Lead Principal Platform Software Engineer

Oracle

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Location
Nashville, TN
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$96,800–$306,400 / yr
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6 days ago
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TL;DR · Lead Principal Platform Software Engineer

The Lead Principal Platform Software Engineer joins the OCI AI team as an IC5 individual contributor to build and operate cloud platforms and services powering AI workloads at scale. This role involves owning complex technical initiatives from architecture through production operations, translating ambiguous business needs into secure, reliable solutions. You will design and build distributed platforms, write critical production code, and establish standards for identity, APIs, and lifecycle management. Key responsibilities include mentoring engineers, leading architecture reviews, and implementing AI-driven engineering practices for coding, testing, and debugging. You will utilize distributed systems expertise to balance latency, throughput, and cost while ensuring service health through observability and capacity planning. The work focuses on developing shared platform capabilities and reusable AI-assisted tools to improve software quality and operational excellence.

What you'll do

  • Own the technical direction and end-to-end delivery of complex initiatives from architecture through production operations.
  • Design and build distributed platforms and services for OCI AI workloads to balance latency, throughput, and cost.
  • Write and review critical production code and develop prototypes to resolve complex engineering problems.
  • Establish shared platform standards for identity, configuration, APIs, client libraries, and lifecycle management.
  • Lead AI-driven engineering practices and build reusable AI-assisted tools for coding, testing, and debugging.
  • Validate AI-generated code through rigorous engineering reviews, automated testing, and security checks.
  • Manage production readiness through service-level objectives, capacity planning, and incident response strategies.
  • Lead architecture and code reviews while mentoring engineers on technical decisions and engineering standards.

What we're looking for

  • Must have 6 to 10+ years of experience.
  • Must be able to read, write, and speak English.
  • Must have deep distributed systems expertise.
  • Must have hands-on software development experience.
  • Must be able to own complex technical initiatives from architecture through production operations.
  • Must be able to design and build distributed platforms and services for AI workloads.
  • Must be able to lead AI-driven engineering practices and build reusable AI-assisted tools.
  • Must be able to mentor engineers and influence technical decisions across teams.

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