> Markdown version of [/jobs/ext/1835141-senior-software-engineer](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/jobs/ext/1835141-senior-software-engineer). Every page supports `.md` or `Accept: text/markdown`. Links point to the HTML versions so they work for humans too. Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Senior Software Engineer - **Company:** Oracle - **Location:** Topeka, KS, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $79,200.0 - $209,500.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Software Debugging, Software Engineering, Technical Debt, Information Technology, Production Code - **Published:** July 17, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.kansasworks.com/jobs/13616525 ## About the Role + 4-8 years of relevant software engineering experience. + BS or MS in Computer Science, or equivalent domain-specific experience. + Experience building and operating production software systems. + Strong coding, testing, debugging, and design skills. + Ability to work independently and make thoughtful technical tradeoffs. + Experience with operational services, incident response, metrics, dashboards, or service health monitoring. ## Description + Design, implement, test, and operate major new features in existing systems. + Own feature and subsystem design, including tradeoffs around security, reliability, scalability, maintainability, performance, and change management. + Write production-quality code that is correct, secure, maintainable, robust, and well-tested. + Drive operational readiness and excellence for owned features and subsystems. + Participate in planning and risk identification for systems and services across the director-level organization. + Work independently on most projects while seeking guidance for complex, mission-critical, high-scale, or cross-team problems. + Support on-call operations, triage issues, and remediate problems without routine assistance. + Lead or contribute to root-cause analysis and propose practical solutions. + Develop or improve metrics, dashboards, and tools that increase situational awareness. + Identify and implement improvements that reduce operational load, reduce manual touchpoints, increase service availability, improve compliance with organizational standards, and reduce technical debt. + Improve the team through engineering practices, operational practices, development process, ownership, and mentoring. ## Related Videos - [Talk to the Duck - Secrets of the Debugging Masters](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/470-talk-to-the-duck-secrets-of-the-debugging-masters) - [Resolving technical debts in software architecture](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1680-resolving-technical-debts-in-software-architecture) - [Designing the Future of Human<>Agent Collaboration](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1447-designing-the-future-of-human-agent-collaboration) - [Using AI Without Losing Your Skills](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2045-using-ai-without-losing-your-skills) - [Shipping Quality Software In Hostile Environments ](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/219-shipping-quality-software-in-hostile-environments) - [Fireside Chat with Lea](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/551-fireside-chat-with-lea) ## Related Articles - [What is Software Engineering?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/289-what-is-software-engineering) - [Is Software Engineering Hard?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/448-is-software-engineering-hard) - [Software Engineer Career: Things You Should Know](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/143-software-engineer-career-things-you-should-know) - [Best Countries for Software Engineers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/267-best-countries-for-software-engineers) - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [7 Important Tips That Every Software Developer Should Know](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/101-7-important-tips-that-every-software-developer-should-know)