Senior Application Software Engineer

Oracle

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Work type: On-site
Location: Reston, VAAustin, TXSeattle, WA
Salary: $87,000–$187,000 / yr
Posted: 56 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live 2 days ago
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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This role $137k

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TL;DR · Senior Application Software Engineer

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Senior Application Software Engineer joins the Oracle Government Defense & Intelligence team to build and operate secure, scalable application services for sovereign and government cloud environments. This role involves designing, developing, testing, and maintaining secure application software, services, APIs, and integrations while translating ambiguous requirements into technical documentation and implementation plans. The engineer will lead code reviews, troubleshoot complex production issues, and participate in incident investigation and root cause analysis. Key technical competencies include experience with programming or scripting languages, databases, distributed systems, source control, and secure development. Preferred skills include proficiency with RESTful APIs, microservices, CI/CD, containers, Kubernetes, Linux, and observability tools. The role specifically addresses the challenge of providing mission-critical capabilities for government workloads within regulated, classified, sovereign, and air-gapped environments to ensure high reliability and performance.

Skills

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure AWS Azure Google Cloud RESTful APIs Microservices CI/CD Kubernetes Linux Distributed Systems Source Control Observability Incident Response

What you'll do

Design, develop, test, and maintain secure application software, services, APIs, and integrations.
Drive medium-sized features to improve system reliability, performance, and maintainability.
Translate ambiguous requirements into scalable designs, implementation plans, and technical documentation.
Lead code reviews and recommend improvements to development practices.
Troubleshoot and resolve complex issues involving applications, APIs, and production systems.
Perform incident investigation, root cause analysis, and improve system observability.
Partner with QA teams to define test strategies and ensure consistency across modules.
Mentor junior engineers and collaborate cross-functionally on feature delivery.

What we're looking for

U.S. Citizenship and an active TS/SCI with Poly security clearance are required at hire.
8 years of software development experience, or a relevant degree combined with 2 to 4 years of experience.
At least 4 years of experience with programming and/or scripting languages.
At least 3 years of experience working with databases.
Experience with distributed systems, API development, source control, debugging, and secure development practices.
Ability to communicate technical ideas through design documents, implementation notes, and code reviews.
Preferred: 2 years of experience with cloud platforms like Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.
Bachelor's degree in a relevant technical field and 4 years of software development.

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