Principal Platform Software Engineer

Oracle

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Work type: On-site
Location: Nashville, TN
Salary: $104,500–$234,600 / yr
Posted: 11 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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As a Principal Platform Software Engineer, you will join the team building the state of the art observability platform for Oracle Cloud Infrastructure. You will design, develop, and operate cloud-scale platforms supporting metrics, logs, traces, and telemetry data to provide visibility for internal services and customer workloads. Your daily responsibilities include architecting resilient systems for high-throughput ingestion, large-scale data processing, cost-efficient storage, and low-latency query execution while mentoring junior engineers and driving technical strategy. The role requires proficiency in Java, Go, C, C++, and Python, along with experience in concurrent programming, multi-tenant services, and open source technologies. You will solve complex distributed systems problems involving high-cardinality metrics and infrastructure monitoring. Preferred skills include experience with Terraform and building observability solutions for large-scale distributed systems within cloud-native environments to ensure reliability and operational excellence.

Skills

Distributed Systems Java Go Python C C++ Terraform Observability Metrics Logs Traces Concurrent Programming Data Processing Scalable Storage Indexing Query Execution

What you'll do

Design and operate cloud-scale observability platforms for metrics, logs, and traces.
Architect scalable, resilient, and cost-efficient systems for telemetry collection, ingestion, and storage.
Develop distributed systems capable of processing massive volumes of data with low latency.
Build scalable indexing solutions specifically designed for high-cardinality metrics.
Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks across the entire observability stack.
Drive technical strategy and architectural decisions for hyperscale cloud environments.
Lead troubleshooting and root-cause analysis for complex distributed systems in production.
Mentor junior engineers and provide technical leadership on engineering best practices.

What we're looking for

Must possess a B.S., M.S., or Ph.D. in Computer Science or an equivalent degree.
Requires at least 6 years of experience in the industry.
Proficiency in programming languages including Java, Go, C, C++, and Python is required.
Experience with cloud-scale products, multi-tenant services, and concurrent programming is required.
Must have experience with open source technologies, cloud technologies, and the full product development lifecycle.
Strong communication and analytical skills are required to adapt to fast-changing requirements.
Preferred experience includes designing observability solutions for metrics, logs, and traces.
Preferred experience includes using tools like Terraform and managing large-scale distributed systems.

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