Principal Platform Software Engineer

Oracle

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Work type: On-site
Location: Nashville, TN
Salary: $104,500–$234,600 / yr
Posted: 73 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 leads platform projects across multiple teams to evolve runtimes and middleware patterns for multi-tenant scale and interoperability. This role involves diagnosing complex cross-service issues, enforcing versioning and compatibility, and driving observability standards, capacity planning, and resilience patterns. The engineer will design software solutions, perform performance profiling, and implement complex API versioning and lifecycle strategies. Key responsibilities include producing migration guides, conducting code reviews, and providing technical coaching to less experienced developers. The position requires proficiency in Java, core algorithms, software architecture design, security, and software engineering. The work focuses on standardizing middleware, ensuring ecosystem consistency, and improving developer experience by resolving broad-reaching maintenance issues and implementing secure coding practices to prevent vulnerabilities across various workloads.

Skills

Java Software Architecture Core Algorithms API Observability SLOs Security Performance Profiling Middleware Scalability Debugging Troubleshooting

What you'll do

Lead the evolution of middleware patterns and runtimes to ensure multi-tenant scalability and interoperability.
Define and enforce versioning, deprecation, and rollout strategies to minimize downstream impacts.
Establish shared observability baselines, including SLOs and error budgets, across multiple services.
Design and implement complex API versioning, lifecycle management, and performance optimization strategies.
Conduct deep-dive debugging and troubleshooting for complex cross-service issues and infrastructure failures.
Create migration guides and adoption playbooks to improve developer experience and ecosystem consistency.
Provide technical leadership and coaching to junior engineers on software architecture and coding standards.
Implement secure coding practices and perform system maintenance to address critical vulnerabilities.

What we're looking for

Applicants must be able to read, write, and speak English.
Candidates must have 3 to 5+ years of experience.
Proficiency in Java is required.
Expertise in core algorithms is required.
Experience in software architecture design is required.
Knowledge of security and secure coding practices is required.
Experience in software engineering is required.
Ability to mentor and coach junior team members is required.

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