Principal Software Engineer

Oracle

Actively hiring
Seattle, WA Posted 21 days ago $99,600$223,400 / year

At a glance

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TL;DR

As a Principal Software Development Engineer at Oracle Cloud Infrastructure in Seattle, you will join a cutting-edge team focused on building next-generation AI-native engineering systems for cloud operations and infrastructure automation. Your role involves designing and implementing scalable cloud native services, automation platforms, and intelligent operational tooling using modern AI-driven practices. You will leverage AI-assisted development workflows, coding agents, and agentic IDEs to accelerate delivery and automate repetitive tasks, while also partnering with cross-functional teams to solve complex technical challenges. The ideal candidate has extensive experience in building distributed systems, cloud native applications, and automation platforms, along with proficiency in Java, Python, Go, or JavaScript/TypeScript. Familiarity with AI-assisted development tools like Cursor, Copilot, and Codex is highly preferred, as well as knowledge of Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform, and observability platforms.

Skills

Python Java Go JavaScript TypeScript Kubernetes Docker Terraform CI/CD APIs LLMs Cursor Copilot Claude Codex Observability Telemetry Vector databases Infrastructure as Code

What you'll do

  • Design and build scalable cloud native systems, automation platforms, and intelligent operational tooling.
  • Use AI-assisted development workflows for software design, implementation, debugging, testing, and documentation.
  • Rapidly prototype and productionize solutions using modern AI-native development environments and agentic workflows.
  • Develop internal developer platforms, APIs, operational workflows, and AI-enabled engineering systems.
  • Improve engineering productivity through intelligent automation, workflow orchestration, and self-service tooling.
  • Drive operational excellence through observability, automated remediation, telemetry, and resilient system design.
  • Mentor engineers in modern AI-native development practices and automation-first approaches.

What we're looking for

  • 5+ years of software engineering experience building scalable production systems.
  • Strong programming skills in Java, Python, Go, JavaScript, or TypeScript.
  • Experience with CI/CD systems, cloud infrastructure, containers, and modern development practices.
  • Deep understanding of distributed systems, cloud native applications, APIs, and automation platforms.
  • Ability to use AI assisted development tools for design, implementation, debugging, testing, and documentation.
  • Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to drive projects in fast-moving environments independently.
  • Experience with Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform, and Infrastructure as Code technologies.

Market check

Salary context

This $99,600–$223,400 range sits above 20% of similar postings on FindRole.

Peer median band

$143,000$245,250

Median floor and ceiling across peers.

Typical midpoint (25–75%)

$165,000$214,500

Middle half of comparable postings.

Based on 240 comparable postings.

* 240 is the maximum number of comparable postings sampled.

Employer

About Oracle

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

Oracle currently has 251 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $97,500–$199,500 across 193 roles with salary data.

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