Principal Software Engineer, Core Infrastructure

Oracle

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Work type: On-site
Location: Nashville, TN
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 join the team to lead the development and architecture of scalable, elastic distributed systems. You will be responsible for designing fault-tolerant components that support high-throughput, hyper-scale workloads while ensuring data integrity through replication and synchronization. Your daily work involves optimizing code and data paths, establishing KPIs and telemetry, and building proactive dashboards and alerts to monitor system health. You will also manage infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and automation tools to facilitate safe patching and rollbacks. The role requires expertise in distributed state management, load-shedding, throttling, and rate-limiting to handle network unreliability while meeting strict service level objectives. Additionally, you will implement robust security controls for multi-tenant environments and mentor peers on troubleshooting production issues and incident response.

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Skills

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

What you'll do

Architect and develop scalable distributed systems that support horizontal and vertical scaling using distributed state management tools.
Optimize code and data paths for high-throughput, hyper-scale workloads and large-scale data processing.
Design fault-tolerant systems featuring redundancy, replication, failover mechanisms, and load-shedding to ensure reliability during network issues.
Establish KPIs, telemetry, and automated alerting systems to proactively monitor system health and performance.
Design complex validation scenarios including fault injection and brownouts to ensure data integrity and durability.
Proactively diagnose and resolve production issues while mentoring peers on troubleshooting and incident response.
Implement security controls, encryption, and access management for multi-tenant environments.
Develop Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and automation tools to manage cloud infrastructure and streamline deployment processes.

What we're looking for

Candidates must have 6 to 10+ years of experience in software engineering or related fields.
Proficiency in English reading, writing, and speaking is required.
Experience architecting and developing scalable, elastic distributed systems for high-throughput workloads.
Ability to design fault-tolerant systems using redundancy, replication, failover, and rate-limiting.
Skill in establishing KPIs, telemetry, and building proactive monitoring dashboards and alerts.
Expertise in implementing security controls, encryption, and compliance documentation for multi-tenant environments.
Proficiency in developing Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and automation scripts for cloud infrastructure management.
Ability to mentor peers and participate in the talent development pipeline through candidate interviews.