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 dashboards, and performing complex validation such as fault injection and brownouts. To ensure operational readiness, you will implement robust security controls, manage compliance documentation, and develop Infrastructure as Code (IaC) for automated deployments. You will solve critical problems regarding network unreliability by implementing load-shedding and rate-limiting. The role focuses on building reliable cloud infrastructure platforms that automate change management, ensuring safe, verifiable, and traceable updates across large-scale distributed environments.

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Skills

Distributed Systems Infrastructure as Code (IaC) CI/CD Cloud Infrastructure System Design Scalability Data Replication Telemetry Monitoring Alerting Fault Injection rate‑limiting Security Controls Encryption Automation

What you'll do

Architect and develop scalable, elastic distributed systems to support high-throughput, hyper-scale workloads.
Optimize code and data paths for large-scale retrieval, storage, and processing using data plane platforms.
Design fault-tolerant systems featuring redundancy, replication, failover, and automated load-shedding mechanisms.
Establish KPIs, telemetry, and proactive monitoring dashboards to ensure system health and performance.
Conduct complex validation testing including fault injection and brownouts to ensure data integrity and durability.
Proactively diagnose and resolve production issues while mentoring peers on troubleshooting processes.
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

Must have 6 to 10+ years of experience in software engineering.
Ability to read, write, and speak English.
Experience architecting and developing scalable, elastic distributed systems for high-throughput workloads.
Expertise in designing fault-tolerant systems using redundancy, replication, failover, and load-shedding techniques.
Proficiency in establishing telemetry, KPIs, and building proactive monitoring dashboards and alerts.
Ability to implement robust security controls, encryption, and compliance documentation for multi-tenant environments.
Experience developing Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and automation scripts for cloud infrastructure management.
Proven ability to mentor peers and provide technical oversight on complex projects.