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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Senior Principal SDE - **Company:** Oracle - **Location:** Austin, TX, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $135,200.0 - $306,400.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), JavaScript (Programming Language), Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Computing Platforms, Automation of Tests, Code Review, Databases, Computer Engineering, Continuous Delivery, Continuous Integration, Data Centers, Python (Programming Language), NoSQL, Operational Data Store, Systems Architecture, Strategies of Testing, Information Technology, Deployment Automation, Restful APIs, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, Golang - **Published:** July 23, 2026 - **Apply:** https://dejobs.org/x/x/1E2BBC547F5446A0A24CB5C53E9E6095/job/ ## About the Role * A BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science or Computer Engineering, or equivalent practical experience. * 10+ years of full stack software development, including design, implementation, and operation of distributed services. * Demonstrated experience owning production services end-to-end in a builder-operator model, including design, build, deploy, on-call, and continuous improvement. * Strong product development experience in Java, Python, Go, and or JavaScript . * Expertise designing REST APIs and building multi-tenant services with clear isolation, quota, and lifecycle management. * Experience leading architecture and functional reviews, strong written documentation habits, and the ability to partner with Product Managers across the full launch lifecycle. * Good understanding of databases, NoSQL systems, storage concepts, and distributed persistence technologies. * Proven technical leadership, including delivering multiple initiatives in parallel, unblocking teams, and driving execution while maintaining high engineering quality. * Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to articulate trade-offs, risks, and operational considerations to diverse stakeholders. ## Description As a Consulting Member of Technical Staff ( IC5 ) on the DC Software and Automation team, you will provide technical leadership for software and services that enable data center delivery and operations at scale across OCI Data Centers. You will shape system architecture and drive execution for high-impact initiatives that improve scalability, resiliency, and developer and operator productivity. You will: * Architect, design, and operate distributed services supporting data center lifecycle workflows, including planning, design, build, and operations . This includes defining APIs, data models, scalability strategies, and failure-mode behavior. * Own feature delivery from design through production rollout, including implementation, testing strategy, deployment planning, and operational readiness. * Operate in a builder-operator model. You will build, deploy, and participate in on-call rotations. You will drive service reliability improvements based on incidents, retrospectives, and operational data. * Lead technical reviews, including architecture and functional design reviews. You will write and maintain clear documentation, and you will ensure designs are secure by default and supportable for long-term operations. * Improve engineering velocity and quality by strengthening code review practices, increasing automated test coverage, and enhancing continuous integration and continuous delivery , test automation, and deployment automation. * Partner with Product Managers and leadership to translate requirements into roadmaps and execution plans. You will communicate trade-offs, risks, and milestones clearly. * Mentor engineers across levels. You will set expectations for operational excellence , observability, and proactive service ownership, and you will raise engineering standards across multiple teams. * Reduce operational toil by investing in automation, self-service capabilities, and observability such as metrics, logs, and tracing . You will improve incident response and runbooks. * Collaborate across dependent teams such as networking, security, identity, observability, storage, and release engineering to deliver integrated solutions for data center delivery and operations tooling. * Contribute to longer-term technical direction for data center software platforms by identifying opportunities to modernize systems, standardize interfaces, and improve the end-to-end lifecycle experience for builders and operators. ## Related Videos - [Leveraging Real time data in FSIs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/806-leveraging-real-time-data-in-fsis) - [Go with the Flow: Stop the Leaks Before Your Memory's a Waterfall!](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100073-go-with-the-flow-stop-the-leaks-before-your-memory-s-a-waterfall) - [Kubernetes and Microservices with Multi-Model Databases](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/382-kubernetes-and-microservices-with-multi-model-databases) - [Let developers develop again](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/463-let-developers-develop-again) - [Tomorrow's cloud data platforms - fully managed database-as-a-service (DBaaS)](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/254-tomorrow-s-cloud-data-platforms-fully-managed-database-as-a-service-dbaas) - [Retooling and refactoring - an investment in people.](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/371-retooling-and-refactoring-an-investment-in-people) ## Related Articles - [How We Built a Worry-Free System That Runs for 10+ Years – And What We’d Do Again](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/751-how-we-built-a-worry-free-system-that-runs-for-10-years-and-what-we-d-do-again) - [What’s the Difference between a Junior, Mid, and Senior Developer?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/238-what-s-the-difference-between-a-junior-mid-and-senior-developer) - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [Is Software Engineering Over-Saturated?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/418-is-software-engineering-over-saturated) - [7 Important Tips That Every Software Developer Should Know](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/101-7-important-tips-that-every-software-developer-should-know) - [The Best Software Developer Blogs to Read](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/156-the-best-software-developer-blogs-to-read)