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: 9 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live 2 days ago
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 Robotics Cloud team to develop a secure, scalable, cloud-native platform for managing heterogeneous robot fleets across various industries. This role involves designing and operating backend services for robot registration, identity management, mission orchestration, telemetry, and digital twins. The engineer will build AI-assisted, spec-driven onboarding capabilities by creating service contracts, SDKs, and reusable edge interfaces to automate the integration of multi-vendor robots into a unified cloud infrastructure. Key technologies include Python, Go, Java, or C++, alongside microservices, REST APIs, Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipelines. Preferred expertise includes ROS 2, industrial protocols like MQTT or DDS, and experience with simulation environments such as NVIDIA Isaac Sim. The role solves the complex problem of transforming manual robot integration into a streamlined, automated software engineering workflow.

Skills

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

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 architecture.
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, scalability, observability, and security of distributed cloud services.
Participate in architecture reviews, technical design discussions, and code reviews for production-ready software.

What we're looking for

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Robotics, or a related technical field.
Master's degree in Computer Science, Robotics, or a related field is preferred.
7+ years of software development experience building backend services or cloud platforms.
Proficiency in at least one programming language 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 with robotics frameworks (ROS 2) and communication protocols like DDS, MQTT, OPC-UA, or VDA5050.
Experience integrating IoT devices, autonomous systems, or edge systems with cloud services.

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