Principal Software Engineer

Oracle
Austin, United States of America
2 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English
Experience level
Senior

Job location

Topeka, United States of America

Tech stack

Java
API
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Azure
Cloud Computing
Code Review
Databases
Continuous Integration
DevOps
Distributed Systems
Python
Software Architecture
Software Maintenance
Reliability Engineering
Cloud Services
Software Engineering
Kubernetes
Information Technology
Production Code
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
Docker
Microservices

Job description

  • Lead the design and implementation of scalable, secure, and maintainable software systems.

  • Drive architecture discussions and make sound technical tradeoff decisions.

  • Own complex projects end-to-end, from requirements through production deployment and operational support.

  • Contribute to long-term technical strategy and roadmap planning.

Software Development

  • Write high-quality, production-grade code with strong emphasis on reliability, performance, and observability.

  • Build and optimize distributed systems, APIs, microservices, and cloud infrastructure components.

  • Troubleshoot complex production issues and drive root-cause analysis.

  • Improve system scalability, resiliency, and operational efficiency.

Collaboration & Influence

  • Collaborate cross-functionally with product managers, architects, security teams, and partner engineering organizations.

  • Mentor junior and mid-level engineers through design reviews, code reviews, and technical guidance.

  • Influence engineering best practices, coding standards, and development processes across teams.

  • Communicate technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Operational Excellence

  • Participate in on-call rotations and incident response processes.

  • Improve monitoring, alerting, and automation tooling.

  • Champion reliability engineering and security best practices.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent practical experience).

  • 6+ years of professional software engineering experience.

  • Strong programming skills in one or more high level programming languages such as Java and/or Python.

  • Experience building and operating large-scale distributed systems or cloud services.

  • Strong understanding of:

  • System design and software architecture

  • APIs and microservices

  • Databases and data modeling

  • CI/CD and DevOps practices

  • Observability and operational tooling

  • Proven ability to independently lead technical initiatives.

  • Excellent problem-solving and communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience with public cloud platforms (OCI, AWS, Azure, or GCP).

  • Experience with Kubernetes, Docker, and container orchestration.

  • Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code and automation frameworks.

  • Experience improving engineering productivity and developer workflows.

About the company

 Oracle offers integrated suites of applications plus secure, autonomous infrastructure in the Oracle Cloud. For more information about Oracle (NYSE: ORCL), please visit us at www.oracle.com.

Our mission is to help people see data in new ways, discover insights, unlock endless possibilities.

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