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The Senior Manager, Platform Software Engineering leads multiple engineering teams within the OCI FinOps Cloud Advisor and Cloud Capacity Management organization. This role involves guiding the development of cloud optimization and capacity management platforms to help internal teams and external customers manage infrastructure costs and utilization. Key responsibilities include defining middleware evolution, establishing API and SDK guardrails, and overseeing platform architecture, performance, and reliability. The successful candidate will drive scalable backend services, shared observability frameworks, and migration plans. Required technical skills include expertise in distributed systems, backend engineering, and database management, including data pipelines and security. The role specifically utilizes Java, Python, SQL, REST APIs, and distributed data processing to solve complex problems regarding cloud resource forecasting, demand management, and infrastructure rightsizing.
Lead multiple platform teams to standardize middleware patterns and client libraries for various consumer teams.
Establish group-level guardrails for APIs, SDKs, deprecation strategies, and upgrade playbooks.
Sponsor shared observability frameworks and capacity models while reviewing error-budget postures.
Provide technical guidance on software architecture decisions, design specifications, and best practices.
Lead code and functional reviews to drive improvements across projects and software components.
Manage the investigation and troubleshooting of complex product maintenance issues and customer defects.
Implement secure software development practices to prevent vulnerabilities and ensure compliance with coding standards.
Oversee periodic maintenance, patching, and the evolution of standard operating procedures for system reliability.
What we're looking for
BS/MS in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, Information Technology, Mathematics, Physics, or a related field or equivalent experience.
10+ years of professional experience in software engineering, cloud infrastructure, or enterprise technology.
3+ years of engineering leadership experience.
At least 6 years of programming or scripting experience with expertise in software design, code reviews, debugging, and performance optimization.
At least 4 years of database experience, including data pipelines, integration, security, and monitoring.
Experience leading engineering teams, managing delivery, and supporting hiring, performance management, and career development.
Strong background in backend/platform engineering, distributed systems, APIs, SDKs, and scalable cloud services.
Experience with automation, CI/CD, testing, observability, incident management, and service reliability.
Java
Go
Python
C++
C#
OCI
CI/CD
GitOps
Distributed Systems
Site Reliability Engineering
Infrastructure Automation
Identity and Access Management
Policy-as-Code
Observability
Artifact Management