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As a Principal Engineer, OCI Object Storage, you will join the core infrastructure team to design, build, and operate foundational systems for a highly available, durable, and globally distributed object storage service. You will architect critical components including metadata, data placement, replication, and lifecycle management while solving complex distributed-systems problems at scale. Your daily work involves improving service reliability through fault isolation, automated remediation, and capacity planning, alongside developing tools for observability and automation. The role requires expertise in Java or similar languages, with a deep understanding of object-oriented programming, multithreaded execution, and memory management. You will leverage knowledge of distributed systems concepts like consistency, consensus, and partition tolerance to ensure data durability. Key technical requirements include experience with RESTful APIs, containerized environments, and building scalable infrastructure for high-demand storage platforms.
What does a Engineer earn?
Median $185000 from 253 postings across 57 companies.
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