Principal Software Engineer, Core Infrastructure

Oracle

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Work type: On-site
Location: Nashville, TNAustin, TX
Posted: 38 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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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 begin architecting components of scalable, elastic distributed systems. You will be responsible for designing fault-tolerant, in-service-upgradable systems using redundancy, replication, and failover mechanisms while optimizing code and data paths for high-throughput, hyper-scale workloads. Your daily work involves managing data plane platforms for large-scale retrieval, storage, and processing, as well as implementing load-shedding, throttling, and rate-limiting to handle network unreliability. You will establish KPIs, build proactive telemetry dashboards, and design complex validation scenarios like fault injection to ensure system correctness. Additionally, you will manage infrastructure through Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and automation scripts while ensuring robust security controls and compliance in multi-tenant environments. This role focuses on solving critical problems related to distributed state management and high-availability infrastructure.

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Skills

Distributed Systems Infrastructure as Code (IaC) System Design Scalability Data Replication Telemetry Monitoring Alerting rate‑limiting Security Controls Encryption Automation

What you'll do

Architect and lead the development of scalable, elastic distributed systems for high-throughput workloads.
Optimize code and data paths to ensure system performance meets specific scalability requirements.
Design fault-tolerant systems using redundancy, replication, failover, and rate-limiting to handle network unreliability.
Establish KPIs and build custom dashboards and alerting mechanisms to monitor system health proactively.
Create complex validation scenarios including fault injection and brownouts to ensure data integrity and correctness.
Diagnose and resolve production issues while mentoring peers on troubleshooting and incident response.
Implement security controls, encryption, and compliance documentation for multi-tenant environments.
Develop Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and automation scripts 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, and failover mechanisms.
Experience is required in developing Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and automation for cloud infrastructure management.
Candidates must be able to implement robust security controls and ensure compliance with industry standards.
Experience is required in designing telemetry, dashboards, and alerting systems to monitor system health.
Candidates must have the ability to mentor peers and participate in the talent development pipeline through candidate interviews.