Principal Platform Software Engineer

Oracle

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Work type: On-site
Location: Seattle, WARedwood City, CA
Salary: $104,500–$234,600 / yr
Posted: 11 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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As a Principal Platform Software Engineer on the OCI Robotics Cloud team, you will develop a secure, scalable, cloud-native platform designed to manage heterogeneous robot fleets across various industries. You will build and operate distributed backend services for robot registration, identity management, mission orchestration, telemetry, and digital twins. A primary focus involves creating an AI-driven, spec-based onboarding platform that transforms manual integration into automated workflows using AI-generated service contracts and SDKs. Your daily work involves designing REST APIs, microservices, and edge interfaces while ensuring high reliability and performance. You will utilize technologies including Python, Go, Java, or C++, alongside Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipelines. The role addresses the challenge of standardizing robot integration through common service contracts and reusable adapters to simplify onboarding for diverse hardware across industrial and autonomous systems.

Skills

Python Go Java C++ REST APIs Microservices Distributed Systems Docker Kubernetes CI/CD ROS 2 DDS MQTT OPC-UA VDA5050 NVIDIA Isaac Sim Gazebo Webots IoT Edge Computing

What you'll do

Develop cloud-native services for robot registration, identity management, mission orchestration, and fleet telemetry.
Build scalable backend microservices using distributed systems architectures.
Design secure APIs, service contracts, SDKs, and edge interfaces for multi-vendor robot integration.
Create AI-assisted, spec-driven onboarding capabilities to automate the generation of service contracts and adapter implementations.
Develop reusable edge service frameworks to simplify robot integration while maintaining consistent cloud interfaces.
Improve the reliability, security, and performance of distributed cloud services.
Participate in architecture reviews, technical design discussions, and code reviews.

What we're looking for

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Robotics, or a related technical field.
7+ years of software development experience building backend services or cloud platforms.
Proficiency in programming languages such as Python, Go, Java, or C++.
Experience building REST APIs, microservices, and distributed systems.
Familiarity with cloud-native technologies including Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD, and container orchestration.
Experience developing scalable, reliable, and maintainable production software.
Strong software design, debugging, and problem-solving skills.
Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

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