Lead Principal Software Engineer

Oracle

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Work type
On-site
Location
Austin, TXNashville, TN
Salary
$135,200–$306,400 / yr
Posted
114 days ago
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Confirmed live 2 days ago

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Above market

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This role $221k
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TL;DR · Lead Principal Software Engineer

Lead Principal Software Engineer as a Consulting Member of Technical Staff provides hands-on technical leadership for OCI compute control plane services, specifically focusing on Imaging and Container Registry. This role involves architecting and delivering multi-tenant, highly available, and horizontally scalable distributed systems across regions while driving operational excellence through automation and self-healing mechanisms. The engineer will manage the full service lifecycle, define technical roadmaps, and mentor others in high-scale data processing and distributed systems design. Key technologies include Java, Scala, Python, Linux, Kubernetes, Terraform, and various database and data stores. The role addresses critical infrastructure challenges by building fault-tolerant solutions for compute offerings, ensuring consistent latency and durability while integrating security-by-default designs into the platform to support mission-critical workloads globally within a cloud-native environment.

What you'll do

  • Architect and operate distributed, multi-tenant, and highly available systems for OCI compute control plane services.
  • Design and deliver technical solutions specifically for Imaging and Container Registry Services.
  • Define and drive the technical roadmap for OCI Imaging and Container Registry products.
  • Mentor engineers in distributed systems design, high-scale data processing, and operational excellence.
  • Drive operational excellence by owning service-level objectives and reducing toil through automation and observability.
  • Manage the full service lifecycle from initial design and implementation to deployment and on-call support.
  • Translate customer needs into roadmap priorities in partnership with product management and field teams.
  • Influence the broader Compute vision to support mission-critical workloads globally.

What we're looking for

  • 10+ years of development experience with large scale, highly available distributed systems.
  • Proficiency in Java programming patterns; experience with Scala and Python is preferred.
  • Advanced knowledge of data structures, algorithms, and operating systems.
  • Expertise in Linux and operating systems.
  • Experience operating distributed services at scale and managing multi-tenant infrastructure.
  • Ability to design and implement automated solutions for service metrics, alarms, and high availability.
  • Strong communication skills to lead projects across boundaries and present to senior leadership.
  • BS or MS degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related IT field (or equivalent experience).

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