Principal Software Engineer

Oracle

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Work type: On-site
Location: Austin, TXNashville, TN
Salary: $99,600–$234,600 / yr
Posted: 5 days ago
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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This role $167k

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TL;DR · Principal Software Engineer

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As a Principal Software Engineer on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure’s Virtual Machine Infrastructure Team in Austin or Nashville, you will lead the development of significant features and platform capabilities for OCI Compute services. Your day-to-day responsibilities include designing and implementing highly available, scalable cloud infrastructure, collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver innovative compute solutions, mentoring engineers, driving critical engineering initiatives, and contributing to architectural direction and best practices. Ideal candidates have 8+ years of experience in large-scale distributed systems, proficiency in Java, Rust, or Go, and a strong interest in AI adoption, including prompt engineering and agentic programming. This role offers the opportunity to work on deeply technical challenges that directly impact OCI’s core cloud platform at massive scale.

Skills

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Java Rust Go Linux Docker Kubernetes CI/CD AWS Azure Virtualization Hypervisors Performance Optimization Scalability Reliability Networking Security PostgreSQL MySQL MongoDB Git Jenkins

What you'll do

Lead the development of significant features and platform capabilities in cloud infrastructure.
Design and implement highly available, scalable cloud infrastructure for large-scale systems.
Mentor engineers to enhance technical skills and raise standards across the organization.
Drive critical engineering initiatives and ensure operational excellence in cloud services.
Contribute to architectural direction and promote best practices in software development.

What we're looking for

8+ years of experience in operating large-scale, highly-available distributed Linux-based systems
Proficiency in Java, Rust, or Go programming languages
Strong knowledge and interest in AI adoption, including prompt engineering and agentic programming
Experience with ChatGPT and Codex (preferred)
Ability to design and implement highly available, scalable cloud infrastructure
Expertise in virtualization technology and hypervisor development
Mentorship skills for raising technical standards within the organization

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