Principal Software Development Engineer
Oracle
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This role pays more than 74% of similar roles. Most pay $174,600–$223,712 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $221k versus about $199k for comparable roles.
Based on 240 similar postings.
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Oracle Corporation is a leading multinational technology company specializing in database software, cloud computing, and enterprise software.
Oracle currently has 781 open roles on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs $102,300–$209,500 across 713 roles with salary data.
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As a Sr Principal Software Development Engineer in the Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Core Platform division, you will provide technical leadership for the architecture, evolution, and delivery of the Key Management Service. This critical cryptographic service manages secure key lifecycles for cloud infrastructure and customers, requiring high standards for security, scalability, and compliance. You will lead initiatives across the stack, from cryptographic hardware integration to distributed systems architecture in large-scale production environments. Your daily work involves designing features like Hardware Security Module integrations and encryption-at-rest capabilities while collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless integration with database and storage services. To succeed, you must possess expertise in cryptographic systems, key lifecycle management, Linux/Unix fundamentals, microservices, data structures, algorithms, operating systems, and distributed persistence across both relational and NoSQL databases.
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Median $169050 from 91 postings across 7 companies.
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