Principal Software Engineer, Core Infrastructure

Oracle

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Work type: On-site
Location: Santa Clara, CASeattle, WA
Salary: $114,600–$234,600 / yr
Posted: 27 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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This role $175k

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TL;DR · Principal Software Engineer, Core Infrastructure

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As a Principal Software Engineer, Core Infrastructure, you will lead the development and architecture of scalable, elastic distributed systems designed for high-throughput, hyper-scale workloads. You will be responsible for optimizing code and data paths, designing fault-tolerant components with redundancy and replication, and implementing mechanisms like load-shedding and rate-limiting to manage network unreliability while meeting strict service level objectives. Your daily work involves establishing KPIs, building proactive telemetry dashboards, and conducting complex validations such as fault injection and brownouts to ensure system correctness. You will also manage infrastructure through Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and automation scripts, ensuring security compliance in multi-tenant environments. This role focuses on solving critical problems related to large-scale data retrieval, storage, and processing while mentoring peers and ensuring operational readiness for core infrastructure components.

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Skills

Distributed Systems Infrastructure as Code (IaC) Data Processing Telemetry Monitoring Alerting Fault Injection rate‑limiting Encryption Automation Scalability

What you'll do

Architect and lead the development of scalable, elastic distributed systems for high-throughput workloads.
Optimize code and data paths for large-scale processing while ensuring system durability and performance.
Design fault-tolerant components using redundancy, replication, failover mechanisms, and rate-limiting to handle network unreliability.
Establish KPIs, telemetry, and automated dashboards to proactively monitor system health and identify gaps.
Create complex validation scenarios including fault injection and brownouts to ensure data integrity and correctness.
Proactively diagnose and resolve production issues while mentoring peers on troubleshooting and incident response.
Implement robust security controls, encryption, and compliance documentation for multi-tenant environments.
Develop Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and automation tools to manage cloud infrastructure and deployment cycles.

What we're looking for

Applicants must be able to read, write, and speak English.
Candidates must have 6 to 10+ years of experience in software engineering or related fields.
Experience is required in designing and architecting scalable, elastic distributed systems for high-throughput workloads.
Experience is required in implementing fault-tolerant systems using redundancy, replication, failover, and load-shedding.
Candidates must be able to develop Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and automation scripts for cloud infrastructure management.
Experience is required in establishing telemetry, KPIs, and proactive monitoring dashboards.
Experience is required in implementing security controls, encryption, and compliance documentation for multi-tenant environments.
Ability to mentor peers and participate in the candidate interview process is required.