Lead Principal Application Software Engineer

Oracle

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$104,600–$264,100 / yr
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TL;DR · Lead Principal Application Software Engineer

The Lead Principal Application Software Engineer serves as a subject matter expert within the organization, leading the design, development, and architectural oversight of complex software systems and services. This role involves architecting multi-team features, establishing global production-readiness standards like SLOs and error budgets, and managing cross-team API governance. You will build scalable blueprints, perform deep-dive debugging of systemic failures, and lead migrations to modernize application components. Key responsibilities include conducting architecture and code reviews, mentoring Staff engineers, and collaborating with security teams to implement secure coding standards. You will utilize modern technologies to optimize performance, ensure accessibility, and resolve high-severity multi-system issues. The work focuses on improving application software development lifecycles, enhancing service-to-service interactions, and ensuring high availability through automated testing and proactive maintenance.

What you'll do

  • Architect and deliver multi-team features and modernization initiatives with clear organization-level KPIs.
  • Establish global production-readiness standards including SLOs, error budgets, and incident tooling.
  • Diagnose and resolve high-severity, multi-system failures and create systemic reliability improvements.
  • Define cross-team API governance, dependency management frameworks, and versioning strategies.
  • Lead project initiatives for the design, development, and periodic maintenance of software systems.
  • Provide expert technical guidance and coaching to engineers on architecture, secure coding, and best practices.
  • Collaborate with stakeholders to identify customer root causes and align technical solutions with business goals.
  • Conduct technology research to evaluate and implement innovative performance optimization and scalability strategies.

What we're looking for

  • Must have 6 to 10+ years of experience.
  • Must be able to read, write, and speak English.
  • Must be able to architect and deliver multi-team features and modernization initiatives.
  • Must be able to diagnose and resolve high-severity, multi-system failures and systemic reliability issues.
  • Must be able to lead process, architecture, and code reviews across projects or products.
  • Must be able to provide expert technical guidance and coaching to engineers and customers.
  • Must be able to implement secure software development practices and coding standards.
  • Must be able to lead project initiatives for periodic maintenance and testing operations.

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