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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Lead Principal Platform Software Engineer - **Company:** Oracle - **Location:** Atlanta, GA, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $96,800.0 - $306,400.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Artificial Intelligence, Cloud Computing, Apache Lucene, Databases, Data Structures, Data Stores, Distributed Systems, Python (Programming Language), Log Analysis, Enterprise Messaging Systems, Open Source Technology, Oracle (Applications), Shell Script, Apache Solr, System Software, Unstructured Data, Web Services, Transaction Processing (Computing), Concurrency, Information Technology, Search Engines, Restful APIs, Terraform, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, Microservices - **Published:** August 6, 2026 - **Apply:** https://dejobs.org/x/x/5977DD00F7FA4A27BE72F9533D74FFFD/job/ ## About the Role AI-driven analysis, etc. As a senior member of the team you will drive cross-service platform initiatives over multiple micro services and framework services with significant impact on performance, scalability, reliability, and storage cost on Log Analytics service., * B.S, M.S, or Ph.D in Computer Science or equivalent * 6+ years' experience in the industry * Programming languages: Java, Python, Shell Script * Strong computer science fundamentals (algorithms, data structures, concurrency, operating systems) * REST API and service-oriented development * Experience of designing, building, and operating distributed services at scale * Experience of cloud technologies * Strong communication and analytical skills * Experience with tools such as terraform is a plus * Experience with development of searching infrastructure and/or applications is a plus * Experience with solving computing system problems (CPU/memory/threads) is a plus ## Description Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) Log Analytics provides a unified platform to collect, index, store, search, and analyze logs (texts) to deliver quick answers on structured and unstructured data. We are looking for creative engineers to help build a world-class product that processes petabytes of data per day, includes distributed services, high volume transaction processing, large scale system design, databases, web services, and AI-driven analysis. The project includes design and implementation of scaling up and down the processing pipeline with elastic databases, processor instances, and data store instances and block/object storages. The program processes and analyzes petabytes of data per day in real time with distributed systems where data storages span clusters comprising thousands of nodes. Developers frequently operate at the leading edge of technology, such as OCI framework services, Oracle AI database, messaging system, open-source search engines (lucene/solr), web services, As a Lead Principal Platform Software Engineer, you will: * Lead the architecture, design, implementation, and evolution of highly scalable distributed systems that power OCI Log Analytics. * Drive the technical requirements to critical platform services supporting computes, block volumes, networking, object storage, etc. * Act as an expert within the organization to develop and guide new software features and enhancements related to processing pipeline and storage. * Mentor engineers, influence architectural decisions, and raise the engineering bar via technical leadership, design reviews, and operational excellence. 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