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

  • Rearchitect OCI Networking’s routing foundation and develop core data-plane infrastructure for routing, workload placement, and fleet management at cloud scale.
  • Set group-wide standards for platform interoperability, security controls, client library governance, identity, configuration, API gateways, observability, and deprecation management.
  • Design, implement, test, optimize, operate, and maintain highly available distributed services and foundational software.
  • Lead architecture, code, process, security, quality, and software lifecycle reviews while coaching engineers across teams.
  • Drive performance, scalability, reliability, monitoring, release automation, deployment, patching, and vulnerability remediation initiatives.
  • Lead cross-functional programs, resolve complex customer and product issues, and serve as an escalation point and technical advisor.
  • Influence strategic decisions, mentor engineers, participate in hiring and talent development, and contribute thought leadership to the field.

Requirements

  • 10+ years of experience designing and building large-scale distributed systems, cloud infrastructure, networking software, or systems software.
  • Strong fundamentals in algorithms, data structures, concurrency, distributed systems, and software design.
  • Strong familiarity with network routing protocols; implementation experience is highly desirable.
  • Experience building and operating CI/CD pipelines, release automation, deployment workflows, and production-grade distributed services at scale.
  • Demonstrated technical leadership in architecture, mentoring, and cross-team technical initiatives.
  • BS or MS in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.

Benefits

  • US base salary range of $96,800 to $306,400 per annum, with possible bonus, equity, and compensation deferral.
  • Medical, dental, vision, disability, life, AD&D, flexible spending, commuter, parking, and retirement benefits.
  • Paid vacation, 11 paid holidays, paid sick leave, paid parental leave, and adoption assistance.
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan, financial planning, group legal, and voluntary insurance benefits.
  • US-based employees complete identity verification involving biometric information, with accommodations potentially available following individualized assessment.

Tech Stack

Oracle Cloud

Categories

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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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