Principal Platform Software Engineer

Oracle

Confirmed live today Low trust

Quick summary

Work type: On-site
Location: Nashville, TN
Salary: $104,500–$234,600 / yr
Posted: 74 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live today
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

Market check

Salary context

Competitive pay

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $194k

This role $170k

$85k $283k

below market most similar roles pay here above market

This role pays less than 62% of similar roles. Most pay $169,550–$218,200 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $170k versus about $194k for comparable roles.

Based on 240 similar postings.

Employer

About Oracle

Oracle Corporation is a leading multinational technology company specializing in database software, cloud computing, and enterprise software.

Oracle currently has 955 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $102,300–$234,600 across 790 roles with salary data.

Most-posted roles

View all roles at Oracle

At a glance

TL;DR · Principal Platform Software Engineer

Role Posting Log in to save

The Principal Platform Software Engineer joins the software security organization to design, develop, test, and deliver secure, highly available, and scalable software. This role focuses on managing certificates, cryptographic keys, and trust infrastructure across OCI. Key responsibilities include leading the evolution of middleware patterns, defining versioning and rollout strategies, and driving shared observability baselines like SLOs and error budgets. The engineer will perform performance profiling, conduct code reviews, and implement complex API versioning and interoperability strategies. Required skills include strong software engineering fundamentals, experience building distributed systems, and knowledge of applied cryptography and cloud security. The position involves solving complex engineering challenges at cloud scale, ensuring adherence to architectural standards, and providing technical coaching to less experienced developers while maintaining system reliability through automation and testing.

Skills

Distributed Systems Cryptography Cloud Security API Observability SLOs Performance Profiling Secure Coding Middleware Software Architecture Debugging System Maintenance

What you'll do

Design, develop, and deliver secure, scalable software for managing certificates, cryptographic keys, and trust infrastructure.
Lead the evolution of middleware patterns and runtimes to standardize interoperability across the platform.
Define and enforce versioning, deprecation, and rollout strategies to minimize downstream service breaks.
Drive shared observability baselines, including SLOs and error budgets, across multiple distributed services.
Conduct performance profiling and optimization to build scalable solutions and resolve complex API integration issues.
Implement complex secure coding practices and perform periodic maintenance for critical security patching.
Provide technical guidance, coaching, and code reviews to less experienced engineers to ensure architectural standards.
Investigate and troubleshoot complex maintenance issues to provide short-term and long-term solutions for customers.

What we're looking for

Applicants are required to read, write, and speak English.
3 to 5+ years of experience is required.
Strong software engineering fundamentals are required.
Experience building distributed systems is required.
Interest in applied cryptography and cloud security is required.
Experience designing, developing, and testing secure, highly available, and scalable software is required.
Ability to lead code reviews and provide technical coaching to less experienced developers is required.
Experience implementing complex API versioning, lifecycle, and interoperability strategies is required.

Save