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Principal Software Engineer

Operative

Operative

Software Engineering
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Posted on Mar 10, 2025

Company Overview

300+ media companies as clients, $40+ billion in revenue processed, 25,000+ worldwide users.

Operative is a revenue accelerant for media companies around the world. No other software company in AdTech space, brings a comparable depth of experience to create truly innovative software that performs across all platforms, revenue models and business units. We are a SAAS (Software as a Service) platform which helps clients manage advertisements both in the linear (TV) and digital space. We have been in the market for over two decades and have 1100+ employees with 12 offices spread across the globe. Operative is proud to play a pivotal role in the way advertising is bought, sold and managed across media industry.

JOB SUMMARY

We are looking for a Principal Software Engineer -Java with experience in developing high concurrency, high performance applications that are database- intensive and have interactive, browser-based clients. You will be part of and lead a talented software team that works on mission-critical applications.

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Design and program Java/J2EE based applications
  • Architecture, design and programming in fast-paced dynamic environment in both front end and back end technologies.
  • Design and implementation of Java/J2EE/Microservices based application
  • Work extensively using Spring/Spring-boot/ORM
  • Work on UI/UX frameworks using Angular 2 or above version/ React.
  • Design and development APIs.
  • Propose, design and test applications to ensure data quality and systems reliability.
  • Contribute to planning, design, implementation, testing, operations, and process improvement as a Scrum lead.
  • Experience in leading small teams. Mentor other developers.

COMPETENCIES

Must have skills:

  • Must have strong working experience in Core Java/J2EE based applications
  • Must have working experience in Multithreading and Object-oriented programming concepts
  • Must have hands on experience in RDBMS(Mysql/Redshift/MongoDB/NoSQl)
  • Must have good hands-on experience in Unix/Linux (OS)
  • Must have strong hands on experience in Spring/Spring boot framework
  • Must have hands on experience in Microservices Architecture and Testdriven development.
  • Must have strong hands on experience in RESTful Web Services
  • Must have hands on experience in Microservices Architecture and Testdriven development.
  • Must have working experience in Scrum/Agile environment

Good to have/ Desired skills:

  • Good to have working experience in technologies like AWS architecture, Kafka, Containerization (Docker & Kubernetes)
  • Experience with on-line advertising technologies or large-scale workflow systems would be a big plus
  • Knowledge on version management tools like GitHub would be highly desirable

EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION AND EXPERIENCE

Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science or equivalent

Holding a Java Certification would be a plus

8+years of relevant experience in Java and related technologies

Why join us ?

  • Operative is a technology-oriented product organization that believes in empowering its people
  • We use the latest tech stack and empower our engineers to learn, work and ideate on new technologies available in the market
  • We provide flexi work schedules and remote working to encourage work life balance
  • We are an equal opportunities employer and recruit based on the experience and skill set.
  • We offer a competitive salary and benefits package

Please apply online and upload your CV.

“Operative is a merit-first, equal opportunity employer; diverse applications are encouraged.”

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