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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Senior Application Software Engineer - **Company:** Oracle - **Location:** Seattle, WA, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Amazon Web Services, Software Applications, Microsoft Azure, Cloud Computing, Code Review, Computer Programming, Databases, Continuous Integration, Software Debugging, Linux, Distributed Systems, Oracle (Applications), Reliability Engineering, Secure Coding, Software Engineering, Systems Integration, Strategies of Testing, Scripting, Google Cloud, Kubernetes, Api Design, Restful APIs, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, Software Version Control, Microservices - **Published:** September 4, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.clearancejobs.com/jobs/9143722/senior-application-software-engineer ## About the Role 8 years of software development experience; or bachelor's degree in a relevant technical field and 4 years of software development experience; or master's degree in a relevant technical field and 2 years of software development experience; or doctorate in a relevant technical field. * 4 years of experience with programming and/or scripting languages. * 3 years of experience with databases. * Experience with distributed systems, software engineering practices, API development or integration, source control, debugging, and secure development. * Ability to communicate technical ideas clearly through design docs, implementation notes, code reviews, and operational handoffs. Preferred Qualifications * 8 years of software development experience or equivalent advanced degree plus experience. * 2 years of experience with cloud platforms such as Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud. * Experience with RESTful APIs, microservices, CI/CD, containers, Kubernetes, Linux, observability, incident response, and reliability improvement. * Experience contributing to production services in regulated, classified, sovereign, or air-gapped environments. ## Description Oracle Government Defense & Intelligence is seeking a Senior Application Software Engineer to build and operate secure, scalable application services for sovereign and government cloud environments. This role will deliver medium-complexity features, improve quality and reliability, support production systems, and collaborate across engineering, QA, operations, and product teams to meet mission-critical customer needs., * Design, develop, test, and maintain secure application software, services, APIs, and integrations. * Drive medium-sized features and quality improvements with measurable reliability, performance, and maintainability outcomes. * Translate ambiguous requirements into scalable designs, implementation plans, and technical documentation. * Lead code reviews in designated application areas and recommend improvements to development practices. * Troubleshoot and resolve moderately complex application, API, integration, and production issues. * Participate in production support, incident investigation, root cause analysis, observability improvements, and operational readiness. * Partner with QA and engineering teams to define test strategy and ensure consistency across modules. * Mentor junior engineers and collaborate cross-functionally on feature delivery and service improvements., * Design, develop, test, and maintain secure application software, services, APIs, and integrations. ## Related Videos - [Docker network without Docker](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1418-docker-network-without-docker) - [JavaScript? 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