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 lead the development and architecture of scalable, elastic distributed systems designed for high-throughput, hyper-scale workloads. You will be responsible for optimizing 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 telemetry, building proactive monitoring dashboards, and conducting complex validations such as fault injection. You will also develop Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and automation scripts to ensure safe deployment cycles in multi-tenant environments. The role focuses on the core infrastructure of cloud services, specifically solving problems related to automated change management, deployment orchestration, and ensuring system durability and correctness within a large-scale distributed environment using advanced data plane platforms for retrieval and storage.

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Skills

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

What you'll do

Architect and develop scalable, elastic distributed systems 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, and automated load-shedding mechanisms.
Establish KPIs and build custom dashboards and telemetry to proactively monitor system health.
Design complex validation scenarios including fault injection and brownouts to ensure system correctness.
Proactively diagnose and resolve production issues while mentoring peers in troubleshooting processes.
Implement robust security controls, encryption, and access management 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 3 to 5+ 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 rate-limiting.
Candidates must be able to design complex validation scenarios such as fault injection and brownouts.
Experience is required in developing Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and automation for cloud infrastructure management.
Candidates must have experience implementing security controls, encryption, and compliance documentation for multi-tenant environments.
Ability to mentor peers and participate in the talent development pipeline through candidate interviews and hiring recommendations.