Oracle

Lead Principal Platform Software Engineer

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2 days ago
Santa Clara, CA, USAStaff+
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Base Salary

$97k - $306k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Drive cross-group platform initiatives covering identity, configuration, API gateway standards, interoperability, security controls, observability, reliability, and performance.
  • Define architecture, compatibility, deprecation, scalability, performance, and software lifecycle strategies for shared platforms and services.
  • Write foundational software and prototypes, lead design and code reviews, and resolve complex distributed-systems, API, production, and customer issues.
  • Establish monitoring, SLO, capacity, testing, logging, automation, maintenance, patching, and incident-prevention practices.
  • Provide technical leadership, mentoring, coaching, architecture guidance, and subject-matter expertise across teams and organizational functions.
  • Manage timelines, deliverables, budgets, stakeholder alignment, strategic initiatives, and continuous-improvement metrics for high-impact projects.
  • Partner with security and leadership teams to implement secure software development practices and prevent vulnerabilities.

Requirements

  • Deep experience solving ambiguous and highly complex distributed-systems and software architecture problems with broad organizational impact.
  • Hands-on experience with Oracle Cloud Infrastructure or AWS and Microsoft Azure.
  • Strong understanding of Linux and Windows administration, networking, storage, and cloud security.
  • Experience monitoring availability, performance, capacity, and costs; troubleshooting production issues; performing root-cause analysis; and implementing preventive measures.
  • Experience with Terraform and automation using Python, Bash, or PowerShell.
  • Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, Docker, and Kubernetes.
  • Experience managing cloud infrastructure, monitoring performance, troubleshooting incidents, automating operations, and ensuring security, reliability, and availability.
  • Ability to lead software design, testing, optimization, architecture reviews, secure development, customer issue resolution, and cross-team technical initiatives.
  • Ability to provide technical guidance, mentor engineers, influence cross-functional leaders, and contribute to hiring and talent development.

Benefits

  • U.S. hiring range of $96,800 to $306,400 per annum, with potential bonus, equity, and compensation deferral.
  • Medical, dental, vision, disability, life, AD&D, flexible spending, commuter, parking, 401(k) with company match, paid vacation, paid holidays, paid sick leave, paid parental leave, adoption assistance, employee stock purchase, financial planning, legal, and voluntary insurance benefits.
  • U.S.-based employees complete identity verification involving collection and processing of biometric information, with accommodations potentially available after individualized assessment.

Tech Stack

AWSAzureBashDockerKubernetesLinuxOracle CloudPowerShellPythonTerraformWindows

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About Oracle

10,000+ employees

Oracle builds database technology, enterprise applications, and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure for companies and governments. Its business spans cloud subscriptions, software licenses, and support services across ERP, HCM, CX, and industry suites, plus NetSuite. Founded in 1977 and headquartered in Austin, Texas, Oracle is a public company traded on the NYSE and serves global customers migrating and running critical workloads in its cloud.

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