Senior Platform Software Engineer

Oracle

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Work type: On-site
Location: Nashville, TN
Salary: $92,500–$209,500 / yr
Posted: 55 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live today
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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TL;DR · Senior Platform Software Engineer

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As a Senior Platform Software Engineer - OCI Nashville, you will join the team to develop and maintain critical infrastructure including Oracle APM Agents, OpenTelemetry-based agents, and synthetic monitoring capabilities. You will build Java microservices and APIs for managing agent lifecycles, configuration systems, and user interfaces while ensuring secure, dependable telemetry collection at scale. Your daily work involves developing backend services, operational tooling, and dashboards to improve platform reliability and performance. The role requires expertise in Java, REST APIs, HTTP protocols, and OpenTelemetry data models like traces, metrics, and logs. You will utilize OCI services including Kubernetes/OKE and OCI Streaming while leveraging AI-assisted tools like Codex. This position solves complex problems regarding distributed systems, configuration management, and the integration of synthetic and agent telemetry into a unified observability platform.

Skills

Java OpenTelemetry Kubernetes OCI Microservices REST API

What you'll do

Develop and maintain Oracle APM agents and OpenTelemetry-based integrations.
Build and enhance browser, scripted, and REST/API synthetic monitoring capabilities.
Develop Java microservices and APIs for managing agent configurations, scheduling, and execution.
Design secure agent lifecycle features including installation, registration, and automated updates.
Create user interfaces for managing monitors, viewing health results, and configuring alerts.
Build operational tooling, dashboards, and runbooks to ensure platform reliability.
Resolve production issues related to connectivity, telemetry ingestion, and configuration propagation.
Deploy and operate cloud-native services using Kubernetes and OCI infrastructure.

What we're looking for

Must have 3 to 5+ years of experience.
Strong Java software engineering experience with distributed microservices and backend APIs.
Experience building or operating agents, monitoring platforms, observability systems, automation frameworks, or distributed systems.
Experience with REST APIs, HTTP protocols, authentication methods, TLS/security concepts, and API testing or monitoring.
Familiarity with OpenTelemetry, telemetry collection, instrumentation, traces, metrics, logs, and modern observability data models.
Experience with configuration management, remote agent deployment, fleet management, or agent lifecycle operations.
Experience developing user interfaces for configuration, monitoring, diagnostics, or operational workflows.
Knowledge of OCI services (AWS, Azure, or GCP acceptable), specifically Kubernetes/OKE, OCI Streaming, and observability services.
Familiarity with OCI Log Analytics or similar log analytics and observability platforms (preferred).
Familiarity with Codex and other AI-assisted development tools (preferred).