Principal Platform Software Engineer

Oracle
Austin, TX, United States
4 days ago
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Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Part-time (≤ 32 hours)
Compensation
$104,500.0 - $234,600.0
Working hours
Regular working hours
Job source

Tech stack

Java (Programming Language) Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) Information Engineering Data Migration Relational Databases Design of User Interfaces Monitoring of Systems HP Systems Insight Manager Log Analysis Data Streaming System Software Management of Software Versions
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Data Ingestion Backend Kubernetes Low Latency Apache Flink Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Dynatrace Serverless Computing Microservices

Job description

You will develop and maintain Java microservices and Apache Flink applications that ingest, process, store, query, and present high-volume observability data. The APM platform operates at substantial scale, processing millions of spans per minute while maintaining low latency, reliability, data quality, and cost efficiency., * Develop and maintain core APM repositories, shared platform capabilities, APIs, and operational tooling.

  • Build scalable query-engine capabilities for traces, spans, metrics, logs, and service topology data.
  • Design and operate Flink-based streaming ingestion pipelines that validate, enrich, transform, aggregate, and route telemetry.
  • Lead and support the transition from relational database storage to OCI Log Analytics, including data migration, infrastructure migration, schema evolution, compatibility, and operational continuity.
  • Define and manage telemetry schemas, versioning, data contracts, migrations, and data-quality controls.
  • Build and maintain application monitoring agents and instrumentation with low runtime overhead and reliable configuration.
  • Develop APM UI experiences for exploring telemetry, diagnosing incidents, configuring monitoring and alerts, and visualizing traces, dependencies, and performance trends.
  • Deploy and operate cloud-native services using OCI components, including OCI Streaming and Kubernetes/OKE.
  • Partner directly with customers to understand analysis requirements, troubleshoot product and query issues, and optimize queries for successful, performant use of the APM product.
  • Improve reliability, scalability, observability, security, and cost efficiency across the platform.

Requirements

  • Strong Java software-engineering experience, especially building distributed microservices.
  • Hands-on experience developing Apache Flink applications and streaming data pipelines.
  • Strong knowledge of OCI services, particularly OCI Streaming and Kubernetes/OKE.
  • Experience with relational databases, data modeling, schema evolution, and data or infrastructure migrations.
  • Familiarity with OCI Log Analytics or comparable log analytics and observability platforms.
  • Familiarity with OpenTelemetry and modern monitoring technologies, including distributed tracing, metrics, logs, instrumentation, and observability data models.
  • Experience designing and operating high-throughput systems, ideally involving telemetry, event streams, or millions of events per minute.
  • Ability to work effectively across backend systems, data engineering, infrastructure, agents, UI development, and customer-facing technical problem solving.

Benefits & conditions

US: Hiring Range in USD from: $104,500 to $234,600 per annum. May be eligible for bonus, equity, and compensation deferral.

Oracle maintains broad salary ranges for its roles in order to account for variations in knowledge, skills, experience, market conditions and locations, as well as reflect Oracle’s differing products, industries and lines of business.

Candidates are typically placed into the range based on the preceding factors as well as internal peer equity.

Oracle US offers a comprehensive benefits package which includes the following:

  1. Medical, dental, and vision insurance, including expert medical opinion
  2. Short term disability and long term disability
  3. Life insurance and AD&D
  4. Supplemental life insurance (Employee/Spouse/Child)
  5. Health care and dependent care Flexible Spending Accounts
  6. Pre-tax commuter and parking benefits
  7. 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan with company match
  8. Paid time off: Flexible Vacation is provided to all eligible employees assigned to a salaried (non-overtime eligible) position. Accrued Vacation is provided to all other employees eligible for vacation benefits. For employees working at least 35 hours per week, the vacation accrual rate is 13 days annually for the first three years of employment and 18 days annually for subsequent years of employment. Vacation accrual is prorated for employees working between 20 and 34 hours per week. Employees working fewer than 20 hours per week are not eligible for vacation.
  9. 11 paid holidays
  10. Paid sick leave: 72 hours of paid sick leave upon date of hire. Refreshes each calendar year. Unused balance will carry over each year up to a maximum cap of 112 hours.
  11. Paid parental leave
  12. Adoption assistance
  13. Employee Stock Purchase Plan
  14. Financial planning and group legal
  15. Voluntary benefits including auto, homeowner and pet insurance

The role will generally accept applications for at least three calendar days from the posting date or as long as the job remains posted.

Career Level - IC4

About the company

Only Oracle brings together the data, infrastructure, applications, and expertise to power everything from industry innovations to life-saving care. And with AI embedded across our products and services, we help customers turn that promise into a better future for all. Discover your potential at a company leading the way in AI and cloud solutions that impact billions of lives.

True innovation starts when everyone is empowered to contribute. That’s why we’re committed to growing a workforce that promotes opportunities for all with competitive benefits that support our people with flexible medical, life insurance, and retirement options. We also encourage employees to give back to their communities through our volunteer programs.

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