Principal Application Software Engineer

Oracle

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Work type: On-site
Location: Austin, TX
Salary: $99,600–$234,600 / yr
Posted: 24 days ago
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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This role $167k

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TL;DR · Principal Application Software Engineer

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As a Principal Software Developer at Oracle Health Platform Engineering, you will lead the design and delivery of complex platform services while ensuring high standards for security, scalability, and performance. You will mentor engineers through technical guidance and code reviews, establish engineering best practices, and collaborate with security teams to ensure secure-by-design implementations. With a focus on AI-assisted development, you will enhance operational excellence by automating repetitive tasks and improving incident triage workflows. The ideal candidate has 7+ years of experience in building distributed services, strong system design skills, and the ability to drive technical alignment across teams. Preferred qualifications include expertise in IAM-related service design, secure platform patterns, and cloud technologies such as OCI, AWS, Azure, or GCP.

Skills

Python Java API design Docker Kubernetes CI/CD AWS OCI Azure GCP Prometheus Grafana AI-assisted engineering Terraform PostgreSQL Oracle Database Git GitHub Jira Confluence

What you'll do

Lead architecture, design, and implementation for complex platform services.
Own technical decisions to ensure solutions meet security and performance standards.
Mentor engineers through code reviews and technical guidance.
Drive reliability improvements by analyzing incidents and planning capacity.
Partner with Security/Compliance teams to implement secure-by-design practices.

What we're looking for

7+ years of professional software development experience.
Proven track record in building and operating distributed services in production.
Strong system design skills, including data modeling and API design.
Experience leading technical alignment across teams in ambiguous problem spaces.
U.S. citizenship required for this position.
Demonstrated ability to mentor engineers through code reviews and technical guidance.

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