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. You will design software solutions, perform performance profiling, and implement complex API versioning and lifecycle strategies. Key responsibilities include leading code reviews, providing technical coaching to engineers, and developing migration guides to improve developer experience. The position requires proficiency in Java, software architecture design, core algorithms, cryptography, and general software engineering. You will solve technical problems related to system structural design, secure coding practices, and automated testing to ensure service availability and reliability across various workloads within the platform ecosystem.

Skills

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

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 system breaks.
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 to resolve complex cross-service issues and technical defects.
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 automated testing to ensure system reliability and security.

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.
Knowledge of cryptography for secure coding practices.
Ability to read, write, and speak English.

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