Principal Software Engineer

Oracle

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Work type: On-site
Location: Nashville, TN
Salary: $114,600–$234,600 / yr
Posted: 2 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live today
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $208k

This role $175k

$95k most similar roles pay here $294k

This role pays less than 82% of similar roles. Most pay $185,000–$231,000 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $175k versus about $208k for comparable roles.

Based on 240 similar postings.

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Oracle Corporation is a leading multinational technology company specializing in database software, cloud computing, and enterprise software.

Oracle currently has 110 open roles on FindRole.

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Principal Software Engineer As a Principal Software Engineer on the Oracle Cloud Infrastructure team, you will function as an AI native builder focused on developing intelligent systems, internal platforms, and cloud native services. You will move beyond traditional manual coding by utilizing AI assisted development, coding agents, and automation first workflows to build scalable infrastructure, operational tooling, and developer experience platforms. The role requires expertise in Java, Python, Go, or JavaScript/TypeScript, along with proficiency in Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform, and CI/CD systems. You will solve complex technical challenges related to cloud operations and infrastructure automation while integrating LLMs, agentic IDEs, and orchestration workflows into the development lifecycle. Your work aims to improve engineering velocity and reliability by building automated remediation tools and high-quality production systems within a distributed environment using modern AI driven engineering practices.

What does a Software Engineer earn?

Median $196750 from 2004 postings across 147 companies.

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Skills

LLMs Python Java Go TypeScript JavaScript Kubernetes Docker Terraform CI/CD Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Vector Databases Infrastructure as Code Distributed Systems Retrieval Systems Cloud Native

What you'll do

Design and build scalable cloud-native systems, automation platforms, and intelligent operational tooling.
Use AI-assisted development workflows as the primary method for software design, implementation, debugging, and testing.
Build systems where humans supervise and orchestrate intelligent automation instead of performing manual tasks.
Prototype and productionize solutions using modern AI-native development environments and agentic workflows.
Develop internal developer platforms, APIs, and AI-enabled engineering systems to improve productivity.
Drive operational excellence through observability, automated remediation, telemetry, and resilient system design.
Mentor other engineers in modern AI-native development practices and automation-first approaches.

What we're looking for

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related technical field.
5+ years of software engineering experience building scalable production systems.
Proficiency in programming languages including Java, Python, Go, or JavaScript/TypeScript.
Experience building distributed systems, cloud native applications, APIs, or automation platforms.
Experience with CI/CD systems, cloud infrastructure, containers, and modern software development practices.
Strong systems thinking, debugging, and problem-solving skills.
Ability to independently drive projects in fast-moving and ambiguous environments.
Experience with AI-assisted tools (Cursor, Copilot, Claude), LLM orchestration, or vector databases (preferred).