Director, Platform Software Engineering

Oracle

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Work type
On-site
Location
Seattle, WARedwood City, CA
Salary
$122,500–$355,400 / yr
Posted
17 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday

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Above market

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TL;DR · Director, Platform Software Engineering

As Director, Platform Software Engineering, you will lead the engineering organization responsible for building OCI Robotics Cloud, a strategic platform designed to manage heterogeneous robot fleets through secure, scalable, and AI-powered cloud services. You will define the long-term architecture and technical vision for the platform while overseeing the development of critical components including robot identity, fleet management, mission orchestration, telemetry, digital twins, and software lifecycle management. Your role involves building an AI-driven, spec-based onboarding platform to automate service contracts and SDK generation. To succeed, you must possess expertise in distributed systems, Kubernetes, microservices, and cloud-native architectures. You will utilize Java and Python while leveraging technologies like ROS 2, DDS, MQTT, and OPC-UA. The role solves the complex problem of standardizing robot integration across diverse hardware ecosystems through unified cloud interfaces and automated service contracts.

What you'll do

  • Define the long-term architecture and technical vision for the OCI Robotics Cloud platform.
  • Build cloud infrastructure for robot registration, identity, fleet management, telemetry, and digital twins.
  • Establish common APIs, service contracts, SDKs, and edge service frameworks for multi-vendor robot integration.
  • Lead the development of an AI-assisted, spec-driven platform to automate robot onboarding and documentation.
  • Recruit, mentor, and grow a high-performing cloud engineering organization.
  • Drive engineering execution across architecture, planning, reliability, security, and operational excellence.
  • Partner with Product Management to define roadmaps and customer adoption strategies.
  • Represent the robotics division in executive reviews and strategic technology initiatives.

What we're looking for

  • Must possess a BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Robotics, or a related technical field.
  • Requires 12+ years of experience building distributed systems, cloud infrastructure, or enterprise software platforms.
  • Requires 5+ years of engineering management experience leading multiple software engineering teams.
  • Must have proven experience defining and delivering large-scale cloud platforms from concept to production.
  • Must possess a strong technical background in Kubernetes, APIs, microservices, and cloud-native architectures.
  • Demonstrated success in hiring, mentoring, and scaling engineering organizations is required.
  • Proficiency in Java and Python programming languages is required.
  • Must possess outstanding communication, leadership, and organizational skills.

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