Director, Platform Software Engineering

Oracle

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Work type: On-site
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Salary: $122,500–$355,400 / yr
Posted: 7 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live today

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TL;DR · Director, Platform Software Engineering

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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 several 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, architecture, and system maintenance, ensuring adherence to security criteria and coding standards. Key responsibilities include directing teams to implement API versioning, lifecycle strategies, and performance optimization while managing complex projects, budgets, and timelines. The position requires coaching managers on technical guidance, conducting technology research, and resolving complex product maintenance issues. The work focuses on building multi-tenant standards, managing high-risk migrations, and ensuring service availability through automated testing, debugging, and observability across various products and domains.

Skills

API SRE Observability Monitoring Software Architecture Capacity Modeling Rollback Patterns Security Controls Performance Optimization Scalability Debugging Troubleshooting

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 by institutionalizing rollout, canary, and rollback patterns.
Direct teams in designing, developing, and testing scalable software systems and services.
Lead the investigation and troubleshooting of complex product maintenance issues to ensure customer satisfaction.
Implement complex secure software development practices to prevent organizational security vulnerabilities.
Oversee multiple teams to manage complex projects, monitoring timelines, deliverables, and strategic objectives.
Coach managers and leads on technical guidance, architectural standards, and performance management.

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 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, and performance optimization.
Must be able to collaborate with executive leadership and cross-functional stakeholders to align with business goals.
Must be able to implement complex secure software development practices and coding standards.

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