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The Senior Platform Software Engineer joins the Oracle Kubernetes Engine team to build, maintain, and operate massive-scale, integrated cloud services within a multi-tenant environment. This role involves designing, developing, testing, and operating software that provisions, upgrades, and manages Kubernetes clusters across regions. You will build scalable distributed systems, manage Kubernetes lifecycle services, and develop automation and developer productivity tooling. The position requires proficiency in Java or Go, along with strong fundamentals in data structures, algorithms, operating systems, networking, and distributed systems. You must understand Kubernetes components like pods, deployments, and controllers, and have experience with Docker, CI/CD systems, and AI-assisted development tools. The work focuses on solving technical challenges related to cloud-native workloads, ensuring high availability, security, and operational excellence for a foundational managed Kubernetes service.
Design, develop, test, deploy, and operate features for Oracle Kubernetes Engine and related cloud-native services.
Build scalable distributed systems to provision, upgrade, and manage Kubernetes clusters across OCI regions.
Improve the reliability, scalability, performance, and operational efficiency of OKE services.
Develop automation, tooling, and testing frameworks to simplify operations and improve engineering productivity.
Debug complex production issues across Kubernetes, networking, compute, storage, and OCI infrastructure services.
Take end-to-end ownership of features from initial design and implementation through production operations.
Contribute to operating a highly available 24x7 cloud service with a focus on security and operational excellence.
What we're looking for
BS/MS in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
4+ years of experience building and operating production software systems, preferably distributed systems or cloud services.
Strong programming experience in Java or Go.
Strong fundamentals in data structures, algorithms, operating systems, networking, and distributed systems.
Good understanding of Kubernetes fundamentals, including pods, deployments, services, controllers, cluster operations, and cloud-native application patterns.
Experience working with containers, Docker, Kubernetes, or related cloud-native technologies.
Experience with CI/CD systems, automated testing, and modern software development practices.
Experience operating highly available production services, including on-call rotations, incident response, and driving operational excellence.
Java
Go
C++
Python
Distributed Systems
REST APIs
Microservices
Linux
NoSQL
Git
CI/CD
Kubernetes
Docker
OCI
AWS
Azure
GCP
Observability
Identity and Access Management