operative
Principal Software Architect (Frontend)
United States · Principal
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 20 days ago
TypeScriptJavaReactVue.jsAngularCSSSpringAWSKubernetesGraphQLRESTKafkaAgentic AIDesign SystemsAccessibilityLeadershipMentoring
About the role
- Built on a modern, cloud-native SaaS architecture with microservices at its core, the Operative platform is engineered to handle the scale and operational demands of the world's largest broadcasters and publishers.
- Frontend engineering is a priority area for investment at Operative.
- Provide mentorship and technical guidance to frontend engineers across the broader global team
Responsibilities
- Define and own the frontend architecture, including component models, state management patterns, build tooling, performance standards, and testing strategy
- Collaborate closely with UX and Product teams to develop a deep understanding of design systems and user workflows, translating that understanding into clean, maintainable implementation patterns
- Drive the adoption of AI-assisted development practices within the frontend engineering team, and contribute to defining the user experience layer for Operative's agentic AI capabilities
- Establish and uphold code quality standards through design reviews, tooling, documentation, and hands-on example
- Identify and drive high-impact improvements to the existing frontend independently, from assessment through delivery
- Serve as the primary technical liaison between design and engineering disciplines, ensuring alignment between intent and execution
Requirements
- 10 or more years of software engineering experience with significant depth in frontend architecture and development
- Prior experience providing senior technical leadership within distributed or globally distributed engineering teams
- Proven ability to establish durable technical patterns and standards, not merely contribute to feature delivery
- Background in SaaS product development where reliability, scalability, and user experience are interdependent concerns
- Operates with a high degree of autonomy and self-direction
Skills
- Candidates should demonstrate strong proficiency across the following areas:
- CSS / Design Systems
- State Management
- Build Tooling
- Testing (E2E + Unit)
- Web Performance
- REST / GraphQL
- Micro Frontends
- Accessibility (a11y)
- Module Federation
- Java Spring Boot microservices
- AWS (Lambda, S3, API Gateway)
Compensation
- Competitive compensation commensurate with experience and scope of impact
Company info
- Engineers at Operative have access to AI tooling as a standard part of their workflow, and we are investing in building increasingly autonomous agents that accelerate development.
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