Oracle

Lead Principal Platform Software Engineer

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3 months ago

Base Salary

$97k - $306k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Drive cross-group platform initiatives involving identity, configuration, API gateways, interoperability, reliability, performance, and compliance.
  • Define architectural guardrails, security controls, reference implementations, API versioning and lifecycle strategies, and client library governance.
  • Establish shared observability frameworks, rollout policies, capacity models, and reliability practices adopted by multiple teams.
  • Design and develop foundational software, lead architecture and code reviews, troubleshoot complex issues, and optimize scalability and performance.
  • Provide expert technical guidance on customer-reported issues, product defects, mitigations, and long-term enhancements.
  • Lead software maintenance, patching, testing, automation, debugging, and availability improvements.
  • Mentor engineers and peers, coach teams on software development practices, and contribute to hiring and talent strategy.
  • Manage timelines, deliverables, budgets when applicable, stakeholder alignment, metrics, and continuous-improvement initiatives.

Requirements

  • Deep expertise in platform software development, distributed systems, software architecture, reliability, performance optimization, observability, APIs, and secure development practices.
  • Ability to lead ambiguous, highly complex technical problems and cross-group programs with broad organizational impact.
  • Experience defining architectural standards, interoperability strategies, deprecation policies, security controls, and scalable software solutions.
  • Ability to provide technical leadership, mentorship, customer guidance, cross-functional influence, and thought leadership.
  • Experience with software testing, quality assurance, monitoring, logging, troubleshooting, system maintenance, and vulnerability patching.
  • Ability to participate in architecture reviews, code reviews, customer issue resolution, hiring decisions, and organizational talent development.

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance; short- and long-term disability; life insurance; and supplemental life insurance.
  • Health care and dependent care flexible spending accounts, pre-tax commuter and parking benefits, and a 401(k) plan with company match.
  • Paid vacation, 11 paid holidays, paid sick leave, paid parental leave, and adoption assistance.
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan, financial planning, group legal services, and voluntary auto, homeowner, and pet insurance benefits.
  • U.S.-based role with location-specific hiring range; applications are generally accepted for at least three calendar days or while the posting remains open.

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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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