numbers are thin. If you are job hunting in Munster, expect to compete hard for the handful of local roles or plan for remote and hybrid options where the listing allows them. That is the reality.

What the job-type mix says#

Full-time accounts for 121 of the 122 listings. There is exactly 1 contract role in this slice. That is a striking ratio. It suggests employers here are hiring for permanent headcount rather than project work, and if you prefer contracting, this snapshot will not help you much, so widen your search beyond this feed.

The mix also tells you who is hiring. Big tech and well-funded product companies dominate: Mongodb, Elastic, Stripe, Intercom, Klaviyo, Anthropic, Asana, Okta. Startups are barely visible in these counts. Agencies and staffing firms appear through names like AMAX. The public sector is not showing up in this slice at all. For broader country numbers, the JobRise Hiring Report: Ireland tracks 434 open listings across all categories, with 344 posted in the last 30 days, and software is a large slice of that total but not the whole market.

The entry-level problem#

Only 4 of 122 listings look entry-level by title. Two are at Stripe: "Security Engineer, New Grad" and "Software Engineer, New Grad". One is "Kinisla Engineering Graduate 2027" at Kinisla. That is a thin pipeline for graduates. If you are early career, you will need to apply wider, lean on referrals, and treat each of those four listings as high priority. Do it now.

How to apply this week#

Apply direct where you can. If a company posts its own careers page alongside the listing, use it. Recruiters can be useful, but a direct application puts your name in the hiring team's inbox without a middle layer, and the recruiter skims for 6 seconds before deciding who moves forward. Beat that skim.

Mirror the listing's keywords in your CV and application. If the role says "Inference", use that word. If it says "Atlas API Experience", name the equivalent work you have done in the same terms. Do not stuff keywords, but do match the language. A quick pass through a free ATS resume checker will show you whether your CV survives the filters most of these employers use.

No listing in this slice shows a salary. That is normal for this market, and it means you will need to ask about the range early, ideally at the first call. Reported software salaries in Ireland vary widely by level and city, so do not trust a single number you read online. Check current official sources and the employer's own guidance before you negotiate.

A 7-step plan#

• Pick your top 5 employers from the list above and open their listings today. Prioritise anything posted in the last 7 days.
• Rewrite your CV for each role, matching the listing's exact keywords for tools, languages, and responsibilities.
• Run your CV through the free ATS checker before you send it. Fix formatting that breaks the parse.
• Apply direct on the employer site where one exists. Note the date you applied so you can follow up.
• If you are junior, treat the 4 entry-level listings as urgent. Apply to all of them within 48 hours.
• Line up one referral per target company. A former colleague or a LinkedIn message to the hiring manager beats a cold application.
• Track everything in a spreadsheet: company, role, date applied, source, and next follow-up date.

FAQ#

How current is this data?

It is a snapshot of the JobRise live jobs feed taken on 14 October 2026. Listings change daily, so counts may differ by the time you read this.

Are all these companies hiring directly?

No. Some names in the counts are recruiters or staffing firms, such as AMAX. Read each listing to see whether the employer is the end company or an intermediary.

Where are the software jobs in Ireland concentrated?

Dublin holds 79 of the 122 open listings in this slice. Cork has 8, and the remaining few are in North County Dublin, Listowel, and Charleville.

Is there any contract work available?

Almost none in this snapshot. 121 of 122 listings are full-time, with a single contract role. Contracting demand is not visible in this feed.

What should graduates do with so few entry-level roles?

Apply to all 4 entry-level listings fast, including the two Stripe New Grad roles and the Kinisla graduate programme. Then widen your search to adjacent titles and lean on referrals to get past the filter.