Principal Platform Software Engineer

Oracle

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Work type: On-site
Location: Nashville, TN
Salary: $104,500–$234,600 / yr
Posted: 91 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live today
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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TL;DR · Principal Platform Software Engineer

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The Principal Platform Software Engineer joins the OCI DevOps team to build secure, high-performance, enterprise-grade CI/CD capabilities. This role focuses on developing cloud-scale services from the ground up, specifically addressing complex technical challenges within distributed systems and cloud infrastructure. You will lead the evolution of middleware patterns, define versioning and rollout strategies, and drive shared observability baselines like SLOs and error budgets. Daily responsibilities include designing software solutions, performing performance profiling, conducting code reviews, and troubleshooting complex API integration issues. You will utilize Java, SQL, Docker, and cloud architecture expertise to ensure system reliability and scalability. Additionally, you will provide technical coaching to junior engineers, manage project timelines, and implement secure coding practices to maintain high-quality software standards across the platform.

What does a Platform Software Engineer earn?

Median $156000 from 139 postings across 5 companies.

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Skills

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Distributed Systems CI/CD Docker Java SQL Kubernetes Cloud Architecture API Middleware Observability Performance Profiling Secure Coding Software Development Lifecycle

What you'll do

Lead the evolution of middleware patterns and runtimes to standardize interoperability across distributed systems at scale.
Define and enforce versioning, deprecation, and rollout strategies to minimize downstream impacts on services.
Establish shared observability baselines including SLOs, error budgets, and resilience patterns for multiple services.
Design and implement complex API versioning, lifecycle management, and performance optimization strategies.
Conduct code reviews and provide technical coaching to junior engineers on architecture and coding standards.
Perform debugging, troubleshooting, and performance profiling to resolve complex software issues and bottlenecks.
Implement secure coding practices and automated testing to ensure system reliability and security compliance.
Manage project timelines and coordinate cross-functional tasks to ensure the delivery of high-priority initiatives.

What we're looking for

Must have 10+ years of experience in software engineering.
Proficiency in Java and SQL is required.
Experience with Docker and distributed systems is required.
Expertise in cloud architecture is required.
Ability to read, write, and speak English.

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