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 middleware patterns and runtimes for multi-tenant scale and interoperability. This role involves designing software solutions, enforcing versioning and rollout strategies, and driving shared observability baselines like SLOs and error budgets. The engineer will build scalable solutions, perform performance profiling, and manage complex API lifecycle strategies. Key responsibilities include conducting code reviews, troubleshooting cross-service issues, and producing migration guides to improve developer experience. The position requires proficiency in Java, software architecture design, algorithm analysis, and core algorithms. The work focuses on solving technical problems related to system structural design, secure coding practices, and ensuring service availability through automated testing, debugging, and capacity planning across diverse workloads.

Skills

Java Software Architecture API Observability SLOs Performance Profiling Middleware Algorithm Analysis Core Algorithms Secure Coding Debugging Troubleshooting Scalability

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 lifecycle and performance optimization strategies.
Conduct deep-dive debugging and troubleshooting for complex cross-service issues and infrastructure defects.
Create migration guides and adoption playbooks to improve developer experience and ecosystem consistency.
Provide technical leadership and coaching to junior engineers on architecture, code quality, and security practices.

What we're looking for

Must have 6 to 10+ years of experience in software engineering.
Proficiency in Java programming is required.
Expertise in software architecture design and system structural design.
Strong knowledge of core algorithms and algorithm analysis.
Ability to lead cross-team projects involving middleware patterns, runtimes, and multi-tenant scalability.
Experience implementing complex API versioning, lifecycle, and interoperability strategies.
Ability to drive observability standards, capacity planning, and resilience patterns across multiple workloads.
Proficiency in English for reading, writing, and speaking.

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