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About Oracle
Oracle Corporation is a leading multinational technology company specializing in database software, cloud computing, and enterprise software.
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Listed pay typically runs
$102,300–$209,500
across 76 roles with salary data.
As a Principal Software Engineer, Platform, you will join the team responsible for shaping the foundational infrastructure that enables cloud services and their consumers to operate reliably at scale. You will lead cross-team initiatives involving backend platform services, APIs, middleware, runtimes, and integration frameworks while establishing reusable patterns for multi-tenant scalability and resilience. Your daily work involves defining API lifecycle strategies, driving shared observability practices like service-level objectives and capacity planning, and resolving complex cross-service issues through durable remediation plans. You will influence architecture through design reviews and mentor engineers to improve technical decision-making. The role requires proficiency in object-oriented or systems programming languages such as Java, C++, C#, or Go, alongside deep knowledge of distributed systems, data structures, algorithms, and secure software development practices within a cloud-native environment.
What does a Software Engineer earn?
Median $196750 from 1984 postings across 148 companies.
Design and evolve backend platform services, APIs, middleware, runtimes, and integration frameworks.
Define API versioning, lifecycle management, and safe-rollout strategies for downstream consumers.
Establish reusable patterns for multi-tenant scale, resilience, and secure software development.
Drive shared observability practices including service-level objectives, error budgets, and capacity planning.
Resolve complex cross-service issues and lead durable remediation or migration plans.
Influence architecture and technical decisions through design reviews and hands-on engineering.
Create migration guides, adoption playbooks, and documentation to simplify platform usage.
Mentor engineers to improve code quality, operational practices, and technical decision-making.
What we're looking for
Bachelor's or master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
7+ years of professional software-engineering experience with impact on backend, platform, or cloud services.
Experience designing highly available, scalable distributed systems and evolving production APIs or platform interfaces.
Proficiency in one or more object-oriented or systems programming languages such as Java, C++, C#, or Go.
Deep understanding of distributed-systems fundamentals, object-oriented design, data structures, algorithms, and secure software-development practices.
Demonstrated experience leading or influencing architecture and technical design across teams.
Strong judgment in ambiguous environments, high ownership, and clear written and verbal communication skills.
Experience with microservices, SDKs, RESTful APIs, containers, cloud-native deployments, or developer-platform products (preferred); experience defining SLOs, error budgets, observability standards, and capacity plans (preferred).
Distributed Systems
Java
C++
C#
Go
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
AWS
Azure
Google Cloud
Infrastructure as Code
Microservices
Networking
Security Controls
Java
C++
C#
Go
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
AWS
Azure
Google Cloud
Infrastructure as Code
Distributed Systems
Microservices
Observability
Data Processing
Networking
Security Controls
Fault-Injection Testing
Java
C++
C#
Go
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
AWS
Azure
Google Cloud
Infrastructure as Code
Distributed Systems
Microservices
Observability
Data Processing
Networking
Security Controls