Principal Platform Software Engineer

Oracle

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Work type: On-site
Location: Nashville, TN
Salary: $104,500–$234,600 / yr
Posted: 27 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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TL;DR · Principal Platform Software Engineer

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Principal Platform Software Engineer (OCI-Developer Tools) joins the OCI team to define and drive technical direction for reliable, secure deployment capabilities across the developer platform. This role involves building an all-new application deployment system that serves as a critical foundation for how developers build, validate, release, operate, and evolve services on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure. You will design architecture for core services and APIs, develop durable platform primitives, and establish technical foundations for agentic engineering while ensuring safety and reliability. The role requires expertise in distributed systems, service-oriented architecture, and container-based architecture. Candidates must possess strong programming skills in languages such as Java, Go, C++, C#, or Python. Key competencies include designing scalable data models, managing CI/CD workflows, infrastructure automation, and implementing security measures like policy-as-code to solve complex problems in cloud-native systems at scale.

Skills

Java Go C++ C# Python OCI Containers CI/CD GitOps Distributed Systems Service Oriented Architecture Infrastructure Automation Site Reliability Engineering Identity and Access Management Policy-as-Code Workflow Orchestration

What you'll do

Define the architecture and technical strategy for core services and APIs powering the OCI deployment platform.
Lead the delivery of resilient, scalable deployment workflows and platform primitives across diverse environments.
Translate ambiguous multi-organization needs into clear technical strategies, design principles, and execution plans.
Establish safety and reliability as defaults through isolation, policy enforcement, auditability, and robust failure handling.
Build technical foundations for AI-assisted engineering workflows including governance and least-privilege access controls.
Identify high-leverage investments to improve developer experience, system performance, and deployment success rates.
Raise the engineering bar through architecture reviews, technical mentorship, and establishing design standards.

What we're looking for

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
8+ years of professional software development experience in distributed systems, platform services, or developer tools.
Proficiency in modern programming languages such as Java, Go, C++, C#, or Python.
Experience designing scalable, secure, and available APIs, data models, and service architectures.
Knowledge of cloud-native systems including containers, orchestration, CI/CD, and infrastructure automation.
Demonstrated technical leadership to define strategy, align stakeholders, and drive execution across teams.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills to influence decisions and build alignment across organizations.
Experience with SRE, security engineering, or AI-assisted developer tools is preferred.

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