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: 73 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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The Principal Software Engineer, Core Infrastructure leads the development and architecture of scalable, elastic distributed systems. This role involves designing fault-tolerant components capable of handling high-throughput, hyper-scale workloads while ensuring in-service upgradability through redundancy, replication, and automatic failover. The engineer will optimize data paths, implement load-shedding, throttling, and rate-limiting to manage network unreliability and meet strict service level objectives. Key responsibilities include establishing KPIs, building proactive telemetry dashboards, and designing complex validation scenarios like fault injection and brownouts. The position requires expertise in Infrastructure as Code (IaC), automation, and robust security controls for multi-tenant environments. The work focuses on solving complex problems regarding data retrieval, storage, and processing correctness within large-scale distributed systems to maintain data integrity and high availability.

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Skills

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

What you'll do

Architect and develop scalable, elastic distributed systems that support high-throughput, hyper-scale workloads.
Optimize code and data paths to ensure system performance meets defined scalability requirements and SLOs.
Design fault-tolerant components using redundancy, replication, failover mechanisms, and rate-limiting to handle network unreliability.
Establish telemetry, KPIs, and automated dashboards to proactively monitor system health and identify gaps.
Execute complex validation testing including fault injection and brownouts to ensure data integrity and correctness.
Proactively diagnose, debug, and resolve production issues while mentoring peers on 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, and failover mechanisms.
Experience is required in developing Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and automation scripts to manage cloud infrastructure.
Experience is required in implementing security controls, encryption, and compliance documentation for multi-tenant environments.
Candidates must be able to proactively diagnose, debug, and resolve production issues while mentoring peers.
Ability to coordinate complex tasks, manage project timelines, and provide technical oversight for moderately sized initiatives.