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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Senior Platform Software Engineer - **Company:** Oracle - **Location:** Sacramento, CA, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $92,500.0 - $209,500.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Clean Code Principles, Java (Programming Language), Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Agile Methodology, Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Automation of Tests, Microsoft Azure, C Sharp (Programming Language), C++ (Programming Language), Code Review, Computer Programming, Continuous Integration, Information Engineering, Data Systems, Software Debugging, Distributed Data Store, Integrated Development Environments, Python (Programming Language), Cloud Services, Azure Machine Learning, Software Engineering, System Software, Systems Integration, Data Logging, Data Processing, Google Cloud, Enterprise Software Applications, Cloud Platform System, Delivery Pipeline, Software Troubleshooting, Generative AI, Backend, Event Driven Architecture, Kubernetes, Information Technology, Data Management, Machine Learning Operations, Restful APIs, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, Software Version Control, Serverless Computing, Docker, Golang, Microservices - **Published:** September 19, 2026 - **Apply:** https://dejobs.org/x/x/F35C73FA320145308EA9D4FD042C046E/job/ ## About the Role * 3+ years of professional software-development experience, including experience delivering production software or services. * Strong programming skills in one or more languages such as Java, Go, Python, C++, C#, or similar. * Experience developing backend applications, distributed-system components, cloud-native services, or data-processing applications. * Ability to independently deliver well-scoped features and components, with guidance on broader technical design and prioritization. * Experience working collaboratively in an Agile or iterative software-development environment. * Curiosity and willingness to learn rapidly from customers, product managers, and senior engineers. * Exposure to one or more of the following areas: * Data engineering or data platforms, including ingestion, processing, storage, or pipelines * IoT, device connectivity, telemetry, or edge-to-cloud systems * AI/ML platforms, model training, model serving, RAG, evaluation harnesses, AI agents, or MCP * Familiarity with REST APIs, source control, code review, automated testing, CI/CD, containers, or cloud services. * Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent practical experience., * Experience with OCI, AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, or another cloud platform. * Experience with Kubernetes, Docker, microservices, distributed data systems, or event-driven architectures. * Exposure to generative AI, RAG, AI agents, MCP, or enterprise AI integrations. * Experience supporting enterprise applications, scientific/research workloads, IoT systems, or internal platform services. ## Description We are seeking a Software Developer 3 to help build and operate AI and cloud platform capabilities supporting a strategic enterprise customer engagement. The team is developing an initial capability for a large customer and evolving it into a reusable OCI platform offering. In this role, you will work with experienced engineers, product management, and customer-facing teams to deliver reliable software, learn the customer's technical needs, and contribute to rapid product iteration. You will develop production-quality components while building depth in cloud platforms, data systems, IoT, or AI technologies. Responsibilities What You'll Do * Design, develop, test, and maintain software components for AI and cloud platform services. * Implement backend services, APIs, integrations, automation, data-processing components, and operational tooling. * Work with engineers and product managers to understand requirements and translate customer scenarios into software features. * Contribute to rapid iteration by investigating customer feedback, troubleshooting issues, and improving product functionality. * Write clean, maintainable, secure, and well-tested code following established engineering practices. * Build unit, integration, and functional tests; participate in performance and resilience testing. * Add logging, metrics, telemetry, health checks, and alerts to improve service observability. * Help investigate, debug, and resolve service issues in development and production environments. * Participate in code reviews, design discussions, documentation, and engineering-planning activities. * Automate repeatable operational tasks, deployment workflows, configuration, and testing. * Learn and apply OCI standards for reliability, security, availability, and operational readiness., Software Development * Implement features and services from defined technical requirements and designs. * Develop maintainable code, APIs, integrations, and automated tests. * Debug defects and improve performance, reliability, and usability of owned components. * Participate in code reviews and apply feedback to improve technical quality. Customer-Focused Delivery * Support the team in understanding customer workflows and technical requirements. * Help turn customer feedback into actionable engineering tasks and product improvements. * Contribute to fast, iterative delivery while maintaining quality and engineering discipline. * Learn the domain and help identify opportunities to make solutions more reusable across customers. Reliability & Operations * Add monitoring, logging, and telemetry to owned components. * Assist with service troubleshooting, incident investigation, and root-cause analysis. * Follow operational procedures and contribute to runbooks and support documentation. * Help improve automation for deployments, testing, and routine operational tasks. Security & Collaboration * Follow secure-development practices and OCI engineering standards. * Work effectively with engineers, product managers, operations, security, and customer-facing teams. * Communicate progress, risks, and technical questions clearly and promptly. * Pursue ongoing learning in cloud, data, IoT, and AI technologies. ## Related Videos - [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) - [Docker Compose: Rediscovered](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1978-docker-compose-rediscovered) - [Developing the Backend with Stefan Lingler, CTO at Shpock](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100360-developing-the-backend-with-stefan-lingler-cto-at-shpock) - [Empowering Thousands of Developers: Our Journey to an Internal Developer Platform](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1519-empowering-thousands-of-developers-our-journey-to-an-internal-developer-platform) - [Scoring 2000 Products per Request: Performance Pitfalls in Golang](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2073-scoring-2000-products-per-request-performance-pitfalls-in-golang) - [Nest.js - TypeScript in the backend can also be clean](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1033-nest-js-typescript-in-the-backend-can-also-be-clean) ## Related Articles - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [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) - [Is Software Engineering Over-Saturated?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/418-is-software-engineering-over-saturated) - [Where To Find Software Engineering Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/396-where-to-find-software-engineering-jobs) - [Where to Find Entry-Level Software Engineering Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/397-where-to-find-entry-level-software-engineering-jobs) - [Why Upskilling And Reskilling is Important For Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/428-why-upskilling-and-reskilling-is-important-for-developers)