Posted 17 June, 2026
Principal Software Engineer (Golang / Java)
Black Duck Software, Inc.
Bangalore
Full Time
Reference: 102_715144_5240007008
Software Engineer 5
As a Software Engineer 5 / Principal Software Engineer, you will provide technical leadership and will coach our engineers to maintain and evolve our industry-leading application security platform. Join us and be part of a team that's pushing the boundaries of web application development with agile practices, cloud-native patterns, state-of-the-art engineering methodologies and tools like GitHub Copilot and other AI/Gen AI tools.
The ideal candidate is a visionary leader with proven track record of delivering complex strategic cloud solutions. A hands-on technology enthusiast, and a solid full-stack engineer, they also enjoy helping their peers and their organization remain at the forefront of our industry by identifying and helping implement the latest industry best-practices that boost our organization's productivity and team members' experience.
Experience : 12+ Years
Work Location : Black Duck Software, Bangalore (Opp to Christ University, Bangalore)
Work Mode : Hybrid, 3 days WFO
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide technical leadership to multiple engineering teams, using best practices for SaaS and related technologies.
- Collaborate with the architecture and peer product teams, to define our product vision, build the roadmap and help drive the technical implementation.
- Oversee large-scale and complex projects to innovate and solve important customer and internal challenges.
- Inspire and mentor other team members, provide coaching and technical training where needed.
- Keep abreast of industry best practices, success and failures, and help the team adopt the right practices.
Key Qualifications:
- 12+ years of experience developing large enterprise applications using microservices architecture, and container orchestration technologies, running on Kubernetes and/or cloud technologies (AWS or GCP).
- Proventrackrecordofsuccessfullydelivering strategic projects
- Expertise in Golang / Java, ReactJS (Good to have Frontend Dev experience), and some experience with Perl
- Expertise in systems design, including experience with scalable architecture, performance optimization
- Familiar with AI and specific experience in designing/implementing of the AI applications and solutions
- Experience of using models (LLMs) in regular software development activities
- Advanced SQL skills with ability to write complex queries and conduct performance tuning
- SolidunderstandingofAgile methodologies and DevOpspractices
- Advancedproblem-solvingabilities
- Strategicthinking
- Strongleadershipskills
- Excellentcommunicationskills (in-person and remote)
Black Duck considers all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender preference, national origin, age, disability, or status as a Covered Veteran in accordance with federal law. In addition, Black Duck complies with applicable state and local laws prohibiting discrimination in employment in every jurisdiction in which it maintains facilities. Black Duck also provides reasonable accommodation to individuals with a disability in accordance with applicable laws.
