Director, Platform Software Engineering

Oracle

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Location
Nashville, TN
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$122,500–$355,400 / yr
Posted
12 days ago
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The Director, Platform Software Engineering leads a platform group responsible for developing strategies and plans that standardize runtimes, APIs, and SDKs across multiple teams. This role involves governing cross-group compatibility, security controls, and performance while sponsoring innovation in resilience, capacity modeling, and interoperability. The leader will oversee software development, including design, testing, optimization, and troubleshooting for complex systems. Key responsibilities include defining platform strategies for multi-tenant standards, managing high-risk migrations, and implementing API versioning and lifecycle strategies. The position requires expertise in software architecture, secure software development practices, and development operations to ensure service availability and reliability. The work focuses on solving technical problems related to platform health, risk, and adoption while aligning software architecture with business goals and customer priorities.

Skills

API SRE Observability Monitoring Software Architecture Capacity Modeling Rollback Patterns Security Controls Performance Optimization Scalability Debugging Troubleshooting Quality Assurance System Maintenance Patching

What you'll do

  • Define platform strategies to standardize runtimes, APIs, and SDKs across multiple teams.
  • Govern cross-group compatibility, security controls, and high-risk migrations with SRE and security partners.
  • Own group-wide resilience and capacity objectives, including rollout, canary, and rollback patterns.
  • Direct teams in designing, developing, and testing scalable software systems and services.
  • Lead design and specification reviews to drive improvements across multiple projects and programs.
  • Manage complex projects by monitoring timelines, deliverables, and budgets to meet strategic objectives.
  • Collaborate with executive leadership to communicate platform health, risks, and customer issue resolutions.
  • Implement secure software development practices and enforce coding standards to prevent vulnerabilities.

What we're looking for

  • Must have 10+ years of experience.
  • Must be able to read, write, and speak English.
  • Must be able to lead a platform group and develop strategies for standardizing runtimes, APIs, and SDKs.
  • Must be able to govern cross-group compatibility, security controls, and high-risk migrations.
  • Must be able to own group-wide resilience, capacity objectives, and rollout patterns.
  • Must be able to direct teams in software architecture, design, testing, and performance optimization.
  • Must be able to collaborate with executive leadership and stakeholders to resolve complex product issues.
  • Must be able to implement secure software development practices and enforce coding standards.

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